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Move your playlists from YouTube 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 YouTube to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube 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)
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 YouTube to YouTube Music
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube 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 YouTube as the source
Open FreeYourMusic, tap the YouTube tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the YouTube sign-in page. FreeYourMusic does not store your YouTube 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 YouTube 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 YouTube to YouTube Music
YouTube as the source
FreeYourMusic moves your YouTube playlists of music videos and finds the songs on the new service. Liked videos are not moved.
Read the YouTube 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 YouTube to YouTube Music
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube to YouTube Music
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube playlists to YouTube Music, convert a YouTube playlist into a YouTube Music playlist, or import your YouTube library into YouTube Music. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube and YouTube Music in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to YouTube Music automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
Move YouTube to another service
Transfer to YouTube Music from another service
Moving from YouTube to YouTube Music, explained
Many people accumulate their music as YouTube playlists long before they ever open YouTube Music — and turning those loose video playlists into a proper music library is exactly what YouTube Music is built for. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists through Google’s official sign-in and recreates them inside YouTube Music as a real, music-first library.
This guide explains what transfers, what cannot, how videos are matched to songs, how long it takes, and how the two 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 YouTube playlists of music videos become YouTube Music playlists of tracks, keeping their names and order. Liked videos do not transfer to YouTube Music, so playlists are the whole move. Move all your playlists or pick playlists individually, with counts shown before you commit.
Because plain YouTube holds far more than music, some entries will not translate. Non-music videos have no song to match, and private, deleted or region-blocked videos cannot be read. Some music videos map to their audio track in YouTube Music, while a few stay closer to their video form.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
Even though both live in Google’s world, YouTube and YouTube Music are different libraries, so this is still a matching job. FreeYourMusic reads each video’s title and artist and finds the corresponding track in YouTube Music, using a recording code such as ISRC where present and otherwise title, artist, album and duration.
Music videos with messy titles can be ambiguous, so FreeYourMusic never silently drops them — anything uncertain is flagged for one-tap Rematch, letting you settle on the audio version you want in your new library.
How long does a YouTube to YouTube Music transfer take?
Most transfers finish in minutes. With both accounts connected, around 1,000 items usually completes in under ten minutes. Larger playlists take longer, but the transfer runs on its own — start it and get on with your day.
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 check progress on your phone; it is the same account and the same transfer.
YouTube vs YouTube Music: what actually changes
They share a catalogue backbone, but the experience is different. Plain YouTube is video-first — your music sits among everything else you watch, free with ads. YouTube Music is a dedicated music app with a proper library, radio, background audio on Premium and the ability to add personal uploads.
Moving into YouTube Music makes your collection behave like real music: it separates songs from the rest of YouTube, plays in the background, and works better on mobile. If you have been using YouTube as a makeshift music player, this is the natural upgrade.
Do you need to keep YouTube access while you transfer?
Yes — keep signed in to YouTube until the transfer is finished and checked. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists while building your YouTube Music library, and keeping both live means you never lose the source mid-move.
Both are free to use, so no paid plan is needed for the move, though YouTube Music Premium removes ads and adds background and offline play. They connect through the same official Google sign-in, and your password is never shared with FreeYourMusic.
Tips for a clean migration
Weed out the non-music videos from your playlists first so your new YouTube Music library holds only songs. Move a couple of playlists and check them — confirm the matched entries are the audio tracks you wanted rather than stray clips.
When the transfer finishes, work through the Rematch list, then explore YouTube Music’s radio and personal-uploads features to round out the library. Download your key playlists on Premium for offline listening.
Keeping YouTube and YouTube Music in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you keep collecting music in YouTube playlists, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the libraries on a schedule so a video you add becomes a matched track in YouTube Music without effort.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from YouTube Music back to YouTube, if you want video playlists. Your collection stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect YouTube and YouTube Music, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube playlist to YouTube Music?
To transfer YouTube to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube 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 YouTube to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube 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 YouTube 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 YouTube playlists be deleted?
No. FreeYourMusic copies your music to YouTube Music and leaves your YouTube library as it is. You decide later whether to keep or cancel your YouTube account.
How long does a YouTube 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 YouTube and YouTube Music. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube 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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