MusicBee TrueShuffle

Download MusicBee TrueShuffle

v1.0.25.1229 ALLEGEDLY STABLE

Released: December 2025

Package	Contents	Download
Plugin DLL Ready to use	mb_trueshuffle.dll	Download
Source Code Build it yourself	12 source files	Source

View Changelog (fair warning: it's absurd)

Installation

Download the ZIP file above and extract it.

Copy mb_trueshuffle.dll to your MusicBee plugins folder:

Close and reopen MusicBee to load the plugin.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Plugins and enable TrueShuffle.

Go to View > Arrange Panels, find TrueShuffle in the list, and add it to your layout to see shuffle progress.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Plugins
Find TrueShuffle and click Configure
Set your play threshold (when does a track count as "played"?):
- 30 seconds - Quick skip detection
- 50% - Default, balanced
- 75% - Most of the track
- Full track - Must hear the whole song
Enable Auto-reset if you want to automatically start over when you've heard everything
Click Save

A dockable panel shows your progress through your library:

To start fresh, use Tools > TrueShuffle: Reset from the menu, or click the Reset button in the panel or configuration screen.

Component	Requirement
Operating System	Windows 7/8/10/11
MusicBee	MusicBee 3.1 or later
Framework	.NET Framework 4.8 (included with Windows 10+)

Shuffle state is stored in:

%AppData%\MusicBee\mb_trueshuffle\state.json

To completely reset, delete this folder.

Issue	Solution
Plugin not showing	Verify DLL is in correct Plugins folder. Check MusicBee error log.
Progress not saving	Check write permissions to `%AppData%\MusicBee\`
Tracks not being marked	Ensure you're playing past your configured threshold
Wrong track count	Reset progress - the plugin will rescan your library

MusicBee TrueShuffle