You're ready to leave behind your current music streaming service - and TIDAL has caught your eye. What is the one thing you need to make the process faster and more efficient? Our music transfer tool. FreeYourMusic can move your tracks, albums, and favorite playlists to TIDAL in a few minutes.

Here are the answers to questions about how to transfer your music to TIDAL today.

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🔥 Quick-fire guide for moving your music to TIDAL 🔥:

Download the FreeYourMusic app on your desktop or mobile device.
Open the app, and connect your source music platform (the music streaming service you are leaving).
Once you have connected the source service, tap to connect TIDAL as your destination service.
Select your favorite songs, albums, and favorite playlists, and tap Begin Transfer.

And now you have a whole heap of TIDAL playlists ready to make the most of the hi-res listening experience.

There are a lot of questions about moving music:

Is there an app that can transfer music for you?
How can I move my playlists from Spotify to TIDAL?
How can you move music between platforms for free?
Should you transfer to TIDAL?

And that is just the tip of the iceberg. So here is a Q&A answering the questions you might have before you move your music.

Why do people move music to TIDAL?

TIDAL has many features, and many of those features have enticed plenty of music fans. After all, when you listen to your favorite tracks and artists, you want to experience the best hi-res sound quality.

It's not just that, though. Many people who want to leave Spotify Premium behind have one big questions - does TIDAL pay artists more? Artists' payments on streaming platforms like Apple Music, Deezer, Napster, SoundCloud, Qubuz, and TIDAL will fluctuate. However, TIDAL is known for paying artists on the platform more than average.

Curious about what streaming services pay? Check out the Spotify Royalty Calculator.

Key features that TIDAL users love:

The amount of choice for streaming quality formats
Ad-free
Hand-picked expertly curated playlists and stations
Offline listening and unlimited skips
An artist-first and fan-centered approach
LIVE on TIDAL - a cool way to create your stations and share what you are listening to
650,000 videos
100 million songs
Support for TIDAL Rising artists
More in-depth credits and contributor information
TIDAL Originals - documentaries and exclusive events
TIDAL Connect - so you can stream to your devices
The TIDAL Magazine for interviews, trends, and news
Select Podcasts
TIDAL Culture - a celebration of uniqueness and individuality

Can You Import Music to TIDAL?

Yes. You can import music from the major music streaming services to your new TIDAL account. Using the FreeYourMusic app, you'll see a host of music services that you can select as your source platform. You can check out our full list of transfer services here: Music Transfer Service List.

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How do I put my music from Spotify on TIDAL?

Have you spent years building playlists on Spotify and don't want to leave them behind? Use the FreeYourMusic music transfer tool to replicate your playlists straight onto TIDAL. Fuss-free and easy.

Can you transfer data from Spotify to TIDAL?

When it comes to data, Spotify and TIDAL aren't in the same ballpark. There are a couple of types of data that streaming platforms use:

Listener data for their algorithm - to give you those curated/personalized playlists.
See your most listened-to music on Spotify Wrapped or TIDAL's Your History section with listening data. Although, we can give you your listening data any time anywhere: FreeYourMusic Stats. Your listener data gets a fresh start on a new platform too.

Spotify lacks detailed data on song metadata, while TIDAL has exceptional data. You can find artists, writers, producers, and more - so you can deep-dive those people more easily.

Other data like your name, location, payment details, and other similar things that you'd find in your account are not transferred - you'll need to add all your data when you open your TIDAL account.

So, while you can move your playlists, albums, and songs to TIDAL, your personal data isn't moved.

Why transfer from Spotify to TIDAL?

Before moving to a different music service, it's good to see what other people say - because there is nothing like a review to help you decide. Luckily, there are plenty of opinionated audiophiles who want to tell you why TIDAL is a great choice.

Here is our blow-by-blow review of both platforms: TIDAL Vs. Spotify.

And here are the opinions of the internet:

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Can you import local files to TIDAL?

Although TIDAL users highly request this feature, they have yet to approve it. Why? One theory is that if users could upload their own files, TIDAL's quality control in its high-res streaming could be compromised. Another reason is that copyright and revenue issues are at play when users upload local files.

So, while you can't upload local files, you can transfer your entire music library from another service to TIDAL.

Can I transfer my iTunes library to TIDAL?

Yes, you can transfer your iTunes library to TIDAL. iTunes was the original hub for music, podcasts, TV, and more. With the update in macOS Catalina, the iTunes library was split into Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books - all separate apps.

All of the music you had in your iTunes was moved to the Apple Music app - here, you could find purchased music, playlists, smart playlists, and other music that you imported to iTunes..

