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'''XML Shareable Playlist Format''' ('''XSPF'''), pronounced ''spiff'',<ref>{{cite web |url=httphttps://xspf.org/quickstart/|title=XSPF: XML Shareable Playlist Format: Quick Start|accessdateaccess-date=2009-04-23}}</ref> is an [[XML]]-based [[playlist]] format for [[digital media]], sponsored by the [[Xiph.Org Foundation]].

XSPF is a datafile format for sharing the kind of [[playlist]] that can be played on a personal computer or portable device. In the same way that any user on any computer can open any webWeb page, XSPF is intended to provide portability for playlists.

== Content resolution ==

Traditionally playlists have been composed of file paths that pointed to individual titles. This allowed a playlist to be played locally on one machine or shared if the listed file paths were URLs accessible to more than one machine (e.g., on the webWeb). XSPF's meta-data rich open format has permitted a new kind of playlist sharing called ''content resolution''.

A simple form of content resolution is the localisation of a playlist based on [[metadata]]. AAn XSPF-compliant content resolver{{huh|date=December 2011}} will open XSPF playlists and search a catalog{{Which?|date=December 2011}} for every title with <ttcode>&lt;creator&gt;</ttcode>, <ttcode>&lt;album&gt;</ttcode> and <ttcode>&lt;title&gt;</ttcode> tags, then localise the playlist to reference the available matching tracks. A catalog may reference a collection of media files on a local disk, a music subscription service like Yahoo! Music Unlimited, or some other searchable archive. The end result is shareable playlists that are not tied to a specific collection or service.

Traditionally playlists have been composed of file paths that pointed to individual titles. This allowed a playlist to be played locally on one machine or shared if the listed file paths were URLs accessible to more than one machine (e.g., on the web). XSPF's meta-data rich open format has permitted a new kind of playlist sharing called ''content resolution''.

A simple form of content resolution is the localisation of a playlist based on [[metadata]]. A content resolver{{huh|date=December 2011}} will open XSPF playlists and search a catalog{{Which?|date=December 2011}} for every title with <tt>&lt;creator&gt;</tt>, <tt>&lt;album&gt;</tt> and <tt>&lt;title&gt;</tt> tags, then localise the playlist to reference the available matching tracks. A catalog may reference a collection of media files on a local disk, a music subscription service like Yahoo! Music Unlimited, or some other searchable archive. The end result is shareable playlists that are not tied to a specific collection or service.

== Example of an XSPF 1.0 playlist ==

<sourcesyntaxhighlight lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.01" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<source lang="xml">

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<playlist version="1" xmlns="http://xspf.org/ns/0/">

<trackList>

<track>

<title>InternalWindows ExamplePath</title>

<___location>file:///C:/\music/\foo.mp3</___location>

</track>

<track>

<title>Linux Path</title>

<___location>file:///media/music/foo.mp3</___location>

</track>

<track>

<title>Relative Path</title>

<___location>music/foo.mp3</___location>

</track>

<track>

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</trackList>

</playlist>

</syntaxhighlight>

</source>

== History ==

XSPF was created by an ''ad- hoc'' working group whichthat kickedcommenced offactivities in February 2004, achieved rough consensus on version 0 in April 2004, worked on implementations and fine tuning throughout summer and fall 2004, and declared the tuned version to be version 1 in January 2005.

XSPF is not a recommendation of any standards body besides the Xiph.Org Foundation.

XSPF was created by an ad-hoc working group which kicked off in February 2004, achieved rough consensus on version 0 in April 2004, worked on implementations and fine tuning throughout summer and fall 2004, and declared the tuned version to be version 1 in January 2005.

XSPF is not a recommendation of any standards body besides Xiph.Org Foundation.

== Features ==

* A playlist format like [[M3U]] or [[Advanced Stream Redirector|ASX]]

* [[MIME]] content-type of <ttcode>application/xspf+xml</ttcode>

* A playlist format like [[M3U]] or [[Advanced Stream Redirector|ASX]]

* [[MIME]] content-type of <tt>application/xspf+xml</tt>

* Patent-free (no patents by the primary authors)

* Specification under the [[Creative Commons licenseslicense|Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.5 license]]

* XML, like [[Atom (standard)|Atom]]

* [[Unicode]] support

* [[Cross-platform]] support

== Software and web playlist converters ==

{{category see also|Media players|Tag editors}}

* [[Amarok (software)|Amarok]]

* [[Foobar2000]] (with appropriate plugin)

* [[Audacious (software)|Audacious]]

* [[Banshee (media player)|Banshee]]

* [[Clementine (software)|Clementine]]

* [[Tomahawk (software)|Tomahawk]]

* [[VLC media player]] (stand-alone player, available on every major platform)

* [[XMMS2]] (has a plugin to parse XSPF)

* [[Last.fm]] (export of playlists and personal tag radios in XSPF)

* [[Soundiiz]] (playlist converter for several streaming sites)

* [[youtube-dl]] (downloader)

==See References also==

{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}

; Other playlist file formats

* [[M3U]] - The most common playlist format

* [[PLS (file format)|PLS]] - SHOUTcast

==References==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{official website|httphttps://xspf.org/}}

* [httphttps://validator.xspf.org/ Online XSPF Validator]

{{Portal|Free software}}

* [httphttps://xspf.org/xspf-v1.htmlspec XSPF Version 1 specification].

* {{official website|http://xspf.org/}}

* [http://validator.xspf.org/ Online XSPF Validator]

* [http://xspf.org/xspf-v1.html XSPF Version 1 specification].

{{Xiph.org}}

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