Transfer YouTube Music to Spotify
Move your playlists from YouTube Music to Spotify without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and Free Your Music recreates it on Spotify with the same names and song order.
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Why move from YouTube Music to Spotify?
Free Your Music moves your playlists from YouTube Music to Spotify. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Spotify, 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 Music to Spotify
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube Music to Spotify, install Free Your Music, select YouTube Music as the source and Spotify as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Spotify and lists any track it could not match.
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Connect YouTube Music as the source
Open Free Your Music, tap the YouTube Music tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the YouTube Music sign-in page. Free Your Music does not store your YouTube Music password.
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Choose Spotify as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap Spotify and sign in. Free Your Music needs access to your Spotify library to create the playlists there.
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Select what to move
Tick the playlists you want on Spotify. Use the filters and the search field to find them, or select everything to move your whole YouTube Music library at once.
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Start the transfer and check the results
Tap "Begin transfer". Free Your Music matches every song on Spotify, 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.
YouTube Music to Spotify with Siri Shortcuts
Move a YouTube Music playlist to Spotify from its link. You build no new playlist by hand.
- In YouTube Music, tap Share on a playlist, then Copy link.
- Run the Transfer a link shortcut of Free Your Music and pick Spotify.
- The whole playlist moves to Spotify. We tell you when it is done.
Watch your YouTube Music to Spotify transfer from your Home Screen
Start the transfer, close the app and follow it on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. The transfer widgets are free.
- Moving now shows how many songs are on Spotify already.
- Last transfer takes you to the songs to check, in one tap.
This transfer is free
Every transfer from YouTube Music to Spotify is free in your browser and in the new iPhone and Android apps. No song limit, no card.
Keep them in sync
Still use both? Turn on auto-sync. New songs on YouTube Music reach Spotify once a day.
Spotify playlist tools
YouTube Music playlist tools
Good to know before you move YouTube Music to Spotify
YouTube Music as the source
Sign in with the Google account that holds your YouTube Music library. Playlists and saved albums can move; followed artists cannot.
Read the YouTube Music guide →Spotify as the destination
A free Spotify account can receive your music. Spotify searches by ISRC code, so songs from a service that provides ISRC codes match very precisely.
Read the Spotify guide →Spotify has a built-in import. Here is how Free Your Music is different.
The Spotify mobile app can import playlists from YouTube Music: open Your Library and tap Import your music. A partner service runs the import, and it moves music into Spotify only.
| Built-in Spotify import | Free Your Music | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your music can go | Spotify only | Spotify and 11 other services |
| Move between two Spotify accounts | No | Yes |
| Keep playlists in sync after the move | No, one-time import | Yes, with Auto-Sync (Pro) |
| Back up your library | No | Yes, with File Backup (CSV) in Pro |
| Move away from Spotify later | No | Yes, in any direction |
For a quick one-time move, the built-in import can be enough. Use Free Your Music to keep services in sync, move between accounts, back up your library, or leave Spotify later.
What transfers from YouTube Music to Spotify
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube Music to Spotify
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube Music playlists to Spotify, convert a YouTube Music playlist into a Spotify playlist, or import your YouTube Music library into Spotify. Free Your Music does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube Music and Spotify in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube Music? With Pro, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to Spotify automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
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Moving from YouTube Music to Spotify, explained
People move from YouTube Music to Spotify for the tighter, music-first experience — Discover Weekly every Monday, Wrapped every December, and a recommendation engine that famously just gets you. Free Your Music reads your YouTube Music library through Google’s official sign-in and recreates your playlists inside Spotify.
This guide covers what a transfer moves, what cannot come along, how songs are matched, how long it takes, and an honest YouTube Music versus Spotify comparison. If you just want to start, install Free Your Music, connect both accounts and choose what to move — the detail is below.
What transfers to Spotify, and what does not
Your playlists move with their names and order preserved. Liked songs and followed artists do not carry over from YouTube Music. Move everything at once or pick playlists individually, with counts shown before you commit.
One thing to flag: anything you added through YouTube Music’s personal-uploads feature is your own file, not a catalogue track, so it cannot be matched into Spotify. YouTube-only content such as live cuts, remixes and rare uploads may also lack a Spotify counterpart, and podcasts do not cross over.
How Free Your Music matches your tracks
Each YouTube Music song is matched to the same recording in Spotify, preferring the ISRC code the industry assigns to every recording and falling back to title, artist, album and duration when it is missing. That is how a large library lands with the right versions rather than substitutes.
