About Digs

Digs is a place for people who like listening to whole albums and are always on the lookout for new ones. You can add notes and tags, and share good music you find with friends. You can think of it like Goodreads, but for music.

Mainly to scratch my own itch. I’m always looking for new music to experience, and prefer listening to whole albums. So, I had albums bookmarked across Spotify, Discogs, TIDAL and more. Keeping track of all that, plus everything my friends suggested to me, quickly became a pain. I wanted one place to save it all and come back to it when I had time to listen.

I also wanted to remember what I discovered. What did I listen to for the first time last month? Which albums did I really like? I wanted to be able to look back and find those things easily.

Also, with some friends, we wanted an easy way to see those discoveries, share them between ourselves, and talk about them.

Digs fills exactly those needs for me. Turns out, other people find it useful, which is great!

I’m a programmer, and I build and maintain Digs in my spare time. That said, I like to keep my identity private, so that's all I'd like to say at this point.

Yes, all features are free to use. I run Digs as a personal project, and optional donations help cover the cost of keeping it online.

No. I don’t run ads or use tracking on Digs.

Last.fm tracks plays, whether it’s my 1st listen or my 100th. The distinction is “I played this album a lot” versus “I discovered this album and liked it.” Also, Digs is tailored for bookmarking things you want to listen to in the future.

RYM puts ratings and reviews at the center. Again, Digs is about bookmarking music I want to listen to in the future. And when I mark an album as “digged,” I’m simply saying I liked it, without deciding how many stars it deserves.

Discogs has the least overlap for me. I use it to track vinyls I own or want to buy. Although it has lists, I wanted something built around listening: tagging and rearranging what I plan to hear next, keeping track of what I’ve heard, and recommending things to friends.

Release details and artwork come from MusicBrainz, Discogs, Spotify, Bandcamp, TIDAL, Mixcloud and SoundCloud.

Just paste a MusicBrainz, Discogs, Spotify, Bandcamp, TIDAL, Mixcloud or SoundCloud link into the search bar. Digs will fetch the release details for you, and you can add it to your lists.

Yes, on some releases that have an embedded player. Those are releases coming from Spotify, Bandcamp, TIDAL, Mixcloud or SoundCloud. I don’t host any music on Digs; playback comes from those services.

Yes. Digs is a progressive web app (PWA), so you install it through your browser, not an app store. It works on Android, iPhone and iPad, with its own icon on your home screen. I’ve put the instructions on the mobile app page.

Yes. On Android, once you’ve installed the Digs app, you can share supported release links from apps like Discogs, Spotify and TIDAL, or from your browser. Choose Digs from the share menu, and the release opens ready to add to your lists.

Besides that, on desktop there's an even easier way. Found an interesting album while browsing, let's say, Discogs? The browser extension for Chrome and Firefox lets you add it straight to “Want to Listen” in just one click. It also works on other supported music sites.

Not yet. I haven’t added a way to import a whole collection from other sites. For now, you can only add releases individually by searching or pasting their links. However, if that's something that interests you, use the feedback form to indicate interest.

• Lists and activity: Public. Anyone can see them on your profile, even without an account.
• Notes: Private, only visible to you.
• Tags: Private unless you make them public through “Manage tags.”
• Recommendations and their messages: Only visible to you and the friend involved.
• Comments on release pages: Public, so keep anything personal in your notes instead.

When something is private, you’ll usually see a hint saying so.

I haven’t added an export option yet. If you’d like a copy of your data, email me and I’ll help you get it.

Go to Settings and choose “Delete my account.” This permanently removes your account, lists, notes, tags, comments and recommendations. It can’t be undone, so save anything you want to keep first.

You can make a donation to help me cover hosting and other running costs. Telling friends about Digs, reporting bugs and sharing ideas also helps a lot.

Use the feedback form to report a bug or suggest a feature. For bugs, tell me what you were trying to do and what happened. A screenshot and the browser or phone you’re using can help me figure it out.

I post updates in the changelog, including new features, improvements and fixes.