TrackNotes:YourPersonalDiggingNotebookonEveryRecord

How timestamps work

Type any timecode in the format minutes:seconds — like 1:20 or 0:43 — and it becomes a clickable red link. Click it and the YouTube player seeks to that exact second. No brackets, no special syntax. Just type the time and it works. This applies to both personal notes and community notes.

The +TIME button in the notes toolbar does this automatically. While a track is playing, hit +TIME and the current playback position gets stamped into your note at the cursor. If the break hits at 2:14, you capture 2:14 without typing it.

Personal notes vs community notes

Personal notes are private. Nobody else sees them. They are your working notes on a record — the things you would scribble on a post-it if you were digging in a shop. Sample points, key information, ideas for how to flip something. They auto-save as you type with a 700-millisecond debounce, so you never lose work.

Community notes are shared. Anyone with an account can leave up to two notes per track. They appear as floating cards on desktop and as a scrollable list on mobile. Timestamps in community notes are also clickable — if someone writes "break at 1:47", you click 1:47 and hear it immediately.

Rate limits keep it useful

• —20 personal notes per track — enough for detailed breakdowns
• —2 community notes per user per track — say what matters
• —50 community notes per track total — prevents flooding
• —280 characters per community note — production context, not essays
• —Flagging system — 3 flags from other users removes a note automatically

Syncs across all devices

Notes are stored in the CrateDrop database, not locally. Write a note on desktop, open the same track on your phone, and it is there. The local desktop app syncs too — same database, same notes. Everything you write is available everywhere you use CrateDrop.