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# Using the Web Interface
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<UISubjectToChangeNote />
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Koel’s web interface is designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible, drawing inspiration from the best music players out there. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can do with it.
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## Browsing and Searching for Music
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The navigation bar on the left side of the screen is where you can find all the main features of Koel.
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You can browse your music library by songs…
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artists…
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albums…
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or genres:
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You can click on any artist, album, or genre name to see all the songs that belong to it.
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On the artist and album screens, you can also find other albums and songs by the same artist as well as extra metadata
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like the artist or album's information when [configured](../service-integrations).
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On any screen with a song list (a "song-list screen") you can:
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* Sort the list by clicking on the column headers
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* Filter the list by typing in the filter box (marked with <InterfaceIcon :src="filterIcon" />)
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* Select a song by clicking on it. To select multiple songs, hold down <kbd>Shift</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl/Cmd</kbd> while clicking.
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* Drag and drop one or more songs to reorder them when applicable
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* Drag and drop one or more songs to applicable menu items to the left to perform actions like adding to a playlist, queueing, or marking them as favorite
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* Right-click on a song to bring up a context menu with options to play, queue, mark as favorite, add to a playlist, and more
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To search globally for songs, artists, and albums, see [Instant Search](./search).
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## Streaming Music
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Play a song by double-clicking on it or pressing <kbd>Enter</kbd> on either a song list row or a song card.
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Queue a song (or multiple songs) by right-clicking and choose one of the Queue options, or by dragging and dropping it
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into the queue menu item.
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You can use the dedicated button (with the <InterfaceIcon :src="shuffleIcon" /> icon) to shuffle the current list or the selected songs.
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To play in order instead of shuffling, hold down <kbd>Alt/Option</kbd> while clicking the button.
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When a song is playing, you can control playback using the buttons at the bottom of the screen as well as
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rewind/fast-forward the song by clicking and dragging the progress bar.
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From the same area, you also can:
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="heartIcon" /> like/unlike the current song
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="volumeIcon" /> control the volume
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="repeatIcon" /> switch between repeat modes
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="slidersIcon" /> show the equalizer
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="boltIcon" /> show the visualizer
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* <InterfaceIcon :src="expandIcon" /> toggle full-screen mode
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Right-clicking the footer area brings up context menu for the currently playing song.
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## Creating and Managing Playlists
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Koel supports creating an unlimited number of playlists as well as organizing them into folders.
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Start by clicking the <InterfaceIcon :src="plusIcon" /> button next to the "Playlists" header in the navigation bar. You'll be provided with three options:
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* "New Playlist…" brings up a dialog to create a standard playlist
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* "New Smart Playlist…" brings up a dialog to create a smart playlist
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* "New Folder…" brings up a dialog to create a playlist folder
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Creating a standard playlist or playlist folder should be straightforward, as you only need to supply a name.
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Once a playlist or playlist folder is created, you can:
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* Drag and drop songs into a standard playlist to add them
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* Drag and drop playlists a playlist folder to organize them. You can also drag and drop a playlist out of its folder.
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For a smart playlist, you can define the criteria that determine which songs are included in the playlist,
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and Koel will automatically update the playlist based on those criteria.
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For example, with the criteria shown in the following screenshot:
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<img loading="lazy" src="../assets/img/interface/new-smart-playlist.webp" alt="Smart playlist" style="width: 560px" />
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Koel will include in the playlist:
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* all songs by Pink Floyd, and
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* songs by Iron Maiden that have been played more than 99 times by the current user
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There are a great variety of criteria to choose from, and you can combine them in any way you like, providing a powerful tool for creating dynamic playlists.
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## Editing Songs
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As an admin (Community edition) or song owner (Koel Plus), you can edit a song's metadata by right-clicking on it and choosing "Edit…".
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A dialog will appear, allowing you to change the song's title, artist, album, genre, lyrics, and more.
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<img loading="lazy" src="../assets/img/interface/edit-song.webp" alt="Edit song" style="max-width: 480px">
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You can also edit multiple songs at once, in which case the changes will be applied to all of them.
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## Downloading Songs
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If `ALLOW_DOWNLOAD` is set to `true` (the default value) in your `.env` file, you can download a song by right-clicking on it and choosing "Download."
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You can also download several songs, all songs from an album, all songs by an artist, or a whole playlist, though it might be resource-intensive for large collections.
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:::tip `zip-ext` required
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Downloading multiple songs requires the [`zip` extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.zip.php) to be installed and enabled in your PHP environment.
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Koel will silently fail if this requirement is not met.
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## Deleting Songs
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As an admin (Community edition) or song owner (Koel Plus), you can delete a song by right-clicking on it and choosing "Delete from Filesystem."
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You'll be prompted to confirm the deletion, and once confirmed, the song will be removed from the database and the filesystem.
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:::danger Backup on Delete
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By default, Koel keeps a backup of the song before deleting it.
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You can disable this behavior by setting `BACKUP_ON_DELETE` to `false` in your `.env` file, but be aware that this will make it impossible to recover a song once it's deleted.
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## Share a Song
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You can share a song by right-clicking on it and choosing "Copy Shareable URL."
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This will copy a URL to the clipboard that can then be shared with anyone with a Koel account.
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## Keyboard Shortcuts
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Koel has a number of keyboard shortcuts to make it easier to navigate and control playback.
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Note that these shortcuts are only triggered when the focus is not on an input field (including the volume control and the music track)
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or a textarea.
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* <kbd>f</kbd> puts the focus into the search box and triggers the instant search screen
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* <kbd>Enter</kbd> plays a song. If multiple songs are being selected, <kbd>Enter</kbd> adds them to the bottom of the queue, <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>Enter</kbd> queues them to top. Adding a <kbd>Cmd</kbd> or <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> into the combo plays the first selected song right away.
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* <kbd>Space</kbd> toggles playback
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* <kbd>j</kbd> plays the next song in queue
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* <kbd>k</kbd> plays the previous song in queue
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* <kbd>l</kbd> marks/unmarks the current song as favorite
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* <kbd>r</kbd> circles through repeat modes (no repeat, repeat all, repeat one)
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* <kbd>→</kbd> seeks forward 10 seconds
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* <kbd>←</kbd> seeks backward 10 seconds
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* <kbd>↑</kbd> increases volume by 10%
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* <kbd>↓</kbd> decreases volume by 10%
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* <kbd>m</kbd> mutes/unmutes
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* <kbd>Cmd/Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>a</kbd> selects all songs in the current song-list screen when the list is focused
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* <kbd>Delete</kbd> removes selected song(s) from the current queue/playlist
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With a browser that supports [MediaSession](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaSession) — basically, all modern browsers — you can control Koel using hardware media keys without even having Koel _or the browser_ focused.
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<script lang="ts" setup>
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import shuffleIcon from '../assets/icons/shuffle.svg'
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import filterIcon from '../assets/icons/filter.svg'
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import boltIcon from '../assets/icons/bolt.svg'
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import expandIcon from '../assets/icons/expand.svg'
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import heartIcon from '../assets/icons/heart.svg'
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import repeatIcon from '../assets/icons/repeat.svg'
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import slidersIcon from '../assets/icons/sliders.svg'
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import volumeIcon from '../assets/icons/volume.svg'
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import plusIcon from '../assets/icons/plus.svg'
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</script>
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