Ability to modify file extensions and quality types related to those extensions #4363

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opened 2026-02-20 03:04:15 -05:00 by deekerman · 0 comments

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2026-02-20 03:04:15 -05:00

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Originally created by @miztahsparklez on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026).

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing open and closed issues

I have a large local collection of AIF/AIFF formatted tracks but would like to leverage Lidarr to manage metadata/file naming. While it seems like these tracks can be imported by Lidarr, they are all listed as “unknown” quality. I would like the ability to change/create a new quality type so that Lidarr won’t try to accidentally upgrade this file. I prefer this file type over WAV due to the additional metadata that it has, which also works well in the players and hardware that I use.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would seem like for this to work, there just needs to be a UI that wraps around this file and perhaps some edits to the quality definition page.
github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr@6e43d8a4fe

I think this feature can also open up the ability for people to tweak their quality profiles as well, especially since other people are asking for additional file format support for various things, having a way to edit this ourselves would reduce the development burden going forward.

Describe alternatives you've considered

manual management, third party software

Anything else?

alternatively, if there’s a way to edit these files via linux terminal, I’d be happy to do this myself.

Originally created by @miztahsparklez on GitHub (Feb 10, 2026). ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing open and closed issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe I have a large local collection of AIF/AIFF formatted tracks but would like to leverage Lidarr to manage metadata/file naming. While it seems like these tracks can be imported by Lidarr, they are all listed as “unknown” quality. I would like the ability to change/create a new quality type so that Lidarr won’t try to accidentally upgrade this file. I prefer this file type over WAV due to the additional metadata that it has, which also works well in the players and hardware that I use. ### Describe the solution you'd like It would seem like for this to work, there just needs to be a UI that wraps around this file and perhaps some edits to the quality definition page. https://github.com/Lidarr/Lidarr/commit/6e43d8a4fea12b094486e79b7b90cde1943f43ff I think this feature can also open up the ability for people to tweak their quality profiles as well, especially since other people are asking for additional file format support for various things, having a way to edit this ourselves would reduce the development burden going forward. ### Describe alternatives you've considered manual management, third party software ### Anything else? alternatively, if there’s a way to edit these files via linux terminal, I’d be happy to do this myself.