If you’ve spent years organizing playlists in Apple Music or another streaming service, you can now easily transfer your playlist to your Spotify library without having to start from scratch or pay for a third-party service. Playlist transfers are now integrated into Spotify thanks to a new integration with TuneMyMusic, which makes it easy to sync, share, transfer and backup music across platforms.
To start a playlist transfer from Apple Music or another streaming service (YouTube Music, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, etc.), open the Spotify mobile app and tap Your library. Scroll to the bottom of the page, tap Import your music > Get startedand follow the on-screen prompts to connect to TuneMyMusic. You can choose which platform to transfer music from and your playlists will show in Spotify. Your playlists will remain on the original platform, as they will simply be copied to Spotify. (This feature is currently rolling out to users, so you may need to update your Spotify app.)
Data portability between music streamers has been very limited, but it’s improving: TuneMyMusic was already compatible with Spotify, but users had to sign up for a free trial with the service and were limited to just 500 songs before having to upgrade to a paid plan. (Other third-party playlist transfer tools include FreeYourMusic and Soundiiz.)
What do you think of it so far?
Apple Music has a music transfer feature built into its iOS and iPadOS (under Settings > Apps > Music) as well as the Apple Music application for Android and via the web. YouTube Music supports playlist imports and exports, but requires a third-party service for platforms that don’t allow direct transfers.
