M3U Export¶

Downtify automatically generates a standard EXTM3U playlist file whenever a Spotify playlist is downloaded — either manually or via the Playlist Monitor.

File location¶

When Organize by artist is on, tracks are spread across multiple artist folders, so the M3U is placed in a central Playlists/ directory instead of the playlist subfolder.

Relative paths¶

Track paths inside the M3U are written relative to the M3U file itself, not as absolute paths. This means the same file works whether it is read from inside the Downtify container (/downloads/…) or from another consumer that mounts the same library at a different root — for example Jellyfin under /nas/music/…. Just point your media server at the same library mount and the playlist will appear as a single unit.

Enabling / disabling¶

M3U generation is controlled by Settings → Generate M3U file for playlists (on by default). Turning it off skips M3U creation entirely; the rest of the download flow is unchanged.

Regeneration¶

The M3U is regenerated fresh on every run:

• Re-pasting the same playlist URL produces a complete, in-order file including any tracks that were missing on earlier runs
• The Playlist Monitor regenerates the M3U after each sweep that downloads at least one new track

Tracks that failed to download or had no YouTube Music match are silently skipped.

Compatibility¶

The generated file uses:

• UTF-8 encoding, no BOM
• LF line endings
• The standard #EXTM3U / #EXTINF format

This is compatible with Jellyfin, Navidrome, Plex, VLC, Kodi, Sonos and any other player or media server that consumes standard M3U playlists.