To move music from iTunes (Apple Music) to TIDAL, you need this link: Transfer Apple Music to TIDAL.

How can you transfer music from YouTube Music to TIDAL?

There are a couple of options to move your music from YouTube Music to TIDAL - the first is to replicate all of your playlists manually. Doing it manually can take a few hours to a few days, depending on how much music you need to transfer over.

But the fastest option is using FreeYourMusic. Here is how to move music from YouTube Music to TIDAL:

Download the FreeYourMusic app: click here Download FreeYourMusic or find it in your App Store.
Open up the app, and connect YouTube Music as your source platform.
Follow the instructions to connect your destination platform - TIDAL in this case.
Select your playlists, songs, and albums to move, and tap Begin Transfer.
Once the transfer is complete, you can check for missed songs and use the Rematch feature to find the right one. Remember that while both platforms have around 100 million songs, they don't have identical libraries, so some songs are on one platform and not the other.

Can you add music to TIDAL?

Yes, you can take music from whatever platform you are on now and shift songs to TIDAL.

What can you import to TIDAL?

You can import single songs, favorite playlists, and albums from another streaming service into TIDAL.

How do I transfer my Apple Music library to TIDAL for free?

There are two real options to move your music from Apple Music to TIDAL for free. The first one is to move your music manually. Here is how you do that:

Screenshot your playlists or write them down and the running order for your Spotify playlists - or you could have one app open on your phone and use the desktop version, so you have two screens.
Head to TIDAL and create a playlist.
Once you have created your playlists, search for each track and add them to the playlist.
Repeat the create and search until you have moved all of your music.

The second, considerably faster option is to use the 100 free songs and one playlist option from FreeYourMusic and look for the pop-up that offers another 200 for free if you put in your email address. This is usually enough for people with smaller music libraries to move their music to TIDAL for free.

Those with more extensive music libraries will be better off with the Premium Plan Subscription:

Transfer an unlimited number of songs, playlists, and albums
All platforms (Desktop & Mobile)
Lifetime updates
Email support
Auto-synchronisation of all playlists/albums
Backup your playlists in the cloud
Cancel anytime
Rematch incorrect and failed song matches
Syncing song order

Can I transfer my music from TIDAL to somewhere else?

Yes, you can move music in a different direction, taking an entire music library away from TIDAL and heading to Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Qobuz, Amazon Music, or even Pandora.

You can transfer your music away from TIDAL and put your playlists on a different streaming platform. It's super simple to do.
Download the FYM app.
Connect TIDAL as your source platform.
Connect your chosen music streaming service as your destination platform.
Select the tracks, albums, and playlists that you want to move - and tap Begin Transfer.

How do I set up TIDAL after transferring music?

When you use FreeYourMusic to transfer music to TIDAL, the great thing about it is that your playlists will be set up and ready for you to use. Here is what that looks after a music transfer:

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As you can see, the artwork has populater and looks the same, although you can edit it just like normal.

Since all your music is ready, you can play with the settings to get the best quality. We have a deep-dive into setting up TIDAL for the best listening experience here: TIDAL PILLAR LINK

Is TIDAL the only service with MQA?

Currently, TIDAL is the only major service that offers Master Quality Authenticated music (but you can also enjoy it on Nugs.net, HDTracks, and HighResAudio. and Radio Paradise). You can also find over 100 million songs in FLAC and HiRes FLAC, which offers listeners a lossless listening experience.

The Max audio quality on TIDAL requires a good internet connection and a set of headphones with a wire to enjoy it to its full potential. Currently, TIDAL has a big focus on the use of Dolby Atmos and Song 360 REalist Audio, combined with the FLAC. It is a clean and crisp listening experience.

From TIDAL:

The hierarchy of availability is HiRes FLAC, then MQA (Master Quality Authenticated), then FLAC, then AAC (compressed audio), meaning that if we don’t have the file available in HiRes FLAC, the source file will be the MQA version and so on.

So, while MQA is a nice touch for many listeners, HiRes FLAC is the best in class for your new TIDAL playlists.

What is MQA anyway?

Master Quality Authenticated is the digital capture of the original recording in a small enough file to be streamed, but it is still a lossy format. MQA needs to be decoded/unfolded, so hardware with a built-in DAC or a portable one will do the job. While not everyone is into MQA and Masters, for others, it is an excellent addition to listening options - since the studio and the original artists have signed it off as what they wanted to give the fans.

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Transfer to TIDAL today

You don't want the fuss of manually recreating your playlists or searching for tracks; you want to tap a few buttons and have it done for you. We agree, which is why you can download FreeYourMusic for free and even transfer up to 1000 songs without paying. Switching streaming services has never been so easy.