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How to transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music
With so many options for music streaming services, it’s likely you’ve considered switching to a new one. Maybe a musician you really like is only on one service, or another one has better features. If you don’t want to lose all your perfectly curated playlists, you could manually build up all your playlists again, but that could take years and a ton of determination. You could also start from scratch—new subscription, new you! But if you’re like most people, you’ll want to find a way to transfer your playlists automatically. Here’s how to transfer your Spotify playlists to Apple Music, and how to transfer playlists from many other popular services as well.
Editor’s note: this article was updated on May 8, 2024, to provide step-by-step instructions on the transfer process.
How does transferring music work?
First, you’ll need to choose a service to use to transfer your playlists, since playlist transferring isn’t a built-in or automatic feature on Apple Music. Popular options are Soundiiz and Tune My Music, both of which will ask for the source you want to transfer from, which playlists you want to transfer, and where you want them to go. These services work by scanning the metadata from the tracks in your playlists, and matching it to music in the database of the streaming service you’re transferring them to. Because of this, errors can occur, especially with more obscure artists with very little or incorrect metadata. However, this is generally rare, and you can manually fix these issues when they happen.
When you’re transferring Spotify playlists to Apple Music, or between any two services, the transferring service needs access to both your music accounts, which might be concerning if you never share your passwords. Thankfully, these third parties only get access to specific information, and you can revoke permission at any time after using them in their various settings pages. You can also revoke third-party permissions through the settings menu on any streaming service. On Spotify, you’ll have to go to the site on your browser, since you can’t access permissions through the app alone.
While there are a lot of services that can help you transfer your playlists between streaming platforms, for the purposes of this article, we’ll be using Soundiiz to show you how it’s done.
How do you transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music?
Converting Spotify playlists to Apple Music is really easy with the services available. We’ll use Soundiiz for this guide, but the process is essentially the same for other services like Tune My Music.
- Open your web browser and go to the Soundiiz website.
- Click “Start for free” and sign in with your preferred service. You can also create an account manually with an email and password.
- Once you’re all set up, hit the “Transfer” button in the top right corner.
- Hit “Select source” and click “Spotify.” This will redirect you to the Spotify website, where you can log in with your account. Make sure to agree to the permissions; Soundiiz requires these to copy your playlist information over to Apple Music. Once done, you will be redirected to the home page. If you forgot to agree to the permissions, you can always change them in your respective apps.
- Hit “Select destination” and click “Apple Music.” Similar prompts will appear on the screen; just make sure you allow access. Once you’re back on the home page, click the green “Start” button in the center.
- On the next screen, click “Playlists,” then select the playlists you’d like to transfer and click “Confirm my selection.” You can then change the playlist name and description (if you so choose). Once you’re done, click ‘Save configuration.”
- Finally, you can choose what tracks you’d like to transfer. Once done, click “Confirm” and the playlist will begin to transfer. Give it a few minutes (depending on the length of your playlist) and voilà!
After that, your Apple Music will be exactly how you want it. You can scan it to see if it missed anything or made any errors. You can then revoke permissions for Soundiiz on both Spotify and Apple Music.
How do you transfer playlists between other platforms?
You can use Soundiiz to convert playlists between virtually any music service out there. The process is generally the same for all of them, but we’ve included a few of the more common use cases below:
How do you transfer TIDAL playlists to Apple Music?
Transferring TIDAL playlists is a similar process to converting ones from Spotify. On Soundiiz, choose TIDAL as the service you’re transferring playlists from. Then, select the playlists you want to transfer, and choose Apple Music to transfer the playlists to.
You’ll get a prompt to give Soundiiz permissions for both applications. You’ll need to accept this for both TIDAL and Apple Music to transfer your music.
Once you’ve given Soundiiz, it’ll work to transfer your playlists. Once this is done, you can check to make sure your music is transferred without issue. Lastly, you can revoke third-party permissions in your Apple Music settings.
How do you transfer Amazon Music playlists to Apple Music?
If you’re an Amazon Music user, the process is the same as above. To transfer your Amazon Music playlists to Apple Music, using Soundiiz, choose Amazon Music as the source, select the playlists you want to convert and choose Apple Music as those playlists’ destination.
