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Dynamic “Current Platform/Category” Filter for Auto-Populated Playlists

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

Add a Current Platform/Category filter option when creating auto-populated playlists. This would allow a single playlist to dynamically adapt to the platform or category it’s being viewed under, eliminating the need for duplicate playlists.

❗ Problem

Currently, auto-populated playlists cannot filter based on the platform or category they are nested under.

  • If you want a “Broken Games” playlist for each platform, you must manually create one per platform.

  • While you can use the Parents tab to display a playlist under multiple platforms, it does not filter contextually—meaning all games from all platforms appear.

  • There’s no way to define a rule like “Current Platform” or “Current Category” for filtering.

💡 Proposal

  • Add a Current Platform/Category filter option.

  • When applied, the playlist dynamically shows only games from the platform or category it is being viewed under.

  • Example: A single “Broken Games” playlist appears under every platform via the Parents tab, but only shows broken games for that specific platform when viewed.

🧩 Benefits

  • Massive time saver: No more creating identical playlists for every platform or category.

  • Dynamic & scalable: Playlists automatically adapt to where they’re viewed.

  • Cleaner library management: Centralized control for consistent filtering across related lists.

Posted by VodkaParalyzer ·
Status: Open To Community2 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Aug 12, 2025

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    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. I hope it’s okay that i’ve expanded the scope of this a little bit to be a bit more broad, but please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • VodkaParalyzer

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    Aug 12, 2025

    Ability to set up Inheritable filters on Platform and Category Lists

    Often, while setting up playlist auto-populate filters, I find that some appear on every playlist under a given Platform or Category. It would be amazing to be able to create them just once against the Platform or Category, and then have those be applied to all child lists. Things like, no artwork or broken. It would save a ton of manual effort, having this feature.