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Move your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Tidal to YouTube Music without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and FreeYourMusic recreates it on YouTube Music with the same names and song order.
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Why move from Tidal to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Tidal to YouTube Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on YouTube Music, so you can fix it before you switch.
Supported transfers
Playlists (with original names + order), Liked songs / favorites, and Saved albums
Review missing tracks
Catalogs differ. Review the transfer results for tracks that could not be matched on the destination service.
How to transfer playlists from Tidal to YouTube Music
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer Tidal to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select Tidal as the source and YouTube Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on YouTube Music and lists any track it could not match.
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Connect Tidal as the source
Open FreeYourMusic, tap the Tidal tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the Tidal sign-in page. FreeYourMusic does not store your Tidal password.
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Choose YouTube Music as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap YouTube Music and sign in. FreeYourMusic needs access to your YouTube Music library to create the playlists there.
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Select what to move
Tick the playlists you want on YouTube Music. Use the filters and the search field to find them, or select everything to move your whole Tidal library at once.
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Start the transfer and check the results
Tap "Begin transfer". FreeYourMusic matches every song on YouTube Music, keeps the playlist names and the song order, and shows a confidence score for each match. Use Rematch to fix any song it could not find.
Good to know before you move Tidal to YouTube Music
Tidal as the source
Playlists, favourite tracks, saved albums and followed artists can all move from Tidal.
Read the Tidal guide →YouTube Music as the destination
Before the first transfer, your Google account needs a YouTube channel and one playlist that you create yourself on music.youtube.com.
Read the YouTube Music guide →What transfers from Tidal to YouTube Music
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from Tidal to YouTube Music
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your Tidal playlists to YouTube Music, convert a Tidal playlist into a YouTube Music playlist, or import your Tidal library into YouTube Music. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep Tidal and YouTube Music in sync
Still adding songs on Tidal? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to YouTube Music automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
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Moving from Tidal to YouTube Music, explained
Moving from Tidal to YouTube Music is a big change of character — from a curated, lossless, credits-focused service to a vast free-and-Premium catalogue that reaches into live cuts, remixes and rarities from YouTube itself, with room for your own personal uploads. FreeYourMusic reads your Tidal library through Tidal’s official sign-in and rebuilds your playlists, liked songs and saved albums inside YouTube Music.
This guide covers what transfers, what cannot, how songs are matched, how long it takes, and how the two services really differ. If you just want to begin, install FreeYourMusic, connect both accounts and pick what to move — the detail is below.
What transfers to YouTube Music, and what does not
Your playlists move with names and order preserved, liked songs arrive as saved tracks and saved albums come across. Followed artists stay behind. Move everything or choose playlists individually, with counts shown before you commit.
A few things stay behind. Tidal’s My Mixes and editorial picks are Tidal features, copying only as a snapshot, and its credits context does not carry over. Podcasts do not cross over, though YouTube Music’s personal-uploads feature gives you a way to add tracks it lacks.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
Each Tidal song is matched to the same recording in YouTube Music, preferring the ISRC code assigned to every recording and falling back to title, artist, album and duration otherwise. That precision keeps a large library from filling up with the wrong versions.
YouTube Music’s catalogue is huge and varied — the same song can exist as a studio master, a topic upload and a live take — so FreeYourMusic aims for the closest official match and flags anything uncertain for one-tap Rematch, letting you pick exactly the version you meant.
How long does a Tidal to YouTube Music transfer take?
Most transfers finish in minutes. With both accounts connected, around 1,000 tracks usually completes in under ten minutes. Larger libraries take longer, but the transfer runs on its own — start it and walk away.
FreeYourMusic runs natively on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, so the move is not tied to one device. Start it on your laptop and follow progress on your phone; it is the same account and the same transfer.
Tidal vs YouTube Music: what actually changes
The clearest differences are cost, breadth and fidelity. YouTube Music has a free, ad-supported tier and a catalogue reaching into live sets, remixes and rarities from YouTube, plus personal uploads — where Tidal has no free tier and focuses on HiRes FLAC and credits.
On experience, you trade Tidal’s audiophile polish for YouTube Music’s sheer reach and its ties to YouTube and Google, where discovery follows your viewing habits. If you often chase versions Tidal simply does not carry, YouTube Music is usually where they live.
Do you need to keep Tidal while you transfer?
Yes — keep Tidal active until the transfer is finished and checked. FreeYourMusic reads your Tidal library while copying it into YouTube Music, and keeping both live means you never lose access mid-move. Cancel Tidal only once you are satisfied.
YouTube Music has a free tier, so you can receive a transfer without paying, while Premium removes ads and adds background and offline play. Both services connect through their own official sign-in, and your password is never shared with FreeYourMusic.
Tips for a clean migration
Tidy your Tidal playlists first so you carry only what you actually play. Transfer a couple of favourites and check them in YouTube Music — because it holds so many versions of popular songs, an early spot-check confirms you are getting studio masters rather than random uploads.
When the transfer finishes, resolve the Rematch list. For tracks YouTube Music lacks, its personal-uploads feature can fill the gap, and downloading your key playlists on Premium covers offline listening.
Keeping Tidal and YouTube Music in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you keep a foot in both, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the two libraries on a schedule so a song saved on Tidal appears in YouTube Music without you thinking about it.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from YouTube Music back to Tidal, if you switch again. Your library stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect Tidal and YouTube Music, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my Tidal playlist to YouTube Music?
To transfer Tidal to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select Tidal as the source and YouTube Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on YouTube Music and lists any track it could not match.
What exactly transfers from Tidal to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Tidal to YouTube Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on YouTube Music, so you can fix it before you switch.
Can I transfer Tidal playlists to YouTube Music for free?
Yes — the free tier moves 300 songs with no card required, and you get 300 more after a free email sign-up. Upgrade for unlimited transfers, Auto-Sync and Cloud Backup.
What happens to songs that are not on YouTube Music?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. FreeYourMusic lists every song it could not match on YouTube Music, so you can pick another version with Rematch or skip it. Nothing is dropped without you seeing it.
Will my Tidal playlists be deleted?
No. FreeYourMusic copies your music to YouTube Music and leaves your Tidal library as it is. You decide later whether to keep or cancel your Tidal account.
How long does a Tidal to YouTube Music transfer take?
Most playlists move in a few minutes. Large libraries take longer, because the time depends on the number of songs and on the limits of Tidal and YouTube Music. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer Tidal to YouTube Music on my phone?
Yes. FreeYourMusic runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, and on Mac, Windows and Linux computers. The steps are the same on every device.
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