Editing Playlist (section)

==Computers and the Internet==
As music storage and playback using personal computers became common, the term "playlist" was adopted by various [[media player (application software)|media player]] software programs intended to organize and control music on a PC. Such playlists may be defined, stored, and selected to run either in sequence or if a random playlist function is selected, in a random order. Playlists' uses include allowing a particular desired musical atmosphere to be created and maintained without constant user interaction or allowing a variety of different styles of music to be played, again without maintenance.

Several computer playlist formats for multimedia players, such as [[PLS (file format)|PLS]], can pass a playlist or [[URL]] to the player. In the case of radio stations it can also link many audio players directly to the station's live streaming audio, bypassing any need for a web browser. (In that case, the playlist file is typically downloaded from the station's live streaming web page, if offered. The files are similar to [[Shortcut (computing)|Internet shortcut]] files in appearance and internal structure, except used by media players rather than web browsers.) 

Some [[Streaming media|Internet streaming services]], such as [[Spotify]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leighton |first1=Mackenzie |title=What are the different types of playlists on Spotify? |url=https://blog.groover.co/en/tips/types-of-playlists-spotify-en/ |website=Groover Blog |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref> [[Amazon Music]], and the defunct [[8tracks]], [[Playlist.com]] and [[Webjay]], allow users to categorize, edit, and listen to playlists online. Other sites focus on playlist creation aided by personalized song recommendations, ratings, and reviews. On certain sites, users create and share annotated playlists, giving visitors the option to read contextual information or reviewer comments about each song while listening. Some sites only allow the sharing of the playlist data with the actual music being delivered by other channels (e.g., Plurn), others provide a closed catalog of content from which the playlists can be generated, and sites like [[imeem]] allow users to upload the music to central servers to be shared and accessed by any user of the site. [[iPod]]s can also be used to build playlists.

[[Pandora Radio|Pandora]] is another music streaming service that is available on the Internet. Pandora is one of the few music services that is free (no subscription required) to users. The user can select genres that are played back at random on Pandora's playlists.