[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":235},["ShallowReactive",2],{"home-posts":3,"home-work":126},[4,62],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"date":48,"description":49,"extension":50,"image":51,"meta":52,"navigation":53,"path":54,"published":53,"seo":55,"slug":56,"stem":57,"tags":58,"__hash__":61},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fthird-party-spotify-apps-you-should-try.md","3rd Party Spotify Apps you should try",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":44},"minimark",[10,14],[11,12,13],"p",{},"A short, growing list of third-party Spotify tools I've come across and think are worth a look.",[15,16,17,27,30,37],"ul",{},[18,19,20],"li",{},[21,22,26],"a",{"href":23,"rel":24},"https:\u002F\u002Fplaylost.fm",[25],"nofollow","playlost.fm",[18,28,29],{},"unchartify",[18,31,32],{},[21,33,36],{"href":34,"rel":35},"https:\u002F\u002Ftommygeiger.com\u002Ftuner\u002F",[25],"Tuner",[18,38,39],{},[21,40,43],{"href":41,"rel":42},"https:\u002F\u002Fspotlistr.com",[25],"spotlistr.com",{"title":45,"searchDepth":46,"depth":46,"links":47},"",2,[],"2025-08-06","A short, growing list of third-party Spotify tools worth a look.","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fthird-party-spotify-apps-you-should-try",{"title":6,"description":49},"third-party-spotify-apps-you-should-try","blog\u002Fthird-party-spotify-apps-you-should-try",[59,60],"Playlisting","Hobbies","BbXktMycvaM14Nc3W4V9gSxodjmlJnfpjy8g_4Iy8mg",{"id":63,"title":64,"body":65,"date":117,"description":118,"extension":50,"image":51,"meta":119,"navigation":53,"path":120,"published":53,"seo":121,"slug":122,"stem":123,"tags":124,"__hash__":125},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fwhat-good-is-a-playlist-in-an-algorithmic-world.md","What good is a playlist in an algorithmic world?",{"type":8,"value":66,"toc":110},[67,72,77,85,88,97,101,104,107],[68,69,71],"h2",{"id":70},"what-playlisting-must-evolve-towards","What playlisting must evolve towards",[73,74,76],"h3",{"id":75},"what-can-you-even-bring-to-the-table","What can you even bring to the table?",[11,78,79,80,84],{},"The playlisting scene has been changing for as long as it has existed. I mention this in my previous post, ",[21,81,83],{"href":82},"\u002Fblog\u002Fthe-art-of-playlisting","The art of playlisting",", which covers a brief history of playlisting. As we enter an era more defined by algorithmic discovery than communal discovery, what is the point of making a playlist? Why should you put in the effort to make a playlist that Spotify could make weekly? Think about it. I think that for the average listener, there is no point except to make a collection of your favorite songs for the current season that you're in.",[11,86,87],{},"For those who want to dive deeper and create something that others will listen to, simply because you find it fun, or perhaps because you want to feature an artist for personal or financial gain, I think we need to take a fresh look at what playlisting is in today's current context.",[11,89,90,91,96],{},"Before you start, ask yourself a question. Could an algorithm create the playlist I want to create? If the answer is yes then I'd urge you firstly to check out my project ",[21,92,95],{"href":93,"rel":94},"https:\u002F\u002Falg.rthm.studio",[25],"algRTHM"," (it is currently in beta, but perhaps it will be finished by the time you are reading this) and secondly, who cares then? The world doesn't need another EDM playlist or bedroom lo-fi playlist (as much as I may enjoy the latter). Is there anything that your playlist brings to the table that a Spotify playlist can't? Why should listeners listen to your playlist over something that already exists?",[73,98,100],{"id":99},"craft-something-unique","Craft something unique",[11,102,103],{},"If you're going to make a playlist with the goal of reaching listeners, make something worth listening to. Find songs that fit together in interesting ways, push listeners towards something new that an algorithm can't. Your playlist should be something that no algorithm has yet to replicate. In other words, fill a niche that hasn't been touched or create your own.",[11,105,106],{},"Start with finding your audience or the theme of your playlist. Search Spotify to see if something similar already exists. The title should communicate to the listener what makes your playlist better than an algorithmic playlist or what sets it apart as a unique listening experience for the listener. Playlist images also play an important role in this. Are you just copying Spotify's design patterns or are you being creative with the whole process?",[11,108,109],{},"Playlisting is an art and it takes