.PLS

Introduction

PLS is a plain-text playlist format in the style of a Windows INI file. It came from the Winamp player and the SHOUTcast streaming system, and internet radio stations still offer .pls links to tune in. Each entry can carry a title and a length as well as the file path or URL.

Structure

The file starts with a [playlist] section header. Entries are numbered from 1: File1 gives the path or URL, Title1 an optional display title and Length1 the length in seconds, with -1 for a stream of no fixed length. NumberOfEntries gives the count and Version=2 marks the format version.

[playlist]
File1=https://radio.example.com/stream
Title1=Example Radio
Length1=-1
File2=Music/First Song.mp3
Title2=Artist Name - First Song
Length2=215
NumberOfEntries=2
Version=2

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