# Managing the queue

> View, reorder, skip, repeat, and clear the songs in your queue.

Category: Playback · Updated: 2026-09-14 · Source: https://eara.io/help-center/managing-the-queue

The queue is the list of songs that play after the current one. Anyone can view it, but you
need to be in the same voice channel as eara to change it.

## See the queue

`/queue` shows every upcoming song, with its length and who added it. To see songs that
already played, run `/queue previous:true`.

Each song has a menu button. Press it to play that song now or remove it from the queue.

[Video: Running @eara queue, opening the menu next to the first song, and pressing Remove; eara replies that the song was removed from the queue](https://eara.io/help/queue-remove.mp4)

## Skip songs

`/skip` plays the next song. To skip to a song further down, use the `to` option:

- Start typing in `to` and pick a song from the autocomplete list. It starts playing
  immediately, and the other songs stay in the queue.
- Prefix your text with `-` to search songs that already played, so you can go back to an
  earlier one.
- Add `jump:true` to also skip every song between the current one and the one you picked.

The list also has **Next** and **Previous**, to skip forward or back one song.

[Video: Running /skip, opening the to list with Next, Previous and upcoming songs, typing - to list songs that already played, picking Janice STFU, and eara replying Skipped](https://eara.io/help/queue-skip.mp4)

## Change the order

- `/move item:[song] to:[number]` moves a song to a new position. Positions start at `1`,
  so `to:1` plays the song next.
- `/remove item:[song]` removes one song from the queue, after asking you to confirm.
- `/shuffle` shuffles all upcoming songs.
- `/clear` removes every upcoming song. The current song keeps playing.

You don't need to type song names: start typing in `item` and pick the song from autocomplete.

- [Video: /move](https://eara.io/help/queue-move.mp4)
- [Video: /remove](https://eara.io/help/queue-remove-command.mp4)
- [Video: /shuffle](https://eara.io/help/queue-shuffle.mp4)
- [Video: /clear](https://eara.io/help/queue-clear.mp4)

> `/clear` only removes upcoming songs. Use `/stop` to stop playback
> and clear the queue at once.

## Repeat songs

Use `/loop` with a `mode`:

| `mode` | What repeats |
| --- | --- |
| `Song` | The current song. |
| `Queue` | The whole queue, starting over when it ends. |
| `Nothing` | Turns looping off. |

The optional `times` option sets how often to repeat: leave it empty to repeat forever, or use
a number from `1` to `32`. For example, `/loop mode:Song times:3` plays the current song
three more times, then the queue continues. Skipping the song stops the repeat.

## Keep the music playing

Playback stops when the queue runs out. To avoid that, turn on autoplay and eara will add
recommended songs based on what you've played:

`/settings autoplay value:true`

You can also crossfade between songs:

`/settings crossfade value:8`

The value is in seconds, and `value:0` turns it off. Crossfade requires Premium. See
[Server settings](/help-center/server-settings).