practice. Try, fail, try again. But, most importantly, enjoy what you've made. If you yourself won't listen to your playlist just for fun, what's to say anyone else will. For me, this is the key metric of if I've succeeded. If I can listen to the same playlist time and time again, in order.",{"title":45,"searchDepth":46,"depth":46,"links":111},[112],{"id":70,"depth":46,"text":71,"children":113},[114,116],{"id":75,"depth":115,"text":76},3,{"id":99,"depth":115,"text":100},"2025-03-21","If Spotify can spin one up every week, why bother making your own? On building playlists an algorithm can't replicate.",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fwhat-good-is-a-playlist-in-an-algorithmic-world",{"title":64,"description":118},"what-good-is-a-playlist-in-an-algorithmic-world","blog\u002Fwhat-good-is-a-playlist-in-an-algorithmic-world",[59,60],"1WI_R41h__sQlejd2geJ4vAykqlSkUCzFpXuNYhKIVo",[127,193],{"id":128,"title":95,"accent":129,"body":130,"description":45,"extension":50,"image":51,"meta":179,"navigation":53,"order":180,"path":181,"published":53,"role":182,"seo":183,"status":184,"stem":185,"summary":186,"tags":187,"url":93,"year":191,"__hash__":192},"work\u002Fwork\u002Falgrthm.md","moss",{"type":8,"value":131,"toc":174},[132,136,139,146,150,153,167,171],[68,133,135],{"id":134},"overview","Overview",[11,137,138],{},"algRTHM is for people who take playlists a little too seriously. (Hi. That's\nme.) Most weeks I'd catch myself pruning tracks, reordering, second-guessing the\nflow, then doing it all again seven days later. So I built something to handle\nthe boring parts.",[11,140,141,142,145],{},"You set up scheduled \"algorithms,\" small rules that rotate songs, surface fresh\nfinds, and protect the energy you worked so hard to get right. It grew straight\nout of something I wrote, ",[21,143,144],{"href":82},"the art of playlisting",".\nThe whole bet is simple. A playlist made by hand is worth something an algorithm\ncan't fake, so the tool should make the curator better instead of replacing them.",[68,147,149],{"id":148},"where-its-at","Where it's at",[11,151,152],{},"We're in private beta, sponsored by Crate Hackers, waiting on full Spotify API\napproval. Still plenty left to build:",[15,154,155,158,161,164],{},[18,156,157],{},"Scheduled algorithms, with limits per tier",[18,159,160],{},"Insight dashboards: growth over time, how long a track has stuck around, where listeners actually found you",[18,162,163],{},"A structure analyzer that graphs a playlist's audio features from first song to last",[18,165,166],{},"A proper editor, plus curation teams",[68,168,170],{"id":169},"stack","Stack",[11,172,173],{},"Nuxt up front, the Spotify Web API underneath, scheduling that runs server-side,\nand a free tier that grows into pro whenever you need it to.",{"title":45,"searchDepth":46,"depth":46,"links":175},[176,177,178],{"id":134,"depth":46,"text":135},{"id":148,"depth":46,"text":149},{"id":169,"depth":46,"text":170},{},1,"\u002Fwork\u002Falgrthm","Founder & Engineer",{"title":95,"description":45},"Private Beta","work\u002Falgrthm","A Spotify playlist automation app. You schedule little \"algorithms\" that keep your playlists fresh and in order, and somehow it still feels like you made them.",[188,189,190],"Nuxt","Spotify API","SaaS","Since 2024","kc9HakxXzNCHiz1Q11LuVfOkm93G6BOLb4FFIFlVlUs",{"id":194,"title":195,"accent":196,"body":197,"description":45,"extension":50,"image":51,"meta":223,"navigation":53,"order":46,"path":224,"published":53,"role":225,"seo":226,"status":227,"stem":228,"summary":229,"tags":230,"url":51,"year":233,"__hash__":234},"work\u002Fwork\u002Frunsheet-pro.md","Runsheet Pro","coral",{"type":8,"value":198,"toc":218},[199,201,204,208,211,215],[68,200,135],{"id":134},[11,202,203],{},"Runsheet Pro is for the people actually running the show. The team builds a\nrunsheet together, then hands it to everyone through a single QR code. No\naccounts for viewers. No cap on how many can watch.",[68,205,207],{"id":206},"the-hard-part-is-time","The hard part is time",[11,209,210],{},"Live events never go to plan. That's sort of the point. The genuinely tricky bit\nis timing. A segment scheduled for 9:00 actually kicks off at 8:45, and right\naway every viewer (account or not) should see the real current and upcoming\ntimes, recalculated from when things truly happened. Segments can be rigid,\nlocked to the clock, or flexible, cascading off whatever ran before them. The\norder reflows on its own.",[68,212,214],{"id":213},"status","Status",[11,216,217],{},"Right now it's moving from live-only viewing toward shareable read-only links\nthat work in both \"ready\" and \"live\" states. 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