Make room for the music.

1. Choose Start free on the landing page to create an account, or Sign in if you already have one.
2. Use Continue with Google when it is offered, or enter your email and password. New accounts must confirm the emailed link.
3. Prefer an emailed sign-in link? Choose Email me a link instead. For a forgotten password, choose Forgot password.

On a phone, the menu beside Add holds My Shelf, Hunt, Blind spots, Listening, Recap, Charts, Ask Runout AI, and Settings. The record logo takes you to the library. Choose Help / manual in either menu to return to these guides.

1. Already collect on Discogs? Start with the import guide below; import the collection before the wantlist.
2. Starting with a few records? Open Add and search, scan a barcode, or paste an exact Discogs release link.
3. Choose Have for a record you own, Want for a record to hunt, and Pass for one you have decided against.

Free catalog tools work with an account. Runout AI adds taste-based help. The public Set tool is a separate way to try Runout without signing in.

1. Open the public Set page. Enter your Discogs username, not your email or password.
2. Choose a DJ, then tap the Build button. Its morning, afternoon, or tonight label follows your clock.
3. Read the records in playing order. Use the result page’s share controls to save a card or copy its link.

The Discogs collection must be public. Runout reads up to the newest 500 records and allows three sets per visitor per local day. A large collection import uses the separate CSV flow below. Public Set pages are viewable by anyone with their link.

1. Download a collection or wantlist export from Discogs. Keep the original CSV headers and save the file on your device.
2. In Settings → Your shelf, open Bring your collection in. Tap Drop a CSV and select a file up to 2 MB and 5,000 rows.
3. Tap Preview import →. Review the totals, skipped rows, and errors before confirming. Nothing is added during the preview.
4. Confirm the import. For a large collection, keep the page open until the result appears. Import your wantlist separately afterwards.

Collection rows create Have albums and physical pressings; wantlist rows create Want albums. Matching release IDs are skipped on re-import. A matching catalog number can link a pressing you entered by hand and fill empty fields. Existing records are not downgraded by a wantlist import. Imported collection notes and condition grades stay with the pressing.

1. Drop the CSV. Runout reads your Discogs username off the file name (you can type or correct it) and pulls the cover for every record straight from your Discogs collection or wantlist, so the shelf is full on first paint.
2. Anything Discogs couldn't cover, or a private collection, is finished in the background after you leave: your own Discogs release first, then Spotify, then the Cover Art Archive. The import page shows the running count.
3. Tap Find them now → if you'd rather watch it happen, or just go to your shelf. Records still waiting wear a typeset sleeve with the artist and title until their art arrives.
4. Records nothing matched are listed on the import page. Give those a photo from their album page, choose an exact release under Edit album ▾, or tap Try one more pass →.

Cover lookups are free and don't use Runout AI asks. Saved art and your photos stay put. Keep the Discogs username field filled for the biggest win: a public collection gives 100 covers a call, with exact release matching.

1. Open Settings → Membership, or return to the import page.
2. Choose ↓ Collection CSV for owned records, or ↓ Want list CSV for wants (↓ Wantlist CSV on the import page).
3. Save the downloads somewhere you can find them. Collection exports include pressing details and condition grades.

These are data backups, not a full copy of your photos, chats, or account. Discogs does not accept these CSVs as a collection import.

1. Open Add → Search. Type an artist, album, or song and tap Search.
2. Choose the matching result. If Spotify misses the release, use Search Discogs instead → when it appears.
3. Check the draft, then choose Have, Want, or Pass to file it.

Runout checks for existing library matches. A verdict is separate from filing the record: Strong match, Maybe, or Probably skip is taste advice, not a pressing identification.

1. In Add → Search, choose Not in the list? File it by hand →.
2. Enter the Artist and Album title exactly as you want them displayed. Tap File it →.
3. Check the draft and choose its status. Add cover art and a listening link later from its album page.

Useful for local releases and records absent from the catalogs.

1. Open Add → Barcode. Tap Scan a barcode and allow camera access, or enter all the digits, including leading zeros.
2. Tap Find for a typed barcode. Compare the results by year, country, and catalog number.
3. Choose the pressing that matches your copy and file it as Have or Want.

