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Hi everyone,
I’d like to share a small utility I created called M3U Generator. It’s designed to automatically generate .m3u files for multi-disc games, commonly used with emulators like RetroArch and others that support playlist-style disc switching.
💡 What it does:
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Scans a selected folder for game files (
.cue,.iso,.img,.bin). -
Groups discs belonging to the same game (based on filenames).
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Creates
.m3uplaylist files in a subfolder namedm3u. -
Optionally includes single-disc games as well.
📦 Features:
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✅ Supports subfolder-style or flat playlist paths (
..\\or current folder). -
🔍 Filter results based on a keyword (e.g., "Disc" or "CD") to process only relevant files.
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📝 Displays a log of the generated
.m3ucontent directly in the software. -
🧠 Automatically names playlists based on the first disc.
🕹 Example use case:
Let’s say you have these files:
Game Title (Disc 1).cue
Game Title (Disc 2).cue
The software will create:
m3u/Game Title (Disc 1).m3u
With content:
..\Game Title (Disc 1).cue
..\Game Title (Disc 2).cue
📥 How to use it:
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Launch the application.
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Click "Select Folder" and choose the directory where your ROMs are located.
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Optionally enter a filter term like
Discto process only multi-disc games. -
Choose path mode (relative or current folder).
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Check the "Include single-disc games" option if needed.
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Click "Start" – the
.m3ufiles will be generated in am3usubfolder. -
The output will be shown in the result textbox and also saved to 1-
m3u_results.txt.
What's New in Version 1.0.1 See changelog
Released
Added support for .dim files.
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