Ability to Build Playlist Templates That Can Be Added Like the Auto_Generated Child Playlists
š Summary
Add the ability to create reusable Playlist Templates that can be applied when adding a new Playlist or when generating Auto-Generated Child Playlists. These templates would define preset values (e.g., Name patterns, Sort Title rules, Auto-Populate filters) and allow dynamic variables like parent Platform to be used automatically.
šÆ Feature Overview
This feature introduces a Playlist Template System enabling users to define templates that can later be instantiated across Platforms, Categories, or Playlists.
A template could include:
Name format (e.g., āWant to Play ā {Platform}ā)
Sort Title format
Auto-Populate Rules, including:
Platform = Parent platform
Progress = specific status
Date added rules
Missing media rules
Broken status
Optional default artwork for playlists
Optional placement rules (e.g., always create under the platform node)
Templates would appear as selectable options in:
Add New Playlist
Auto-Generate Child Playlists
Right-click Platform ā Add Auto-Generated Playlist
This mirrors how LaunchBox already creates auto-generated playlists such as Favorites, but expands it so users can define their own reusable structures.
š Example Use Cases
āļø Platform-wide Progress Playlists
A user defines two templates:
Want to Play
Auto-Populate: Progress = Want to Play
Platform = Parent Platform
In Progress
Auto-Populate: Progress = In Progress
Platform = Parent Platform
Instead of manually creating these under every platform, the user can generate them instantly using templates.
āļø Maintenance Templates
Users could create templates for:
Recently Added
Auto-Populate: Added within last 30 days
Missing Media
Auto-Populate: Missing Box Front OR Missing Video
Broken Games
Auto-Populate: Broken = True
āļø Collection Expansion
When adding a new Platform, the user can instantly generate:
Want to Play
In Progress
Favorites by Genre
Recently Played
Series Playlists
All based on their personal template collection.
š¦ Benefits
Huge time-saver for users who organize their collection with consistent structures.
Reduces repetitive manual setup when adding new Platforms.
Makes Auto-Generated Playlists far more customizable and powerful.
Provides a scalable system that grows with large collections.
Ideal for workflows that rely heavily on Progress, Metadata cleanliness, or Playlist curation.
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Comments3
AstroBob
Dec 11, 2025
Hi there, Iāve fleshed this out, but that said I just thought, do you think the following request would also solve this?
Dynamic āCurrent Platform/Categoryā Filter for Auto-Populated Playlists
With that implemented, you could create a single platform and then have it show up under every platform.
If you agree, iāll probably merge this request into that one, since the Current filter would enable this
VodkaParalyzer
Dec 12, 2025
Possibly. As long as you can have an easy way to view curated collections of games, in different locations, without having to create each playlist manually. I like having the abillity to quickly navigate my way through BigBox to what I feel like playing that day. Arcade games that Iāve flagged that I want to try? No problem. N64 games that Iām in the middle of playing? Easy. C64 games that I recently added? Simple. A couple clicks on the controller, and youāre there. And you can have a custom video or theme kick in to make everything flashy and pretty like :)
VodkaParalyzer
Dec 11, 2025
Ability to Build Playlist Templates That Can Be Added Like the Auto_Generated Child Playlists
Add ability to define Playlist Templates that can then be created as part of the Add Playlist or the Auto-Generated Child Playlists dialogs. Envisioning defining a set of values for things like Name, Sort Title, and Auto-Populate rules. Having the ability to use values that come from the parent node the Playlist is being added to, like the Platform. Similar to how you can already auto-generate a āFavoriteā Playlist.
I like having āWant to Playā and āIn Progressā as two Playlists under each Platform. Having the ability to quickly generate these via a template, that has rules for Platform and where Progress is this value or that value, would have been a great time saver while setting these up. But in the future, I could see wanting to have new Playlists under each Platform for things like āRecently Addedā, āBrokenā, āMissing Mediaā, etc.