Made for DJs, by DJs

Back up your Serato crates as real folders.

CrateVault mirrors your entire Serato library to any drive and rebuilds your crate hierarchy as real, browsable folders — every track filed exactly where it belongs.

Free to try macOS 14+ Apple-notarized
Never deletes your files
Up to 16× parallel copies
Re-runs in minutes
Works fully offline
Built for real libraries

Everything a DJ's backup should do

Thousands of tracks across hundreds of crates, on internal or external drives — handled.

Crates → real folders

Your full Serato hierarchy, rebuilt on any drive with the right tracks inside each folder. Open it in Finder — it just makes sense.

2K23 Dancehall/
♪ Skeng – Protocol.mp3
♪ Valiant – Dunce.mp3
Reggaeton/
♪ Feid – Classy 101.mp3

Multi-threaded

Up to 16 parallel copies, tunable 1–32 for SSD or a single spinning drive.

Lightning re-runs

Unchanged files are skipped instantly. Nightly backups finish in minutes.

Never deletes

Add & update only. Nothing on your destination is ever removed.

De-duplicate

Store shared tracks once and hard-link them into every crate to save space.

External-drive ready, with a safety net

Libraries kept on an external SSD resolve correctly, and a free-space preflight confirms it all fits before a single byte is written.

See it in action

Four steps, start to finish

From your Serato library to a fully organized backup on any drive.

CrateVault
2K23 Dancehall 312
HH-MB Yearly 1.2k
Latin Hall 488
Reggaeton 357
Library loaded
46 crates · 5,437 track references in ~/Music/_Serato_
Destination
No destination selectedChoose…
Step 1

Load your library

Point CrateVault at your Serato folder — on your Mac or an external drive — and it reads every crate instantly.

CrateVault — Options
2K23 Dancehall 312
Latin Hall 488
Throwbacks 640
Reggaeton 357
Options
Copy into every crate folder
De-duplicate (store once + hard-link)
Re-copy only changed files
Parallel copies 16
Step 2

Pick crates & options

Choose exactly which crates to back up, then tune duplicate handling and copy speed for your drive.

CrateVault — Backing up
2K23 Dancehall 312
Latin Hall 488
Reggaeton 357
Copying files…3,712 / 5,437
68%112 MB/s · 2 min left
3,560 copied120 linked32 skipped
Step 3

Run it — fast

Up to 16 parallel copies with live throughput, ETA, and per-file counts. Re-runs skip unchanged files automatically.

Finder — Backup Drive
📁 2K23 Dancehall
Skeng - Protocol.mp3
Valiant - Dunce Cheque.mp3
📁 Latin Hall
Feid - Classy 101.mp3
📁 Reggaeton
Bad Bunny - Monaco.flac
Step 4

Your crates, as folders

The backup mirrors your hierarchy exactly — real folders you can browse, copy, or load anywhere.

How it works

From install to backup in minutes

Download & open

Grab the notarized app, point it at your Serato folder, and browse your crates — free.

Unlock in the app

When you're ready to back up, a quick one-time unlock — no accounts, no store.

Choose a drive & go

Pick crates, pick a destination, hit Start — and watch the live progress fly.

One price, yours forever

No subscription. No account.

Download free, explore your whole library, and unlock unlimited backups with a single one-time purchase — right inside the app.

  • Unlimited backups, forever
  • Every feature unlocked — no tiers
  • Free updates within 1.x
$49.99
ONE-TIME · UNLOCK IN APP
Download for Mac

Free to try — unlock whenever you're ready.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Can I try it before I buy? +

Yes. The download is free — install CrateVault, load your Serato library, and browse all your crates. A license is only required to actually run a backup, and you unlock it right inside the app.

What are the system requirements? +

macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later, on Apple Silicon or Intel. The app is signed with Apple Developer ID and notarized, so it opens with no security warnings.

Will it ever delete my files? +

Never. CrateVault only adds or updates files on the destination. Nothing is ever deleted — even if you remove a crate in Serato, its backed-up copy stays put.

My Serato library is on an external drive. Does that work? +

Yes — CrateVault resolves track paths against the drive your library lives on, so external-drive libraries back up correctly.

How is the license tied to my Mac? +

Your license unlocks one Mac. If you replace or upgrade your machine, get in touch and we'll move it over for you.

Is this affiliated with Serato? +

No. CrateVault is an independent tool that reads your local Serato crate files. Serato is a trademark of its respective owner.

Your library deserves a real backup.

Download CrateVault, see your crates rebuilt as folders, and never fear a dead drive again.

Download for Mac