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Getting Started

From zero to digging in 4 steps.

1

Download

Grab the installer for your OS

2

Install

Run the installer and follow the steps

Open the DMG

Double-click the downloaded .dmg file. Drag Discogs Player into the Applications folder.

Launch from Applications

Open Discogs Player from Launchpad or the Applications folder. The app is signed and notarized by Apple — no Gatekeeper warnings.

Discogs Player is code-signed with a Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple. The app includes automatic updates — you'll get a notification when a new version is available.

3

Connect your Discogs

Generate an API token and paste it in the app

Generate a personal access token

Go to discogs.com/settings/developers and click "Generate new token". Copy the token.

Generate token on Discogs

Open Settings in Discogs Player

Click Settings in the bottom-right corner of the app.

Open Settings in Discogs Player

Paste your token

Find the "Discogs API Tokens" card, paste your token in the "Add Token" field, and click "+ Add".

Paste token in the app

Is my token safe?

Your token is stored locally in an encrypted database on your machine. It is never sent to any external server. You can revoke it at any time from your Discogs developer settings. You can add up to 5 tokens for better rate limit handling.

4

Get new records

Import a seller's inventory and start digging

Find a seller on Discogs

Go to any seller's page on Discogs and copy the URL from your browser.

Seller page on Discogs
Copy seller URL from browser

Click + to add a new seller

In Discogs Player, click the + button in the top-right corner.

Click + button to add a seller

Paste the URL and import

Click the + button in the top bar. Paste the seller URL, click Validate, then hit Start Import.

Paste seller URL in Import dialog
Validated seller ready to import

Watch the import progress

Go to Inventory to track the import in real time — progress bar, item count, and status.

Import progress in Inventory view

Browse, filter, listen

Once imported, all records appear in Digging. Filter by genre, style, year, price, condition, and more. Click any album to listen via YouTube. Like or skip tracks. Build your shortlist in The Bag.

You're all set

Happy digging.

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