A barcode can match several editions. Check the existing-record indicator before buying another copy.

1. Open the exact version on Discogs and copy its release link. A master page groups editions and cannot identify your copy.
2. Open Add → Discogs. Paste one release link per line, up to 20 links.
3. Choose Have · on my shelf or Want · wishlist, then use the add button that appears for your links.

Have adds the physical pressing and uses that release’s cover and tracks. Want saves the edition to hunt. Existing matches are updated instead of duplicated; an owned record stays owned.

1. Open Add → Photo. Use Tap to snap or Upload a photo instead.
2. Hold the cover flat, fill the frame, and avoid glare. Wait for the proposed artist and title.
3. Check the result and correct a wrong guess before choosing Have, Want, or Pass.

Photo identification requires Runout AI access. A sleeve photo identifies the album; use the pressing’s Discogs release link to identify the exact edition.

1. On the empty library or welcome page, review the starter packs.
2. Choose Add to want list on a pack that interests you.
3. Open Want in your library and keep or pass on the individual records.

Packs add up to 20 wants and skip existing records. Most Collected on Runout appears only when enough collectors have contributed.

1. Type in Search / records. Add another word to narrow the match.
2. Choose All, Want, Have, or Pass. Open Lanes ▾ and choose genres or custom tags; several lanes include records matching any selected lane.
3. Choose Priority to show the most important wants first, or A–Z to browse by artist.
4. Open a record’s priority edit control to choose 1 Must, 2 Strong, 3 Solid, 4 Deep, or 5 Deeper.

Tap a tier, lane, or gateway chip on a record to filter by it. Want is the useful view for shopping; Have helps check what is already on your shelf.

1. Filter the library first, then tap Select / Share (Select on a phone).
2. Tap records individually, or choose Select all for the currently shown records. Deselect or Clear resets your selection.
3. Use Share link → to create a list, or Make a list to choose tracks. Pass changes selected records to Pass; Remove deletes them after a second confirmation.

Pass keeps the record in your library. Remove erases it and its associated collection data. Check the selection and count before confirming.

1. Under Your call, choose Want, Have, or Pass. Set Priority if you want a hunting order.
2. Use edit lanes to add or remove tags; genre and custom tags can appear together.
3. Write personal reminders in Notes. They are searchable, so include a shop, recommendation, or listening memory you will remember. Tap Save notes to keep the changes.

Album notes describe the record overall. Use pressing notes for a particular physical copy. Remove from collection at the bottom of the album page requires a second confirmation.

1. Under the record’s title, tap ✎ Edit name / title.
2. Edit Artist or Title, then tap Save. Cancel leaves the displayed name as it was.

This changes the displayed text. To change the catalog match, cover, and tracklist together, use an exact Discogs release instead.

1. Open Edit album ▾ under the cover.
2. For a better Spotify match, choose Pick from Spotify manually…; Re-fetch Spotify info refreshes the current lookup.
3. For Discogs tracks, label, and art, choose Fetch album info from Discogs. To pick an edition yourself, choose Pick from Discogs manually….
4. Use Upload a photo for your own sleeve. Tap the cover to see it full size; close with ×, Escape, or the backdrop.

Your uploaded cover takes priority over catalog art. A sleeve photo does not identify a physical edition by itself. For an existing upload, Replace photo swaps it; Remove photo returns to catalog art.

1. Open Edit album ▾ → Pick from Discogs manually….
2. Paste an exact release link into Discogs release link, then tap Use release.
3. Check the refreshed artist, title, cover, and tracks.

A release with no artwork keeps the current cover. Search results in this panel update tracks and release information while keeping your current displayed name and cover.

1. Tap the record-shaped button beside the listening controls.
2. Choose a cover-color swatch or enter a Custom accent color.
3. If you set a custom color, use the reset control to return to the cover-derived color.

This color applies to this album page. Your overall app color is set separately in Settings.

