Your Live Sets deserve better than a folder called "Tracks v2 final FINAL"
Deckable scans your .als files, extracts BPM, key, plugins, and samples, then puts everything on a visual board you can actually navigate.
Deckable is a desktop project manager for Ableton Live on macOS and Windows. It auto-scans .als project files from your User Library and custom project folders, extracts metadata including BPM, key, plugins, and samples, and organizes your Ableton Live sessions on a visual kanban board alongside projects from 7 other supported DAWs. Free for 14 days, $49 one-time purchase.
The Problem
- Live Sets scattered across multiple drives with no central overview of what you have
- Collect All and Save bloats project folders with duplicate samples you can never clean up
- No way to see which plugins or samples a session uses without opening it in Ableton
- Warped audio clips and frozen tracks make it impossible to tell a project's true state from the file system
How Deckable Helps
Auto-Scan Watched Folders
BPM & Key Extraction
Deep Metadata Parsing
Sample Browser
Linked Samples
Plugin Scanner
Kanban Board
Missing Plugin Detection
Built for .als Files
File format: .als
Default location: User Library and custom project folders, typically scattered across multiple drives
Deckable scans your .als files wherever they live, extracts metadata without opening Ableton Live, and keeps everything organized in one visual library.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ableton Live
Yes. Point Deckable at any folder containing Ableton Live projects and it auto-detects every .als file. It extracts BPM, key, plugins, and linked samples, then displays everything on a visual kanban board you can sort, filter, and tag.
Deckable parses .als files to extract BPM, musical key, audio and MIDI track counts, plugin lists (VST and AU), linked sample paths, and session duration. All of this is searchable and filterable without opening Ableton.
Add each drive or folder as a watched folder in Deckable. It scans all locations simultaneously and presents every .als file in one unified library with kanban boards, grid views, and full-text search.
Yes. Deckable reads the plugin references inside each .als file and shows you exactly which VSTs and AUs each project uses. It also flags missing plugins so you know before you open a session that something is unavailable.
Absolutely. Deckable supports 8 DAWs including Ableton Live and Logic Pro. Projects from both appear in the same library, and you can filter by DAW to focus on one at a time or see everything together.
Download Deckable, add your Ableton project folders as watched folders, and hit scan. Deckable auto-detects every .als file, extracts metadata, and populates your library in seconds. No configuration or Ableton installation required.
Related reading
Ableton Live Project Organization GuideGet Deckable for Ableton Live
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