Library Settings

Library Settings controls how JukeCab determines song, video, and album names, which artwork sources it uses, whether artist names appear in art-grid captions, how album songs are grouped, and how library items are sorted.

Setting Choices What it does
Song Naming Source Tags Only / Tags + Fallback / File: Artist – Title /
File: Album – Title / Folder: Artist / Folder: Album /
Folders: Artist / Album / File Title + Tags / File Title Only
Controls how JukeCab determines song titles and related library
information when scanning music files.
Video Naming Source Tags Only / Tags + Fallback / File: Artist – Title /
File: Album – Title / Folder: Artist / Folder: Album /
Folders: Artist / Album / File Title + Tags / File Title Only
Controls how JukeCab determines video titles and related library
information.
Album Naming Source Tags / Album Tag Only / Folder Name /
Album Tag + Folder Artist / Artist Folder + Album Folder
Controls how JukeCab determines album names and album artists
when grouping tracks into albums.
Song Artwork Source Tag Preferred / Tag / File Art / Artist Art Controls where JukeCab gets artwork for songs.
Tag Preferred uses embedded or folder artwork first and falls
back to artist artwork.
Video Artwork Source Tag Preferred / Tag / File Art / Artist Art Controls where JukeCab gets artwork for videos.
Art Grid Song Artist On / Off Controls whether the artist name is shown with songs in the art grid.
Art Grid Video Artist On / Off Controls whether the artist name is shown with videos in the art grid.
Group Album Songs By Folder On / Off When enabled, JukeCab can keep tracks from separate folders grouped
as separate albums even when their album metadata would otherwise
combine them.


Sort Settings

Opens submenu Opens the sorting controls for songs, albums, videos, playlists,
and root browse modes.

Menu Location

Main Menu → Appearance → Library Settings

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