Because YouTube Music holds many versions of a song — studio, topic upload, live — some entries map neatly to Spotify and some do not. Free Your Music never silently drops a track; anything uncertain is flagged for one-tap Rematch with suggestions, so you decide on every substitution.
How long does a YouTube Music to Spotify 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 get on with your day.
Free Your Music runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, and in the browser on any Mac, Windows or Linux computer, so the move is not tied to one machine. Start it on your laptop and follow progress on your phone; it is the same account and the same transfer.
YouTube Music vs Spotify: what actually changes
YouTube Music’s big advantages are breadth and its free tier — a catalogue that reaches into live sets, remixes and rarities, plus personal uploads. Spotify is more of a curated music environment: a huge official catalogue, Discover Weekly and Release Radar, collaborative playlists and Spotify Connect.
The trade is reach for focus. If you leaned on YouTube Music for versions that only live on YouTube, some of those will not follow. But if you want a cleaner music-first app with sharper recommendations, Spotify is why people make this switch.
Do you need to keep YouTube Music while you transfer?
Yes — keep YouTube Music active until the transfer is finished and checked. Free Your Music reads your YouTube Music library while copying it into Spotify, and keeping both live means you never lose access mid-move. There is no rush to cancel.
Both services have free tiers, so neither the source nor the destination needs a paid plan to run the move, though Premium and Spotify’s paid tier add offline play and remove ads. Both connect through their own official sign-in, and your password is never shared with Free Your Music.
Tips for a clean migration
Tidy your YouTube Music playlists first so you carry only what you actually play. Because YouTube Music holds so many versions of popular songs, transfer a couple of playlists first and confirm the matches in Spotify are the studio recordings you wanted.
When the transfer finishes, resolve any flagged tracks in the Rematch list. For personal uploads and YouTube-only versions that could not follow, note them separately, then let Discover Weekly build up and download your key playlists for offline listening.
Keeping YouTube Music and Spotify in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you keep YouTube Music for its reach and try Spotify alongside, Free Your Music’s Auto-Sync mirrors the two libraries on a schedule so a playlist addition on one appears on the other without effort.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from Spotify back to YouTube Music, if you change your mind. Your library stays portable. Download Free Your Music, connect YouTube Music and Spotify, and see how much comes across — every transfer is free, with no song limit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube Music playlist to Spotify?
To transfer YouTube Music to Spotify, install Free Your Music, select YouTube Music as the source and Spotify as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Spotify and lists any track it could not match.
What exactly transfers from YouTube Music to Spotify?
Free Your Music moves your playlists from YouTube Music to Spotify. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Spotify, so you can fix it before you switch.
Spotify has its own import tool. Why use Free Your Music?
The built-in tool imports music into Spotify once. Free Your Music moves music between 12 services in any direction, moves music between two accounts of the same service, keeps playlists in sync after the move and backs up your library.
Can I transfer YouTube Music playlists to Spotify for free?
Yes. Every transfer from YouTube Music to Spotify is free: your playlists, with no song limit and no card. Rematch and 30 days of Stats are free too. Pro keeps YouTube Music and Spotify in sync every day and adds the playlist tools and playlist insights.
What happens to songs that are not on Spotify?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. Free Your Music lists every song it could not match on Spotify, so you can pick another version with Rematch or skip it. Nothing is dropped without you seeing it.
Will my YouTube Music playlists be deleted?
No. Free Your Music copies your music to Spotify and leaves your YouTube Music library as it is. You decide later whether to keep or cancel your YouTube Music account.
How long does a YouTube Music to Spotify 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 Music and Spotify. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube Music to Spotify on my phone?
Yes. Free Your Music runs on iPhone, iPad and Android, and in the browser on any Mac, Windows or Linux computer. The steps are the same on every device.
Is there a YouTube Music to Spotify shortcut?
Yes. On iPhone, copy a YouTube Music playlist link and run the free Transfer a link shortcut of Free Your Music. It moves the playlist to Spotify. You can also ask Siri to do it for you.
Can I follow my YouTube Music to Spotify transfer on my Home Screen?
Yes. Add the free Free Your Music Moving now widget. It shows how many songs are on Spotify already, and the free Last transfer widget takes you to the songs to check when it is done. The widgets work on iPhone and Android.
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