1. On the album page, find Pressings and tap + Log a pressing. For an existing copy, use its edit control.
2. Choose the pressing type. Add the year, label, catalog number, country, or vinyl color you know.
3. If you have the exact Discogs version, paste its release link into Your copy on Discogs and tap Fill.
4. Add purchase date, price, store, and notes if useful. Tap Save pressing for a new copy, or Save changes when editing.

All details other than type are optional. A linked release supplies your copy’s tracklist and Discogs details. The UI distinguishes your copy from a closest match.

1. In the pressing form, set Record condition and Cover / sleeve condition. Use the grading guide beside them if needed.
2. Leave Not graded when you have not checked the copy. Covers can also be Generic or No Cover.
3. Use Choose photo for a label, colored vinyl, runout marking, or sleeve, then save the pressing.

Imported Discogs grades are retained and exported. JPEG, PNG, WebP, and GIF photos are accepted; the app resizes them before upload. Pressing photos are private to your account. Public profile and list pages do not expose your prices or private pressing notes.

1. Open My Shelf. Choose Big covers, Medium covers, Compact list, or Table view.
2. Choose Alpha, Date added, or Random ↻. Tap Random ↻ again to reshuffle.
3. With more than 20 records, use the shelf search and Lanes filter to narrow the view.

View and sort choices are remembered in this browser. Date added uses the day the record joined your shelf, which can differ from the day it joined your wantlist.

1. Choose Table view on My Shelf.
2. Tap Artist, Title, Lanes, Year, or Spins to sort that column; tap again to reverse the order.
3. On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every column. Tap a row to open the album.

Spins are the plays you manually logged. The notes column can include album and pressing notes; it belongs to your private shelf.

1. With Runout AI, use Write the missing… in the shelf header to fill museum-style summaries for owned records.
2. For a large shelf, continue with Write the next 25. Use ↻ Rewrite card on a tile to update one summary.
3. Tap Share shelf to copy the public profile link once you have enabled your runout page in Settings.

The shelf stays usable without summaries. Writing or rewriting them uses Runout AI; choosing views, sorting, and sharing are free.

1. On an album, choose edit lanes. Add an existing tag, remove one with ×, or type a new name and choose + Create.
2. For collection-wide changes, open Settings → Your shelf → Manage lanes.
3. Rename, remove, or change whether a lane is a genre. Run auto-cleanup splits mixed tags and normalizes common genre spellings.

Removing a lane removes its tag from the records; it does not remove the records. Choose clear names you would search for, such as Sunday morning.

1. Open an owned record and tap Played today?.
2. Played the whole record again? Tap ✓ Played today or ✓ Played ×N to add another spin.
3. Tap the minus button to take back one spin from today. Removing the last spin clears today’s entry for that record.

Dates follow your local day. This is a manual log, not automatic turntable detection, a rating, or a timer.

1. Open Listening from the navigation, or tap Last spun beneath an owned record.
2. Use List for newest entries and Calendar to see covers by day. The current month starts in List; past months start in Calendar.
3. Choose Previous month or Next month to browse. In Calendar, tap a day with records to see its entries and spin counts below.
4. Use Newer / Older in long lists, or Show more records on a busy calendar day.

The summary counts different records, total spins, and listening days. Your play history is private.

1. Tap Surprise in the navigation (inside the menu on a phone).
2. Wait for the crate to reveal one record from your owned shelf. Tap its sleeve to open the album.
3. Use Roll again or swipe for another pick. Close with Escape or the backdrop.

Surprise is free. Recently played records are less likely to repeat. It does not mark a record as played.

1. Open My Shelf → What should I play?. Enter a mood such as dinner with friends, or leave it blank.
2. Choose a DJ and a Lean lane, or keep DJ’s choice. Tap Build tonight’s set → (the label changes with the time of day).
3. Follow the five records in playing order. Re-roll rebuilds the set; Start over clears it and restores the controls.
4. Use Share the set for an image preview. With Spotify connected, Spotify playlist creates a private playlist; the saved button becomes Open in Spotify.

The set uses your shelf, taste, notes, clock, and recent plays. It is remembered in this browser for that part of the day.

