Can create different Last.fm related playlists:
- loved tracks of a single user, multiple users, friends or neighbours.
- recent tracks of a single user, multiple users, friends or neighbours.
- top tracks of a single user, multiple users, friends or neighbours over different periods.
- top tracks of an artist.
- top tracks of artists similar to an artist.
- top tracks with certain tag.
- tracks similar to a track.
Can also…
- love, unlove, ban and unban a track on your Last.fm account.
- add a track to a custom playlist on your Last.fm account.
- save and load XSPF playlists (make playlists without hard paths). This makes it possible to easily share playlists with other people. Also when you restructure your library (change location of your music files), these playlists will continue to work.
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Integrating Last.fm with Foobar2000 Using Soft Playlists
Step 1: Install Soft Playlists
Begin by downloading the foo_softplaylists component from the foobar2000 website. Once downloaded, open foobar2000 and navigate to File → Preferences → Components → Install…, then select the downloaded .fb2k-component file. Restart foobar2000 to activate the plugin. This component enables you to generate dynamic playlists directly from your Last.fm data.
Step 2: Connect Your Last.fm Account
After installation, go to Preferences → Tools → Soft Playlists → Last.fm. Enter your Last.fm username and password to authorize the connection. Once you are logged in, the plugin can fetch your loved tracks, recent plays, top tracks, and tag-based data.
Step 3: Creating Loved Tracks Playlists
Soft Playlists can generate playlists of tracks in your library that are marked as loved on Last.fm. Simply create a new playlist, Open the Library Menu and choose the “Loved Tracks” option, and the plugin will match these tracks with your local files and create a new playlist. You can now play or sort these loved tracks directly from foobar2000.
Step 4: Generating Top Tracks Playlists
You can also create playlists based on top tracks from your Last.fm account, your friends, or neighbors. Select the “Top Tracks” option and filter by user, artist, or tag. This allows you to automatically build playlists of your most-played tracks, popular tracks by similar artists, or tracks labeled with specific moods or genres.
Step 5: Recent Tracks Playlists
Soft Playlists supports recent tracks queries from Last.fm. You can generate playlists of your most recently played tracks or recent tracks from other users. This is ideal for keeping up to date with current listening trends.
Additional Features:
Soft Playlists allows you to save sharable playlists in XSPF format, which keeps them portable and resilient to file location changes. The plugin also lets you love or unlove tracks directly from foobar2000, updating your Last.fm account automatically. This integration creates a seamless workflow between your local library and Last.fm.
Adding a toolbar button to love a track:
- Right click the Foobar2000 toolbar and select “
Customize Buttons...“ - In the
Available Commands Panel, open “Context Menu” and then “Last.fm” - Select
"Last.fm Love Track” and click the “Add” button then click “Ok” - Change the button icon to a Last.fm icon (.ico file)
Tips and Considerations
Soft Playlists is an older 32bit component. The plugin works best if most of your Last.fm scrobbled tracks are present in your local library. For more advanced integration, consider combining Soft Playlists with Spider Monkey Panel scripts to pull additional data, such as playcounts, tags, or charts.
