Best DJ set track ID tools
Two kinds of tool find the tracks in a DJ set: databases where people wrote the tracklist down, and audio tools that listen to the set. Below, seven of them on input, output, price and what they do with a track nobody has released. Facts about other tools come from their own pages; the numbers about ryser.id come from our reference sets.
| Tool | Input | Output | Price | Unreleased tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ryser.id | YouTube, SoundCloud, Mixcloud links; files up to 500 MB | Timestamped tracklist with BPM, key (Camelot), artwork, buy and stream links; Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor, CSV export | First set free without an account; 120 free minutes a month; packs from €5; plans from €5 a month | Marked unknown, never guessed; community IDs on public sets are remembered |
| 1001Tracklists | Search by DJ, event or set | Human-submitted tracklists with timestamps for well-known sets | Free | Listed as ID until a member names them |
| MixesDB (mixes.wiki) | Search by DJ, show or podcast | Community wiki of tracklists, strong on radio archives and older underground sets | Free | Listed as unknown until edited |
| setlist.id | YouTube, SoundCloud, Mixcloud links | Timestamped tracklist with BPM, key and streaming links | First three tracks free; plans from €5 a month for 3 sets (checked September 2026) | Listed as unidentified |
| SetSplit | YouTube and SoundCloud links | Timestamped tracklist with Spotify and YouTube links | Free (checked September 2026) | Skipped |
| TrackSniff | YouTube, SoundCloud links; files | Tracklist with timestamps, BPM, key and a confidence label | Free tier with a monthly scan limit that shows the first tracks of each scan; paid plans from about $9 a month (checked September 2026) | Listed with a low confidence label |
| TrackId.net | Submit a SoundCloud, YouTube or Mixcloud stream | Tracklist pages for submitted streams, searchable by track and DJ | Free, with a premium tier (checked September 2026) | Listed as unknown |
ryser.id: On our three reference sets (techno, hard techno, drum and bass) the pipeline names 92%, 63% and 79% of the tracks; the misses are mostly edits that only exist on one USB stick.
1001Tracklists: Best first stop for festival and radio sets; nothing for a set nobody documented.
Known DJ, known event: search 1001Tracklists, then MixesDB. Somebody has probably done the work.
A set nobody documented: paste the link into an audio tool. Compare on what it does with unknowns, not on the headline percentage.
Your own recording: you need file upload; databases cannot help. ryser.id, TrackSniff and setlist.id take files.
What is the best tool to identify all the tracks in a DJ set?
For a set a known DJ played at a festival or on radio, 1001Tracklists first, then MixesDB. For a set nobody documented, an audio tool: paste the link into ryser.id, setlist.id, SetSplit or TrackSniff. No tool names every track; unreleased edits are unknown to every fingerprint database, so prefer a tool that says unknown over one that guesses.
How accurate are DJ set track ID tools?
It depends on the music more than the tool. Commercial releases in a clean blend are found by everyone; pitched edits, long layered blends and unreleased records are where results diverge. On our own reference sets ryser.id names between 63% and 92% of the tracks depending on the genre, and we publish those numbers rather than a single headline figure.
Which tools are free?
1001Tracklists and MixesDB are free databases. SetSplit is free. ryser.id analyses the first set free without an account and gives every account 120 free minutes a month. setlist.id shows the first three tracks free; TrackSniff has a limited free tier.
Can any tool identify unreleased tracks?
No. A fingerprint engine can only match audio it has in its database. What differs is what the tool does next: ryser.id marks the track unknown, lets other DJs name it on public sets, and remembers the answer.