1. Open Settings → Listening and choose Spotify or Tidal for Listen links.
2. To create playlists and provide Spotify listening context to Runout AI, choose Connect Spotify and complete Spotify’s consent screen.
3. Return to Settings to check the connection, reconnect if permissions need refreshing, or disconnect.

Tidal uses search links; playlist creation and Spotify listening signals are Spotify-only. Spotify’s recent-history feed is limited, so it is not a complete archive of past listening. Profile and shared-list Listen links follow their owner’s service choice.

1. Open Tracks on an album or a library card.
2. If tracks are missing, use the fetch control. If they are wrong, choose Refetch from Discogs.
3. For an exact copy, link your pressing to its Discogs release, then refetch.

Tracks use Discogs side and position labels when available. Listen opens a streaming page; it does not mark the record as played.

1. Filter your library, or use Select / Share (Select on a phone) to choose records. Tap Make a list.
2. Choose First for the opening tracks, Shuffle for a random mix, or Top for Spotify popularity. Set one to five tracks per album.
3. Tap Generate list →. Use Copy for Artist, Title lines, or Copy URLs for Spotify track links. Paste the URLs into a Spotify desktop playlist, or use the plain list in your preferred playlist importer.

This uses Spotify catalog matches and does not spend a Runout AI ask. It does not create a playlist in your account for you. Review any records skipped because they lack a Spotify match.

1. Open Recap and use the month arrows to choose a month.
2. Tap the spending total to see the receipts. Spending only includes the purchase prices you logged for that month.
3. Read Where the month came from for pickups by pressing decade, labeled 1960s, 1970s, and so on.
4. Tap Albums on the turntable to open that month’s listening calendar. Bigger record dots mean more logged spins on that day.

Estimated hours multiply complete album runtimes by your logged spins. A partial label means only some spins have complete runtimes; it is not timed listening. The haul has All / Have / Want filters. Spotify rotation, when connected, is separate from your vinyl log.

1. Under The read, use the write button for a short Runout AI recap. While the month is open, ↻ Rewrite with the month so far refreshes it.
2. Use ↑ Share card to preview and save a story image, or the ↗ copy control for the plain-text summary.
3. After the month closes, find What Runout AI learned and tap ✦ Read the month. Review the observations and edit Notes for Runout AI.
4. Choose Teach Runout AI only when the draft is accurate. It adds one dated paragraph to its taste notes; each month can be taught once.

A closed month’s written recap stays fixed. Share controls create a preview or download; you decide where to post the image.

1. Open Store trip. Enter a Budget and Mood / focus if you want a limit or direction.
2. Set Hunting how many, then tap Build the hunt list.
3. Follow the ordered targets and check any alternates if a target is unavailable. Mark a record Found as you go.
4. Use the share-card control to save the hunt list; open the library’s Want view to see the full list.

Found is a checklist for this plan. Mark the album Have and log its pressing after buying it. Plans are saved in this browser; suggested prices and availability are guidance, not live stock checks.

1. Search the library for the artist and title; open Have to check owned copies.
2. For an unfamiliar record, use Add → Search or Barcode and inspect the proposed match.
3. With Runout AI, ask Would I like this? on the draft, or open an album chat to compare editions. Check the pressing details before you pay.

Catalog checks are free. The Runout AI verdict is Strong match, Maybe, or Probably skip, grounded in your collection; it cannot verify the condition of the sleeve in your hands.

1. Open Settings → Runout AI. Edit Taste profile with favorite records, genres, listening moods, and what you avoid.
2. Adjust lane sliders from 1 to 5; 3 is neutral. Save your profile.
3. For guided questions, open Take the taste interview, complete the questions, review the drafted profile, and save it.

You can retake the interview. Its basic composed profile is available without a Runout AI rewrite; polishing with Runout AI uses an ask.

