I’d like to request support for a string template feature that allows a button to add the currently playing song to a specific playlist. Additionally, the string template should support a placeholder to check if the current song is already in any playlist, enabling the button to dynamically display an “Add” icon or a green checkmark, similar to how Spotify handles this.
This would include two main enhancements:
A new string template click action to add the current track to a playlist.
A new placeholder (e.g., %in.playlist:PlaylistName% or %in.playlist:any%) that evaluates to true if the current song is already in that playlist.
Also, it would be a further nice addition if in the add to playlist page, where you have the option to create a playlist, or add the song to an existing playlist, if it managed to know if the song was already inside one of those playlists, and displayed that, so you couldn’t add a song to a playlist if it was already there
Problem solved:
Currently, there’s no quick, in-playback way to add a song to a playlist from a custom button, nor is there a way to visually indicate if a track has already been added. This makes playlist curation during playback unintuitive and forces users to stop what they’re doing and go through menus.
Brought benefits:
Allows one-tap playlist management directly from the Now Playing screen.
Provides a clear visual cue to avoid duplicate additions.
Makes Symfonium feel more interactive and dynamic, bringing it closer to the user experience offered by mainstream services like Spotify.
I understand that the “Add to Playlist” action already exists and can be placed on Now Playing and the “Favorite” button behaves like Spotify’s heart/favorite toggle.
But what I’m proposing is not just adding the action, it’s about making it smart and dynamic — allowing the button to reflect the state of whether a song is already in a specific playlist (like how Spotify shows a green check when a song is already in Liked Songs).
Symfonium already supports conditionals in string templates (e.g., play count checks) and it already has multiple custom actions when you press the button (e.g., go to album), so adding these two extra options isn’t wildly out of scope I would’ve thought.
This is aligned with existing customization goals — for people setting up unique buttons or automations, this would unlock next-level personalization.
Symfonium shines because of its niche power-user appeal so I think having customisation like this does make sense for the majority.
Spotify does not allow you to change the default playlist, it’s actually exactly like the like in Symfonium and the favorite smart playlist.
Having the button to add always to the same playlist is a specific need, people want to add the songs to different playlists or rate / favorite. The add dialog already have the count status to see if already present or not in the playlists.
The complexity in both UI / UX and code makes things not realistic for a very little gain over what is already possible.