You will get a prompt about third-party app permissions on both apps for Soundiiz, which you’ll have to accept for the service to read your metadata and move the songs.
Once you’ve done that, you can sit back and it’ll move your playlists in minutes!
How do you transfer YouTube Music playlists to Apple Music?
YouTube Music users can also easily convert playlists to Apple Music. You can transfer your YouTube Music playlists to Apple Music using Soundiiz by choosing YouTube Music as the source to transfer from, selecting the playlists you want to import, and selecting Apple Music as the destination.
Make sure to allow third-party app permissions when you get the pop-up prompt for it. This is so that Soundiiz can read the metadata from your playlists and transfer all the music over.
Once you’ve done that, in very little time you’ll have all your favorite playlists in the right place.
How do you transfer Deezer playlists to Apple Music?
Got some Weezer in your Deezer that you want to listen to on Apple Music? To transfer your Deezer playlists to Apple Music using Soundiiz, choose Deezer as the service you’re converting music from, pick the playlists you want to move, and choose Apple Music as the destination for those playlists.
You’ll need to give Soundiiz third-party permissions in both apps, which you’ll get a prompt for.
Once that’s done, just sit back and soon enough, your Apple Music will be full of your favorite tracks.
How do you transfer Qobuz playlists to Apple Music?
If you’re a Qobuz listener, moving your playlists to Apple Music is a total breeze. Transferring your Qobuz playlists to Apple Music is as simple as opening up the Soundiiz website, choosing Qobuz as the place you’re transferring playlists from, picking the playlists you want to move, and choosing Apple Music as where you want those playlists to go.
Make sure to allow Soundiiz permissions in each streaming service. Before you know it, your Apple Music will be full of the playlists you know and love.
What if your playlists are missing songs or have incorrect songs?
When there’s a lack of metadata in the songs you’re converting, you may find some don’t make the jump. Sometimes this can happen when an artist isn’t on the platform you’re moving to. If this happens, you can look to see if the artists or songs you wanted exist on the new platform you chose, and remove any incorrect track. Soundiiz and Tune My Music will tell you if it missed any songs in the transfer process. It’s always good to double-check that you got everything. You don’t want to cancel your old subscription, only to realize you can’t find some of your favorites and your old playlists are already gone.
Frequently asked questions about how to transfer Spotify and other music services
You can use a transfer service to migrate playlists from one service to multiple. All you need to do is repeat the transfer processes listed above manually and repeat as needed.
Unfortunately, the steps above are only for transferring playlists. If you want to download the same tracks you have on, for instance, Spotify onto Apple Music, you’ll need to do so manually.
While Spotify said that Spotify HiFi would launch in 2021, it still hasn’t launched as of January 2023. It is supposed to be a lossless audio option for Spotify.
Apple Music allows you to use SharePlay to listen to music with friends in a FaceTime call. Everyone on the call has to be using an iPhone or iPad running iOS 15.1 or later.
Spotify Blend allows you to create a shared playlist with one or more other people on Spotify, using music you all listen to. You can create a Blend playlist by searching “Blend” in the app and pressing “invite” to choose who you want to make the playlist with.
Spotify has an Apple Watch app that allows for offline listening if you have a Premium subscription. If you’re switching to Apple Music, however, transferring your playlists via Soundiiz and using the Apple Music app on your Apple Watch can be a great option.
Unfortunately, you can’t see your Spotify Wrapped details on Apple Music. Spotify gathers data on your listening habits and preferences as you use their service. They collate this data at the end of the year to form your Spotify Wrapped. If you use a different service, such as Apple Music, that data will not transfer over. You can, however, transfer your Spotify Wrapped playlists to Apple Music using Soundiiz.
Soundiiz and other platforms like it work for all sorts of music streaming services. If you’d like to transfer your Apple Music playlists to Spotify, just select “Apple Music” in the “Set source” menu and “Spotify” in the “Set destination” menu. You can do this with any two streaming services supported by the platform, from YouTube Music to Tidal!