Getting Started

Sign up for deadca7 and build your first collection

Getting Started

deadca7 is a hosted app. Sign up and start on the limited Free version, or pick a paid plan for a full library and cloud backup. Either way you build your first collection the same way: point it at a URL and let it import in the background while you browse and play.

Sign Up

Create an account and you’re in the catalog app where you manage music – reachable from anywhere, with nothing to install.

Start free, then upgrade to Bedroom or Pro when you want a full library, cloud backup, and more. See Plans for what each tier includes, and the features overview for everything the catalog app can do.

Build Your First Collection

A collection is a virtual group of albums and tracks pulled from a source like the Internet Archive or YouTube. There are two ways to build one.

From the command palette

  1. Open the catalog app and click the search bar – it doubles as a command palette.
  2. Paste an Internet Archive details or search URL, or a YouTube playlist, channel, or video URL.
  3. deadca7 previews the collection: name, album and track counts, and cover art.
  4. Click Import.

From the CLI

deadca7 imports create <url>   # returns an import id
deadca7 imports get <id>       # poll progress

imports create starts a background import and returns an id; imports get reports the state and how many albums and tracks are done. See Using the CLI for the full command set.

While It Imports

Imports run in the background – you don’t have to wait. Browse and play whatever’s already there while new albums appear as they finish, with live progress in the footer. Imports are crash-safe and resumable, so a restart never leaves you with half a collection.

Browse and Play

Browse by collection, album, recent, or audio/video. Every track shows a three-band waveform: click anywhere on it to play, pause, and seek. Playback keeps going as you navigate.

Next Steps

← IntroductionMedia Library →