Transfer Serato crates, subcrates, and folder hierarchy into Rekordbox master.db — encrypted Rekordbox DBs supported, nothing uploads.
Switching controllers or swapping club gear often forces a Serato-to-Rekordbox move. Rekordbox's XML import is notoriously fragile: nested crates flatten, Serato's `%%` hierarchy encoding isn't understood, track paths break if a drive remounts differently, and the whole process can take a full evening for a medium library. And with Rekordbox 6+ shipping an encrypted master.db, many tools can't even write into it anymore.
Supported today
Rekordbox · Serato DJ · VirtualDJ (incl. Favorite Folders) on Windows 10+ and macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel). No DJ software? Folder Library mode audits plain music folders too.
26 seconds of real app footage: pick playlists in one app, they appear in the other — folder hierarchy intact.
More walkthroughs on our YouTube channel.
Serato stores each crate as its own `.crate` file under `_Serato_/Subcrates/`, using `%%` as a separator to encode nested folders. Rekordbox uses a single SQLite master.db, encrypted since version 6. Most migration tools can handle one side or the other — not both. MLD treats them as first-class formats and bridges them without a lossy XML middleman.
Recommended. Close both apps while MLD works to avoid either one caching a stale version of its library during the write.
Smart Crates are rule-based queries, not static playlists. MLD converts them to regular Rekordbox playlists snapshotted at transfer time, since Rekordbox has no direct equivalent.
No. MLD reads Serato's files; it never writes to them during a Serato → Rekordbox migration. Your Serato setup is untouched.
Yes. MLD adds new playlists alongside existing ones. Nothing is overwritten. A timestamped backup of master.db is created before any write.
Supported. MLD handles the encrypted DB key format out of the box — no third-party decryption tool needed.
No. Every byte stays on your machine. MLD's local database is encrypted with SQLCipher; your music files never leave the computer.
Free tier covers scanning and detection. Pro is a one-time lifetime license, or a monthly plan if you prefer. Current pricing is on the homepage.
It finds Rekordbox, Serato and VirtualDJ on its own, and reads plain music folders when you use none of them. Nothing to configure before the first scan.
macOS 10.15+ or Windows 10+. Notarized and code-signed. See pricing
