Creating a m3u file (Playlists) for DuckStation

00:00 Creating a m3u file with .cue
01:20 Creating a m3u file with .chd
02:00 Testing m3u files in DuckStation
02:32 Creating a folder for the m3u files, better organization
04:49 Adding the m3u folder to DuckStation game list

Album: Lofi - Gold
Music: Pipe Dream, Sand Andreas

PC Specs:
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz
RAM: 16GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
Xbox Series X Controller
OS: Windows 11

Keycast app:

[zyc]

Thanks. Quick, clear and right to the point.

[rafaelcordeiro]

Thanks mate, you help me a lot!saved my retrobat list!!!

[GodessHel]

Gear Video! You're the only person I've found who explained what to do properly :D

[TooFurious]

Thank you so much. I wanted to organize my library. Having multiple tiles for one game was making me crazy. 😅

[ZachFett]

Thanks for this. Any idea why m3u games go to the bottom of the game list in Duckstation, instead of mixed together with the rest alphabetically?
Edit: Nevermind, I'm dumb and didn't notice I had "Type" clicked for game order instead of "Name". Couldn't see that while in grid view.

[alucard]

Thanks, very easy to understand guide.

[CharlieFoxtrot]

Thanks, transfering saves between per-title memory cards is an annoyance. The fact that Duckstation doesn't count multi-disc games as a single title seems like a huge oversight

[JourneysEnd]

Do you know why I keep getting this error message when trying to open a .m3u file in duckstation?

"Failed to boot system: Failed to open CD image 'Final Fantasy 7.m3u': Failed to read M3u file"

I've gotten this whether the m3u file is in a batch folder with all the other disc bin and cue files or if it's in its own m3u folder. I don't know how to resolve the error.

[curt]

Does the computer have to acknowledge it as an m3u type? Like I change the ext but if I look on properties or whatever it still says txt file. Also is this the same process for multi track games? Just treat a track as if it was a disc? Thanks.

[mauandrade]

Is this method usable with Retrobat? I'm currently adding some multi discs games to the PSX library but I'm not sure if this will work

[theJollyPaleGiant]

Everything worked [except for the organizing part. i'm on linux so maybe it's different. idk, not a big deal].
Another thing that was strange was that the games that have .m3u show up twice [i have Duckstation loading all my games from a folder so I have a nice list in the emulator].
So I have an .m3u version of the game in the game list and a Disc 1 version in the list. [I'm not sure if I'm making sense here]
Do you know what could be causing this? Is there a way I can hide the Disc 1 version since the .m3u version works?

[kalenburns]

trying this on windows 10. launchbox. when i turn txt into m3u it makes it into a musicplayer icon. if i click on it to input the info it tries to find an app to open the media. even if i do the text first in txt and change it to m3u it doesnt work when im in launch box. any ideas? thanks.

[JonathanPelletier-cz]

Merci bcp pour vos conseils mais G de la difficulté à faire fonctionner une façon pour avoir plusieurs chaîne de télévision française, je suis dans une petite ville (Maniwaki)au Québec dans le CANADA MERCI BCP BCP, AU REVOIR...👍✌☝️😊