diff --git a/src/control.html b/src/control.html
index 846c2ed..2b6df82 100644
--- a/src/control.html
+++ b/src/control.html
@@ -109,9 +109,15 @@
         <label>Libreria effetti <span id="effects-count"></span></label>
         <div class="row">
           <button id="auto-vj" title="L'Auto VJ ascolta il brano (energia, BPM, drop) e cambia effetto da solo a tempo di musica">🤖 Auto VJ</button>
+          <select id="av-mode" title="Da quali famiglie pesca l'Auto VJ">
+            <option value="smart">🎩 Smart (segue il mood)</option>
+            <option value="all">🌐 Tutte le famiglie</option>
+            <option value="custom">🎯 Solo famiglie scelte…</option>
+          </select>
           <select id="effect-family"><option value="-1">Tutte le famiglie</option></select>
           <input type="text" id="effect-search" class="textfield" placeholder="Cerca effetto…" />
         </div>
+        <div id="av-fams" class="av-fams hidden"></div>
         <div id="effect-list" class="effect-list"></div>
       </section>
 
diff --git a/src/control.js b/src/control.js
index 472ca23..5c0fde7 100644
--- a/src/control.js
+++ b/src/control.js
@@ -17,8 +17,42 @@ function applyEffect(effect) {
 }
 
 // Auto VJ: the output-side director picks presets in time with the music.
+// avMode: 'smart' = curated mood pools, 'all' = every family, 'custom' = the
+// user's checklist. Persisted in localStorage.
 let autoVjOn = false;
-$('#auto-vj').addEventListener('click', () => send({ type: 'autoVj', on: !autoVjOn }));
+let avCfg = { mode: 'smart', families: [] };
+try { avCfg = Object.assign(avCfg, JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('autovj') || '{}')); } catch (e) {}
+
+function avSend(on) { send({ type: 'autoVj', on, mode: avCfg.mode, families: avCfg.families }); }
+function avSave() {
+  localStorage.setItem('autovj', JSON.stringify(avCfg));
+  if (autoVjOn) avSend(true); // re-push the new config while running
+}
+function renderAvFams() {
+  const box = $('#av-fams');
+  box.classList.toggle('hidden', avCfg.mode !== 'custom');
+  if (avCfg.mode !== 'custom') return;
+  box.innerHTML = '';
+  EFFECTS.families.forEach((name) => {
+    const l = document.createElement('label');
+    l.className = 'av-fam' + (avCfg.families.includes(name) ? ' on' : '');
+    const c = document.createElement('input');
+    c.type = 'checkbox'; c.checked = avCfg.families.includes(name);
+    c.addEventListener('change', () => {
+      avCfg.families = c.checked
+        ? avCfg.families.concat(name)
+        : avCfg.families.filter((f) => f !== name);
+      l.classList.toggle('on', c.checked);
+      avSave();
+    });
+    l.appendChild(c); l.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' ' + name));
+    box.appendChild(l);
+  });
+}
+$('#av-mode').value = avCfg.mode;
+$('#av-mode').addEventListener('change', (e) => { avCfg.mode = e.target.value; renderAvFams(); avSave(); });
+renderAvFams();
+$('#auto-vj').addEventListener('click', () => avSend(!autoVjOn));
 
 // --- Library browser (hundreds of presets, filterable) ---
 const familySel = $('#effect-family');
diff --git a/src/output.js b/src/output.js
index 0d614ab..ffbc2dc 100644
--- a/src/output.js
+++ b/src/output.js
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ djv.onControl(async (m) => {
       break;
     case 'autoVj':
       autoVj = !!m.on;
+      if (m.mode) avMode = m.mode;
+      avFamilies = Array.isArray(m.families) ? m.families : avFamilies;
       if (autoVj) { avLastSwitch = 0; avBeatMark = audio.beatCount || 0; }
       djv.report({ type: 'autoVj', on: autoVj });
       break;
@@ -480,10 +482,19 @@ const AV_POOLS = {
   peak: ['Julia', 'Iperspazio', 'Tunnel', 'Moiré', 'Fluido Anello', 'Fluido Fuoco',
     'Vortice', 'Griglia Neon', 'Cristalli']
 };
+let avMode = 'smart', avFamilies = []; // 'smart' | 'all' | 'custom'
 function avPick(mood) {
-  const fams = AV_POOLS[mood] || AV_POOLS.groove;
-  const cands = window.EFFECTS.list.filter(e => fams.indexOf(e.familyName) >= 0 &&
-    (mood === 'peak' ? e.speed >= 1.0 : e.speed <= 1.4) && avRecent.indexOf(e.name) < 0);
+  // Family pool: smart = curated per-mood lists; custom = the user's checklist
+  // (mood still shapes the speed variant); all = no family restriction.
+  let fams = null;
+  if (avMode === 'smart') fams = AV_POOLS[mood] || AV_POOLS.groove;
+  else if (avMode === 'custom' && avFamilies.length) fams = avFamilies;
+  const speedOk = (e) => (mood === 'peak' ? e.speed >= 1.0 : e.speed <= 1.4);
+  let cands = window.EFFECTS.list.filter(e => (!fams || fams.indexOf(e.familyName) >= 0) &&
+    speedOk(e) && avRecent.indexOf(e.name) < 0);
+  // A tight custom list can exhaust the speed filter: retry without it.
+  if (!cands.length) cands = window.EFFECTS.list.filter(e =>
+    (!fams || fams.indexOf(e.familyName) >= 0) && avRecent.indexOf(e.name) < 0);
   const e = cands.length ? cands[Math.floor(Math.random() * cands.length)] : window.EFFECTS.list[0];
   avRecent = [e.name].concat(avRecent).slice(0, 6); // don't repeat the last few
   return e;
diff --git a/src/style.css b/src/style.css
index 69c1e13..e3c8b55 100644
--- a/src/style.css
+++ b/src/style.css
@@ -799,3 +799,8 @@ kbd {
 
 /* Auto VJ toggle */
 #auto-vj.vj-on { background: #2e7d32; border-color: #4caf50; color: #fff; }
+.av-fams { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; margin: 6px 0 10px; }
+.av-fams.hidden { display: none; }
+.av-fam { font-size: 11px; padding: 4px 8px; border: 1px solid #444; border-radius: 8px; cursor: pointer; opacity: .75; }
+.av-fam.on { border-color: #4caf50; background: rgba(76,175,80,.15); opacity: 1; }
+.av-fam input { display: none; }