Filter Apple Music playlist
Keep only the songs that match your rules: genre, artist, release year, BPM, energy, happiness, key and more. Make a new playlist from them, or remove the other songs. In your browser on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
- Web app
- iPhone and iPad
- Android
How it works
Filter playlist on Apple Music, step by step
Open Free Your Music and connect Apple Music
Use Apple Music's own sign-in. Your password stays with Apple Music.
Pick the playlist
Your playlists show with their song counts. Open the one you want to change.
Open Tools › Filter
Add rules: genre, artist, release year, BPM, energy, happiness, key and more. The count shows how many songs match. Nothing changes yet.
Make a new playlist or remove the rest
Free Your Music makes a new playlist on Apple Music with the songs that match. Apple Music does not let apps remove songs, so the original stays as it is.
Service limits
What Apple Music lets apps do
Every service decides what an app may change in a playlist. On Apple Music, Free Your Music can:
- Add songsMerge, split, extend, mood playlists, sync and transfersYes
- Remove songsDuplicates, clean up and restoreNot on Apple Music
- Reorder songsSort and shuffleNot on Apple Music
- RenameNew names for your playlistsNot on Apple Music
- Change the coverSet a cover from the cover makerNot on Apple Music
Only the owner can change a playlist that you follow. You can still split it or merge it into a playlist of your own.
Every transfer is free: playlists, liked songs, albums and artists.
Pro adds every playlist tool, auto-sync once a day and playlist insights.
More Apple Music playlist tools
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Filter playlist on Apple Music: questions
Which rules can I use?
Genre, artist, release year or decade, BPM, energy, danceability, happiness, acoustic, instrumental, popularity and key. Every rule must match. Inside one rule, a song can match any of the values you pick, for example rock or pop.
Does it change my playlist?
Only if you want. Make a new playlist leaves the original as it is. Remove the other songs takes the rest out of a playlist you own, where Apple Music lets apps remove songs, and you can undo it from History.
Can I filter my liked songs?
Yes. Filter makes a new playlist from the songs that match. Your liked songs stay as they are.
What happens to songs with no audio data?
The sound rules, such as BPM and energy, leave them out. Turn on “Keep songs with no audio data” to keep them for those rules. The count tells you how many songs have data for each rule.
Does it work on playlists I follow?
Yes, with Make a new playlist. Only the owner can remove songs from a playlist that you follow.
Is it free?
You can try the tool free and see the preview. Applying the change needs Pro. Every transfer between services is free, with no song limit.
What else can Free Your Music change on Apple Music?
On Apple Music, apps may add songs. Apps may not remove songs, change the order, rename playlists, and change the cover, so the tools that need it are not there.
Where can I use it?
In your browser at freeyourmusic.com/app on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
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