Draftlist docs

How to use Draftlist, the Mac app that finds every Ableton Live project, sample and plugin on your Mac and ranks them by how much you use them.

New to Draftlist? Start with Getting started: it takes you from the download to your first scan. Every other page covers one part of the app.

Start here

• Getting startedFrom the download to your first scan in a few minutes: install Draftlist, enter your key, pick your project folders and let macOS give it access.

Your library

• ProjectsEvery Ableton set on your Mac in one list, with its tempo, key and Live version, your notes, Live's backups, and one click to open it in Live.
• SamplesEvery sample your projects use, ranked by how often you use it, with preview playback, key and BPM, tags and playlists.
• CurationsYour most used and recently used sounds, kept up to date, and with Pro, your samples sorted into drums, bass, vocals and more.
• PluginsEvery plugin your projects use, most used first, with its format, whether it is on this Mac, and a link to its maker's downloads.
• PresetsWith Draftlist Pro, the presets your projects use, ranked and tagged, and your most used Serum presets copied into one folder in Serum.
• CollectionsAudio-effect chains made for Draftlist, one click into Live. Coming with Draftlist Pro.

Using Draftlist

• Search (⌘K)One search box finds any project, sample, plugin, preset or playlist, runs commands and jumps to any setting.
• Keyboard shortcutsEvery keyboard shortcut in Draftlist, from switching tabs to playing samples without the mouse.
• SettingsWhat every tab in Settings does, from the Live version that opens your sets to the diagnostics you can send to support.

Licence and data

• Pro and your licenceActivating Draftlist with your key, using it on up to three Macs, moving to a new Mac, and what happens when you are offline.
• UpdatesHow Draftlist checks for a new version, what the update window does, and why it should live in your Applications folder.
• Privacy and your dataWhat Draftlist reads, where it keeps its library, what it writes and when, and the few things that go online.

Help

• TroubleshootingFixes for the common snags, from a folder macOS won't let Draftlist read to a sample that won't play, and how to report a bug.
• FAQShort answers to the questions people ask most about Draftlist.
• Release notesWhat changed in each version of Draftlist.