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Move your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Spotify 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 Spotify to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Spotify 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 Spotify to YouTube Music
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer Spotify to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select Spotify 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 Spotify as the source
Open FreeYourMusic, tap the Spotify tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the Spotify sign-in page. FreeYourMusic does not store your Spotify 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 Spotify 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 Spotify to YouTube Music
Spotify as the source
A free Spotify account is enough. Spotify does not let apps read the playlists it makes for you, such as personalised mixes: copy their songs into your own playlist first.
Read the Spotify 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 Spotify to YouTube Music
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from Spotify to YouTube Music
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your Spotify playlists to YouTube Music, convert a Spotify playlist into a YouTube Music playlist, or import your Spotify library into YouTube Music. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep Spotify and YouTube Music in sync
Still adding songs on Spotify? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to YouTube Music automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
Move Spotify to another service
Transfer to YouTube Music from another service
Moving from Spotify to YouTube Music, explained
YouTube Music pulls off something Spotify cannot: alongside the studio catalogue, it holds live cuts, remixes, rare edits and the kind of one-off uploads that only exist on YouTube — and it lets you fold in your own personal uploads too. FreeYourMusic moves your Spotify collection there, reading it through Spotify’s official sign-in and rebuilding your playlists, liked songs and saved albums inside YouTube Music.
This guide explains what transfers, what does not, how songs are matched, how long it takes, and how the two services genuinely differ. If you just want to start, install FreeYourMusic, connect both accounts, pick what to move and go — the rest is here for the details.
What transfers, and what stays on Spotify
Your playlists move with their names and order kept, liked songs arrive as saved tracks and saved albums come across. Followed artists stay behind. Move all your playlists or choose them individually, with track counts shown before anything is committed.
A few things cannot cross. Discover Weekly and Release Radar are Spotify-only algorithmic playlists and can only be copied as a snapshot. Podcasts do not move. And files you personally uploaded to Spotify stay put — though YouTube Music’s own personal-uploads feature means you can add those tracks manually on the other side once you arrive.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
Every Spotify song is matched to the same recording in YouTube Music, preferring the ISRC code assigned to each recording and falling back to title, artist, album and duration when it is missing. That precision is what keeps a large transferred library from filling up with the wrong versions.
YouTube Music’s catalogue is huge and varied, which is a blessing and an occasional complication — the same song can exist as a studio master, a topic upload and a live take. FreeYourMusic aims for the closest official match and flags anything uncertain for one-tap Rematch, so you can swap in the exact version you meant.
How long does a Spotify to YouTube Music transfer take?
Most transfers finish in minutes. With both accounts connected, around 1,000 tracks usually completes in under ten minutes. Very large libraries take longer, but the transfer runs on its own — start it and walk away, then check back whenever suits you.
FreeYourMusic runs natively on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, so you are not tied to one device. Start the Spotify to YouTube Music move on a laptop and watch progress on your phone; it is the same account and the same transfer.
Spotify vs YouTube Music: what actually changes
The headline difference is breadth and access. YouTube Music has a free, ad-supported tier and a catalogue that reaches well past the studio releases into live sets, remixes and rarities pulled from YouTube itself, plus the ability to store your own uploads. If you have ever hunted for a version that simply is not on Spotify, this is where it usually lives.
What you trade is Spotify’s tighter, more curated feel — Discover Weekly, Wrapped and its polished recommendation engine. YouTube Music’s discovery leans on your Google and YouTube activity instead, which can feel either uncannily relevant or a little noisy depending on your viewing habits.
Do you need to keep Spotify while you transfer?
Yes — keep Spotify active until the transfer is finished and checked. FreeYourMusic reads your Spotify library while copying it into YouTube Music, and keeping both live means you never lose access mid-move. Cancel Spotify only once everything has landed.
YouTube Music has a free tier, so you can receive a transfer without paying, though a Premium subscription removes ads and unlocks 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
Clear out the Spotify playlists you never play before you move, so you are not importing clutter. Transfer a couple of favourites first and check them in YouTube Music — because its catalogue holds so many versions of popular songs, spot-checking early confirms you are getting studio masters rather than random uploads.
After the transfer, open the Rematch list and fix any flagged tracks. If you had local files on Spotify you cannot live without, add them through YouTube Music’s personal-uploads feature, then download your key playlists for offline listening on Premium.
Keeping Spotify and YouTube Music in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you are keeping a foot in both camps, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the two libraries, pushing new additions across on a schedule so a song saved on Spotify appears in YouTube Music without you lifting a finger.
And the transfer works just as well the other way, from YouTube Music back to Spotify, if you switch again. Your library is yours to move. Download FreeYourMusic, connect Spotify and YouTube Music, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try before you upgrade.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my Spotify playlist to YouTube Music?
To transfer Spotify to YouTube Music, install FreeYourMusic, select Spotify 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 Spotify to YouTube Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists, liked songs, and saved albums from Spotify 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 Spotify move my playlists to YouTube Music?
No. The Spotify import tool only brings music into Spotify. It cannot send your playlists to another service. To move your Spotify playlists to YouTube Music, use FreeYourMusic.
Can I transfer Spotify 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 Spotify playlists be deleted?
No. FreeYourMusic copies your music to YouTube Music and leaves your Spotify library as it is. You decide later whether to keep or cancel your Spotify account.
How long does a Spotify 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 Spotify and YouTube Music. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer Spotify 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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