I think there’s a gap in the UI around user-configurable and informational views, especially in the library section.
A concrete use case that’s really annoying for me right now:
When I open an artist page, I want to see which albums are stored in which formats (for example, FLAC vs MP3). Something like
/library/browse/artists/{NAME} should let me quickly answer questions such as:
- Do I already have this album in FLAC, or only MP3?
- What is the match percentage for each album?
- Do I need to re-import or upgrade a specific release?
This is especially important for me because I’m currently transitioning from Lidarr to Beets, and having this information visible would be extremely helpful. Not only for migration, but also for regular day-to-day usage and library maintenance.
Right now, the Import Folder view already has some useful UI elements and metadata (see screenshot below), which is great:
However, the Artist Library view is very limited in comparison. It only shows album names, with:
- no filtering,
- no indication of audio format,
- no match percentage,
- no way to change sorting or representation (by year, release type, etc.).
In short: the import UI shows that richer metadata and, but that same level of detail is missing from the artist/album library views — where it would arguably be even more useful.
I think there’s a gap in the UI around user-configurable and informational views, especially in the library section.
A concrete use case that’s really annoying for me right now:
When I open an artist page, I want to see which albums are stored in which formats (for example, FLAC vs MP3). Something like
/library/browse/artists/{NAME} should let me quickly answer questions such as:
This is especially important for me because I’m currently transitioning from Lidarr to Beets, and having this information visible would be extremely helpful. Not only for migration, but also for regular day-to-day usage and library maintenance.
Right now, the Import Folder view already has some useful UI elements and metadata (see screenshot below), which is great:
However, the Artist Library view is very limited in comparison. It only shows album names, with:
In short: the import UI shows that richer metadata and, but that same level of detail is missing from the artist/album library views — where it would arguably be even more useful.