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I got tired of waiting for Logic to open just to check what's inside old .logicx projects so I built a lightweight macOS app that lets you look inside really quickly
▲ 60 r/Logic_Studio

I got tired of waiting for Logic to open just to check what's inside old .logicx projects so I built a lightweight macOS app that lets you look inside really quickly

I've got far too many Logic projects lying around with useless titles like "new idea", "new idea 2" and "3 tracks copy". Opening each one in Logic just to remember what's inside takes forever and I've hit the "the plugin X isn't installed" problem far too many times.

I couldn't take it anymore so I built LPX Explorer: a free, open-source, read-only macOS app that opens .logicx projects and shows you what's inside... without launching Logic.

What it does:

  • Shows project metadata (key, BPM, time signature, sample rate, dates, size)
  • Lists tracks and plugins used
  • Flags which plugins are missing on your Mac so you know before opening
  • Finds similar projects by key or BPM
  • Shows plugin usage across your whole library useful when asking "which project used that random synth from 2016 in?"
  • NEW (based on request from another Reddit user): Preview audio snippets available within the `.logicx` bundle to help remember what's inside. LPX Explorer will attempt to select the best available file.

Here's a short video showing it in action: https://streamable.com/78lxh5

The app is read-only by design: the app can read .logicx data but it cannot modify it. It's an early release (v0.0.7) so please use at your own risk. LPX Explorer parses Apple's undocumented file format to understand what's inside. There are still some gaps (e.g. not all track names parse correctly, hidden vs visible tracks aren't yet distinguished and tracks don't display in Logic's UI order yet) but... I'm finding it really useful for finding out more about some of my old projects.

Would love feedback, especially edge cases: unusual project set ups, third-party plugin detection quirks, etc.

Cheers!

u/BuffaloMelodic7410 — 2 days ago
▲ 33 r/LogicPro

I built an app to see what's in Logic projects without opening them

Hi r/LogicPro,

I've got far too many Logic projects lying around with useless titles like "new idea", "new idea 2" and "3 tracks copy". Opening each one in Logic just to remember what's inside takes forever and I've hit the "the plugin X isn't installed" problem far too many times.

I couldn't take it anymore so I built LPX Explorer: a read-only macOS app that opens .logicx projects and shows you what's inside... without launching Logic.

What it does:

  • Shows project metadata (key, BPM, time signature, sample rate, dates, size)
  • Lists tracks and plugins used
  • Flags which plugins are missing on your Mac so you know before opening
  • Finds similar projects by key or BPM
  • Shows plugin usage across your whole library useful when asking "which project used that random synth from 2016 in?"

The app is read-only by design: the app can read .logicx data but it cannot modify it. It's an early release (v0.0.6) so please use at your own risk. LPX Explorer parses Apple's undocumented file format to understand what's inside. There are still some gaps (e.g. not all track names parse correctly, hidden vs visible tracks aren't yet distinguished and tracks don't display in Logic's UI order yet) but... I'm finding it really useful for finding out more about some of my old projects.

Screenshot of LPX Explorer showing the contents of a Logic Pro X project and plugin stats

(It's an open source app. Since the .logicx format isn't documented the parser is reverse-engineered. Happy to chat about that if anyone's curious.)

Would love feedback, especially edge cases: unusual project set ups, third-party plugin detection quirks, etc.

Cheers!

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u/BuffaloMelodic7410 — 3 days ago