One-pass migration from Serato crate files into VirtualDJ database.xml + Favorite Folders. Regular playlists plus a separate Favorite Folders (★) tree preserved end-to-end, format gotchas handled on both sides, nothing leaves your machine.
Moving from Serato DJ to VirtualDJ normally means an XML round-trip: export from Serato DJ, hope VirtualDJ parses it correctly, manually rebuild regular playlists plus a separate Favorite Folders (★) tree, discover cues didn't translate. Paths live in two places at once — the main Serato DB and every individual .crate file — so any reader that touches only one ends up half-broken. And on the destination side: Paths live in three stores (main DB, M3U exports, Favorite Folders). Fix one without the other two and the library stays half-broken.
Supported today
Rekordbox · Serato DJ · VirtualDJ (incl. Favorite Folders) on Windows 10+ and macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel).
Serato DJ and VirtualDJ speak completely different languages: Serato crate files (Smart Crates are rule-based queries, not static lists — they have no direct equivalent in most other apps and need to be snapshotted at transfer time) versus VirtualDJ database.xml + Favorite Folders (Favorite Folders (the ★ tree) are filesystem-rooted shortcuts that don't fit the standard playlist model — most migration tools strip them entirely). XML export-import is the usual bridge — and it's lossy on both ends. MLD treats both formats as first-class, reads Serato DJ's structure natively, and writes VirtualDJ's native format directly, so regular playlists plus a separate Favorite Folders (★) tree survives and the target app doesn't re-import anything. A timestamped backup of each app's library is taken before any write.
Yes. MLD reads both libraries locally, so both apps (or at least their library files) must be accessible on the same computer. Nothing uploads anywhere — all scanning is local.
Yes. MLD reads %% separator encodes nested crate folders and writes regular playlists plus a separate Favorite Folders (★) tree natively so the structure survives the migration.
Run Fix Missing Tracks for Serato DJ first. MLD scans your drives, matches moved/renamed files, and repairs links in Serato DJ before the transfer — so VirtualDJ receives a clean library.
Yes. Serato DJ and VirtualDJ libraries are both copied to timestamped backups before any write. Rollback is always one folder away.
Yes — see the VirtualDJ to Serato DJ guide. MLD supports every direction between supported apps.
Smart Crates are rule-based queries, not static playlists. MLD snapshots them at transfer time to regular VirtualDJ playlists, since VirtualDJ has no direct equivalent.
Free tier covers detection and viewing. Lifetime access is $49 — $19 for the first 100 DJs.
