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v20: Folder panel improvements + new Statistics screen

January 13th, 2020

We are 2 weeks into 2020, so it’s time for Music Collector 20! Today in v20, we’re bringing you 2 super useful and time-saving improvements for the folder panel, plus a brand new Statistics screen.

Quick-search the folder panel

The folder panel panel is a powerful way to browse and filter your collection. Just group by Artist, or Label, etc… click a folder and the list will give you all albums for the selected Artist or Label.

However, if your collection spans thousands of albums, that “click a folder” part is sometimes easier said than done. It may require lots of scrolling in the folder panel.

But not anymore! Version 20 introduces a new search box right above the folder panel, that lets you instantly search/filter the folder panel as you type! Just typing a few letters is often enough to bring the folder you are looking for into view:

Sort the folder panel by the counters

By default, the folders in your folder panel are sorted alphabetically. But as of today, there is another option: sort your folder panel by the counter, that is by the number of albums contained.

Sorting by the counters is a nice way to find the biggest artist in your collection, your most popular label, etc… Switch between the Alphabetical and By Count sorting using the two sort buttons to the right of the new search box:

BTW: another small (but visually very nice) tweak to the folder panel is that the counters are now in a separate column on the right (previously these were listed between parentheses right behind the folder name).

Brand-new Statistics screen

Next to the above 2 functional improvements, we have also added a brand-new infographic-style Statistics screen. This replaces the old “textual” Database Totals screen. Open the screen from the Tools menu, then “Statistics”.

In the new Statistics screen you can find totals for your collection, top 10 lists and cool statistics in the form of pie charts, line charts and bar charts.

Totals:

  • total nr of albums and artists
  • total nr of tracks
  • total runtime
  • total purchase value
  • total current value

Charts and Lists:

  • Pie chart: albums by format
  • Top 10 list: most recent additions
  • Bar chart: albums by artist
  • Line chart: albums by release year
  • Bar chart: albums by genre

Please note: the new Statistics screen only shows data for “In Collection” albums (so excludes Wish List items) and takes into account the Quantity values!

Edit Album screen: Tags is now a checkbox list

Previously a free-form text entry box, the Tags field in Edit Album is now a checkbox list for quick and easy checkboxing of applicable tags:


Recent changes

v23.1: Simplified Sort Name editing for all pick list entries August 31st, 2023 v23.0.4: Several improvements June 1st, 2023 v23.0.3: Improved Add Screen stability and Sorting / Details Panel fixes April 18th, 2023 v23.0.2: Various fixes April 6th, 2023 v23: Now supports our new CLZ Scanner barcode scanner app March 30th, 2023 v22.0.6: Various bug fixes May 30th, 2022 v22.0.5: Various bug fixes March 21st, 2022 v22.0.4: Various bug fixes March 14th, 2022 v22.0.3: Couple of bug fixes March 3rd, 2022 v22.0.2: Fixed a crash in Manage Pick Lists and a bug February 24th, 2022 v22: Configurable Pre-fill & Update from Core + WebP support February 23rd, 2022 v21.5 Improved Submit to Core system October 8th, 2021 v21.4.3: Template updates to the box set area September 30th, 2021 v21.4.2: Improved box set area in templates and some fixes September 28th, 2021 v21.4: Bar chart in folder panel background September 14th, 2021 v21.3.2: Transfer Field Data: fix for Date fields August 12th, 2021 v21.3: New “Transfer Field Data” tool August 6th, 2021 v21.2.2: A couple of fixes July 6th, 2021 v21.2: More fields now sync to CLZ Cloud / Music Connect June 16th, 2021 v21.1: New Link Discs with Core screen May 6th, 2021 v21.0.3 Extra Collection Status dropdown button in Add Screen March 17th, 2021 v21.0.2 Various improvements and fixes March 4th, 2021 v21.0: New: Pre-fill fields while adding albums January 18th, 2021 v20.6.2: Folder panel now closes fully again August 25th, 2020 v20.6 Easier access to the Manage Pick Lists screen August 24th, 2020