1. In Settings → Runout AI, choose a voice: The Clerk, The Snob, The Old Head, The Gatekeeper, The Hype Man, The Burnout, or The Detective.
2. In Runout AI’s notes, tap Generate the first time, Refresh for a new read of your collection, or Clear to remove the running notes. Your handwritten profile is separate.
3. Under Re-rank the Wants, tap Re-prioritize wishlist to reset wantlist priorities against your current taste.

Voices change chats and DJ sets. They do not change factual catalog data. The structured editorial tools and similar picks use their own format.

1. Open Ask Runout AI. Enter a mood, direction, or comparison, or use a preset.
2. Check New to me only to exclude records already on your shelf or wantlist. Tap Ask Runout AI.
3. Review the picks and their reasons. + Add to Want keeps a pick; Skip dismisses it. Share the picks makes a card. Ask again gets fresh picks; Start over clears the prompt and picks.

Free accounts can spend their remaining trial asks on recommendations and verdicts. A suggested record is not automatically a purchase or an owned album.

1. Open the album’s Runout AI chat. Choose a prompt such as what should I listen for?, or type your own question and tap Ask.
2. Use album details for a structured fact sheet. The voice picker changes the chat voice; Clear chat × starts that conversation again.
3. At the bottom of the album page, review Similar picks. Add a companion to your wants or skip it; Re-roll replaces the pair and Share the picks makes a card.
4. For collection-wide questions, open My Shelf → Ask your shelf. Ask about counts, genres, gaps, or what to play.

Editorial blocks on the album can be filled or refreshed with Rewrite with Runout AI. Archive introductions and linked Wikipedia articles appear when catalog sources are available, without a Runout AI ask.

1. Open Blind spots. Add at least ten records to your library before running an audit.
2. Tap Run the audit. Read the findings and the five proposed records.
3. + Add to Want keeps a recommendation; Skip dismisses it. Use ↑ Share card for the report, or rerun the audit after the collection changes.

An audit is a suggestion about taste, not a requirement to collect every genre. Accepted and skipped picks give Runout AI more context.

1. Open Charts to see Most Collected and Most Wanted across Runout collectors.
2. Read the count beside each record: shelves for owned records, lists for wanted records.
3. If a record interests you, open Add → Search to find and file it in your own library.

Charts use aggregate collection activity. They do not reveal another collector’s private notes or prices.

1. In the library, filter and tap Select / Share (Select on a phone). Choose the records.
2. Tap Share link →. Enter a Title and an optional Note, then choose Generate link.
3. Copy the result and send it to a friend. Download the share card if you want a story image.

The public list shows album names, covers, and listening links. Its title and note are public to link holders, so write them for that audience. Later collection edits do not update this snapshot.

1. Open Settings → Your runout page. Choose a display name and a unique page slug, then enable the public page and save.
2. Use the preview link to check the page before sharing it. Share shelf on My Shelf copies its URL.
3. With Runout AI, generate or rewrite the collection synopsis. Choose whether to show the synopsis on the public page.
4. Turn the public page off and save when you want the profile link to stop showing your shelf.

Public pages show collection stats and album lists. Personal album notes, pressing notes, prices, and private pressing photos stay out. Search and lanes appear on larger profiles.

1. In Settings → Your shelf, choose up to three owned albums for On Repeat. Add an optional blurb and save each slot.
2. Use Clear on a slot to remove it. Runout AI can write an optional blurb.
3. In Your runout page, upload a profile photo to show on the public page.

The chosen albums and blurbs appear on your public page when it is enabled. These are your own picks; they are separate from Spotify’s listening signals.

1. Open Settings → Connections. Enter a label such as siri or claude and choose Mint a token.
2. Copy the token when it appears; it is only shown once. Store it privately.
3. Expand Wire up Claude (MCP), Wire up ChatGPT (MCP), or Ask Siri about your shelf and follow the instructions for your client.
4. Revoke a token here to remove that connection’s access.

Connections can read your collection and add records to your shelf or wantlist. Never include a token or a URL containing it in a shared screenshot or message. Shelf checks and adds are free; taste verdicts use your Runout AI allowance when available.

