Music Library Doctor
What is

What is a music library health score?

A single 0–100 number that summarizes your library's state across missing files, duplicates, broken paths, folder scatter, and audio quality.

The problem

You know your library has problems. What you don't know is which problems matter most. Is it 50 missing tracks or 500? Are duplicates worse than scatter? Does it even make sense to fix things one weekend if there are 3 weekends' worth of work? Without a single number to anchor the conversation, library maintenance becomes either compulsive (chasing every flag) or perpetual procrastination.

How Music Library Doctor does it

  1. 1 Install Music Library Doctor. It scans Rekordbox, Serato, and VirtualDJ libraries automatically (or any music folder in Folder Library mode).
  2. 2 The dashboard shows your current score (0–100) plus the breakdown that produced it: missing files, duplicate count, broken playlist references, folder scatter, and audio quality distribution.
  3. 3 Each component has a one-click action to improve it — Fix missing, Remove duplicates, Consolidation Wizard, Quality scan + Smart Upgrade.
  4. 4 As you take actions, the score updates live. You see exactly how much each fix moved the needle.
  5. 5 Re-scan any time — the score is a running diagnostic, not a one-time report.

Supported today

Rekordbox · Serato DJ · VirtualDJ (incl. Favorite Folders) on Windows 10+ and macOS (Apple Silicon + Intel).

Why native integration matters

A single number forces prioritization. Instead of staring at three different lists trying to figure out where to spend an hour, you see one number, the breakdown, and you know exactly where the biggest win is. The same score works across Rekordbox, Serato, and VirtualDJ, so multi-app DJs get one truth instead of three. The methodology is transparent — you can drill into each component and see what counts and what doesn't.

Frequently asked questions

What goes into the score?

Five components: missing tracks (files referenced but not on disk), duplicate tracks (acoustic + metadata), broken playlist references (tracks linked but flagged offline), folder scatter (how many root folders your library spans), and audio quality (FFT-based score distribution).

What's a good score?

Generally: 85–100 is healthy, 70–84 has room to clean up, 50–69 has real problems that affect daily use, below 50 needs a dedicated cleanup session. The exact threshold depends on library size — a 100-track library at 70 is rougher than a 50,000-track library at 70.

Does it penalize offline external drives?

No. Tracks on unplugged external drives are counted as offline, not missing. The score only flags real problems — tracks that should be on disk and aren't.

Can I see the score for just one DJ app?

Yes. Per-app scores are shown alongside the overall. So if your Rekordbox library is in great shape but Serato is a mess, you see both numbers separately.

Is the score private?

Yes. Everything runs locally; nothing about your library is uploaded. The score lives only on your machine.

Get your library in shape in minutes

Free tier covers detection and viewing. Lifetime access is $49 — $19 for the first 100 DJs.

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