Your first goal is one useful crate that plays in your DJ software. Library cleanup can wait.

Find the help you need

New in version 12: Try Ask Crate Hackers: 12 prompts, real use cases and clear limits. Find set ideas, turn a client screenshot into a song list, or check your library.

Start here

  1. Install and sign in. Use the official download page and the email connected to your purchase. Installation and login steps.
  2. Connect your music. Open Library → Music sources → Add Folder in the desktop app. Choose a folder containing your actual music files, then let the scan finish. Scan your library.
  3. Choose a small crate. Open Crates → Mixable crates, or use Crates → Crate builder to make your own. Build your first crate.
  4. Export and test. Match the tracks to your local files, export, then load a few tracks in your DJ software before the gig. Export guide.

Good to know: Crate Hackers helps you discover, organize and prepare music. A playlist or crate can contain song ideas you do not own. Importing a song list does not download its audio.

Prefer video? The official download and setup page includes a quick-start walkthrough.

Still need help?

Reply to your existing support email or contact support. Tell us which step stopped you and what you expected to happen. Send what you have; you do not need to diagnose the problem first. Never send passwords, reset links or full payment details.


Steps checked against Crate Hackers 12.0.8 on September 23, 2026.