RadioFiles turns a radio show's tracklist into a ready-to-use playlist on your streaming service, or a set of purchase links if you'd rather own the music. Pick an episode, match the tracks, done. Usually in under a minute. Here's the whole flow.
Two ways to end up with the music. You choose at the start, and can switch any time.
Create a playlist in your streaming library, named after the show and episode, in broadcast order.
Get a per-track purchase link for every track, plus a spreadsheet you can export and keep.
The app is organised as three tabs. Each one unlocks the next.
Pick your destination (Stream or Buy & Collect) and connect once. Sign in to the streaming service if you chose one. For Buy & Collect there's nothing to connect; you'll get links.
Then find your episode. Filter by station, pick a show, or type a keyword: a show name, artist, track, or even a word from the description searches across every show. You can also type a music genre (like “jazz”, “house” or “indie”) to find shows that play it. Click an episode in the list to load its tracklist.
Hit Search and RadioFiles looks up every track in your chosen service's catalogue. Each track gets a status:
Confident matches are confirmed automatically. Uncertain ones are flagged for Review so you can confirm them yourself. RadioFiles also gathers its less-certain auto-matches into a Spot Check list: they're already matched, but it's worth a quick look to confirm each one mapped to the right track, and you can hit ✗ Wrong on any that didn't. For anything that's off, use Search manually to pick the right version, or mark as wrong match to drop it. Tap the small play icon to hear a 30-second preview before you decide.
Streaming: check the auto-generated playlist name (you can edit it), then Create Playlist. It appears in your streaming library, ready to open straight from the app.
Buy & Collect: open each track's purchase link, or Export Spreadsheet to get the whole list with links to take away.
No account needed to start. A free one unlocks the rest. Here's the difference.
Jump straight in, no sign-up.
Nothing's saved, though. Reload and your work is gone.
Everything in Try it free, and it sticks.
Catalogues change. A track that wasn't on your streaming service last month might be there today, or you've since bought it into your library. Come back to any episode you've matched, choose Update playlist, and RadioFiles runs the search again against the current catalogue.
Anything new gets picked up, including better editions of tracks you already had, and your manual picks stay exactly as you set them. It's safe by design: RadioFiles creates a new playlist marked (updated) instead of changing the original, so your first version is never touched.
Needs a free account. It builds on the match state saved with your episode.
The keyword search isn't only for finding one episode. Type a favourite song or a favourite artist and RadioFiles shows you every episode where it was played, across hundreds of shows and thousands of tracklists. Or type a genre (like “jazz”, “techno” or “ambient”) to find the shows that play it.
It's a great way to discover new playlists, shows and DJs built around the music you already love. Find an episode that played your favourite track, and you'll likely love the rest of the set too. Turn it into a playlist in seconds.
Ever let Apple Music keep playing after your own queue ends? Autoplay quietly builds a queue of its own, and every so often it's a really good run, the kind you'd want to hold onto. Trouble is, once it's played, it's gone.
RadioFiles can catch it. Open your Station in the picker (it shows your name once you're signed in) and choose Apple Music History. Your roughly last 50 played tracks drop straight in, already matched. Keep the stretch you loved as a real playlist.
Want just part of it? Pick the range by tapping: tap the Start or End handle (☰), then tap the track where the playlist should begin or end. Everything outside the range dims; the rest becomes your playlist. By default the whole list is selected, so you can also just hit Continue.
Tip: set your name under Settings → Your name to personalise the playlist title.
RadioFiles doesn't have your show yet? Got a list scribbled somewhere: a party set, a friend's recommendations, an old favourite? You don't need a radio episode at all. Open your Station in the picker and choose Imports to bring your own.
Hit + New import and either paste a list or upload a file. For pasting, put one track per line. Most formats just work: Artist - Title, Artist: Title, or Title by Artist. For files, RadioFiles reads plain text, CSV/TSV, and Apple Music library exports (.xml). Give it a name if you like, or let it name itself.
From there it's the usual flow: your tracks drop into Match Tracks, and you create a playlist or purchase links on whichever destination you choose. Every import you make while signed in is saved to Imports, so you can reopen it later and match it somewhere new: Qobuz today, Tidal next week.
Two things worth knowing: you need to be signed in for imports to stick (otherwise they last only until you reload), and saved imports are private, reuse-only. There's no sharing or re-downloading the list itself. You put music in; you get a playlist out.
Spotify recently changed its rules: apps like RadioFiles can't connect to Spotify for everyone at once anymore. Instead, each person creates their own access key: a short code from Spotify that lets RadioFiles build playlists in your Spotify account.
It sounds technical, but it's really just filling out one short form on Spotify's website. It takes about five minutes, you only do it once, and RadioFiles never sees your Spotify password.
Before you start: you'll need a Spotify account. Only the person who creates the key needs Premium. There's an upside, too: one key serves up to five listeners, so you can invite four friends who don't even need Premium.
https://radiofiles.io/spotify/callback (RadioFiles shows you this address with a copy button, so you don't have to type it.) Then tick the box marked “Web API”, accept the terms, and save.That's everything. From now on it just works: creating and updating playlists happens exactly like with any other service.
Only want to use it yourself? You can skip this. To share your key with up to four others:
Free to use. No account needed to get started. Just pick a show and go.
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