1. In Apple Shortcuts, create Check my runout and add Dictate Text.
2. Add Get Contents of URL for https://myrunout.com/api/connect/ask. Choose POST with JSON body q = Dictated Text. Set Authorization to Bearer followed by your token.
3. Add Get Dictionary Value with key answer, then Speak Text.
4. Try a shelf check, such as Do I have Pinkerton by Weezer?, or an explicit add command, such as Add Violator to my wishlist.

The Settings panel contains the full setup. Alexa and Google Home require your own custom skill or webhook; Runout does not supply a one-tap integration.

1. If you use a compatible shelf display, open Settings → Connections → Device idle animation.
2. Choose Spectrum, Bars, VU Needle, Scope, Tunnel, or Off.

This changes what a connected device draws between records. It does not set up or connect the hardware for you.

1. Open Settings from the account menu (or the phone’s navigation menu).
2. Use Look & feel, Listening, Runout AI, Your shelf, Your runout page, Connections, Talk back, or Membership to jump to that group.
3. Under Talk back → The suggestion box, choose Suggestion or Something broke. Describe the issue and tap Drop it in the box.

Include the page, what you tapped, and what you expected. Feedback is sent with your account email so the builder can reply.

1. Open Settings → Look & feel. Choose a preset in Pick your color, or use the custom hex field.
2. Turn Reading mode on for larger text and brighter muted labels.
3. On a free account, enable Hide the unlock cards if you want cleaner album pages.

These choices affect your account’s app view. Reading mode is separate from the per-album color picker.

1. Open an album and choose ⛶ Present.
2. Use your device or browser’s normal AirPlay, casting, or screen-sharing controls to put the display on a TV.
3. Press Escape or × to leave Present.

Present is a fullscreen album view. Your device handles the connection to the TV; Runout does not include its own casting service.

1. Open Settings → Membership to check your plan and its renewal or end date.
2. Choose Unlock Runout AI to upgrade. On the upgrade page, enter an invite code under Have an invite code? and tap Redeem when offered.
3. Paid subscribers can choose Manage billing to update a card or cancel in Stripe.

Cancellation keeps Runout AI access until the paid period ends. Catalog, imports, exports, pressings, listening logs, public pages, lists, charts, and recap numbers remain free. Member Runout AI allowance resets at midnight UTC; free trial asks are a small lifetime allowance. Invite access applies only to eligible accounts. For refunds, read the Terms linked at the bottom of this manual. An eligible invite link can also apply after you sign up or sign in.

1. As a Runout AI member, scroll to the footer of a public runout page or shared list.
2. Choose Share with a friend → three months off. On a supported phone, use the share sheet; elsewhere the message is copied.
3. Send the message and its displayed code to your friend. They enter the referral code at Stripe checkout for their first year.

A referral promotion discounts the first-year purchase. It is separate from a code entered in the Have an invite code? box, which can grant a period of Runout AI access.

1. In Settings → Membership, download Collection CSV and Want list CSV first.
2. If you intend to close the account permanently, choose Delete my account.
3. Read the confirmation, type DELETE, and choose Delete everything only when you are ready.

Deletion cancels the subscription and erases your account’s records, notes, photos, and lists. It cannot be undone. A CSV keeps catalog data, not a complete restore of the account.

1. For blank covers after a CSV import, return to Settings → Your shelf → Bring your collection in and continue cover searches.
2. For the wrong sleeve, use Edit album ▾ to pick a catalog match or upload your own photo.
3. For a wrong tracklist, link your exact Discogs pressing and choose Refetch from Discogs in Tracks.
4. For a failed pressing photo, open the pressing’s edit form and upload the photo again.

Cover lookups can miss obscure editions. Your records have still been imported even if their art is incomplete.

1. Check your Taste profile and lane sliders in Settings → Runout AI.
2. Clear and Refresh Runout AI’s notes when they no longer reflect your collection. For a public synopsis, use its rewrite control.
3. If a daily Runout AI budget message appears, wait for the midnight UTC reset. If free trial asks are used up, membership unlocks more Runout AI use.

Search, shelf, catalog checks, listening logs, charts, and free recap numbers continue to work. For persistent errors, use The suggestion box.