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User Interface - samson7point1 - 2025-09-11
Circumstances:
I have two separate music libraries. One has lossy compressed files and the other has FLAC.
There is quite a good deal of overlap between the two in terms of the same album existing in both places in both formats.
Problem:
When I search for a given album, both copies of the album will appear, but until I have opened up the album page, clicked the ... next to the track and looked at "Media Info" I have no way to tell which is which.
When I browse the "Lossless" library, the view only stays in the "Lossless" library until I click on an Artist - then I'm taken to an amalgamated view which contains both libraries again.
What I'm asking for help with:
Is there a way to make it easier to go straight to the FLAC albums when they are available?
Either one of these would resolve my problem, I think:
- Get Jellyfin to stay within a given library when I browse - i.e. don't switch to an amalgamated view even if the artist exists in multiple libraries - only show me the material from the present library.
- Enable some kind of overlay with text or an icon indicating the codec used by the tracks in the album - something I can see from the artist page or search results.
Are there any plugins or tweaks that might help me do either of those things?
Further explanation:
For anyone wondering why I have two libraries
- I have two libraries because my original library was mostly MP3 based (there's a little OGG, M4A and AAC as well) and I'm in the process of re-reripping everything to FLAC.
- If I only use a FLAC library, I won't have access to albums I only have in lossy formats.
- If I only use the lossy library I won't have access to the lossless versions of the albums.
- Because my phones don't support FLAC, I have to maintain MP3 copies even after I have FLAC rips or I won't have local copies on my phone when I travel
Any suggestions or tips would be welcome!