Overview
Welcome to the BitDek documentation. These guides help you get the most from your music collection.
Getting started
Section titled “Getting started”New to BitDek or returning to music ownership after years of streaming? Start here.
- From CDs and iTunes to your iPhone - Where your ripped collection actually lives, and which route brings it in
- Where your music lives - Why BitDek copies your files instead of playing them where they sit
- Understanding audio file metadata - What metadata is, why it matters, and how BitDek uses it
Importing your music
Section titled “Importing your music”Multiple ways to get music into BitDek from the Music app, your devices, cloud storage, or computer.
- Import methods overview - All four methods compared, with a video walkthrough
- Importing from the Music App - Bring in the iTunes purchases and iTunes Match downloads you own
- Source Folders - Add folders from your device or cloud storage as bookmarked sources
- Share Extension - Share files directly to BitDek from the Files app
- WiFi Transfer - Transfer music from your computer using a web browser
- Cloud storage providers - Provider compatibility and workarounds
Formats & tags
Section titled “Formats & tags”Technical references for audio formats and metadata extraction.
- Supported audio formats - FLAC, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF capabilities
- How BitDek reads your tags - Field-by-field extraction details
Organizing your library
Section titled “Organizing your library”How BitDek handles albums, compilations, artwork, and genres.
- Album Artist and compilations - Various Artists handling and compilation detection
- Album Artwork - Embedded and folder-based artwork
- Multi-genre tagging - FLAC’s multi-genre support explained
Playback
Section titled “Playback”The queue, the equalizer, audio quality, and CarPlay.
- The play queue - Add to Queue, Add Next, reordering, and what happens when the queue ends
- Gapless playback - No silence between tracks, and how to tell a Bluetooth gap from an app gap
- The equalizer - The 10-band EQ, custom presets, and Headroom
- The Audio Quality sheet - The signal path from your file to your ears
- Visualizers - Three full-screen visualizers, the mini queue indicator, and the fullscreen gestures
- BitDek on CarPlay - Browse and play your library in the car
Managing your library
Section titled “Managing your library”Fixing metadata and artwork from inside BitDek, and removing what you no longer want.
- Editing metadata in BitDek - Track, album, and artist editors, and why tags still matter
- Replacing artwork - Long-press any cover to swap it from TheAudioDB, Photos, or Files
- Importing missing artwork - Fill every artwork gap in one scan
- Deleting music - One track, one album, or the whole library, and what survives each
Playlists & favorites
Section titled “Playlists & favorites”Hand-built playlists, rule-driven playlists, and the hearts that power them.
- Creating and ordering playlists - Build playlists and control their order, by hand or by sort
- Smart Rules - Rules that keep playlists filled automatically
- Favorites - Hearts that drive filters, smart rules, and CarPlay
Browsing & search
Section titled “Browsing & search”Finding your way around a big collection.
- Browsing your library - Grid and crate views, sorting, and filters
- Search - What search matches and how to act on results
- Genres in BitDek - Browsing, creating, merging, and assigning genres
Personalization
Section titled “Personalization”Making BitDek look the way you want.
- Themes - Five handcrafted themes and artwork-driven player backgrounds
Specialized topics
Section titled “Specialized topics”Guides for specific use cases.
- Classical music tags - Work, Movement, and other classical-specific fields
Prepare your collection with the right software.
- Recommended tagging tools - Picard and Mp3tag
Need more help?
Section titled “Need more help?”Can’t find what you’re looking for? Have a question these docs don’t answer?
Contact Support - We’re happy to help.