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Move your playlists from YouTube Music to YouTube without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and FreeYourMusic recreates it on YouTube with the same names and song order.
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Why move from YouTube Music to YouTube?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube Music to YouTube. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on YouTube, 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 YouTube
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube Music to YouTube, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube Music as the source and YouTube as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on YouTube and lists any track it could not match.
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Connect YouTube Music as the source
Open FreeYourMusic, tap the YouTube Music tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the YouTube Music sign-in page. FreeYourMusic does not store your YouTube Music password.
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Choose YouTube as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap YouTube and sign in. FreeYourMusic needs access to your YouTube library to create the playlists there.
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Select what to move
Tick the playlists you want on YouTube. 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". FreeYourMusic matches every song on YouTube, 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 Music to YouTube
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 →YouTube as the destination
FreeYourMusic finds a video for each song and saves it in a playlist on your YouTube account.
Read the YouTube guide →What transfers from YouTube Music to YouTube
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube Music to YouTube
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube Music playlists to YouTube, convert a YouTube Music playlist into a YouTube playlist, or import your YouTube Music library into YouTube. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube Music and YouTube in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube Music? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to YouTube automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
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Moving from YouTube Music to YouTube, explained
YouTube Music and YouTube both live in Google’s world, but they are different apps with different libraries — and moving your music collection from one to the other is not automatic. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube Music library through Google’s official sign-in and recreates it on YouTube as playlists of music videos and tracks, so your collection becomes something you can watch as well as hear.
This guide explains what transfers, what cannot, how each song is matched, how long it takes, and how the two really differ. If you just want to begin, install FreeYourMusic, connect both accounts and choose what to move — the detail is below.
What transfers to YouTube, and what does not
Your YouTube Music playlists become YouTube playlists, keeping their names and order. Liked songs and saved albums do not transfer to YouTube. Move all your playlists or pick playlists individually, with counts shown before you commit.
Some things do not translate. Personal uploads you added to YouTube Music are your own files and have no public YouTube equivalent to match. Because YouTube is video-first, some audio-only tracks appear as official art-track videos rather than the audio versions you knew in YouTube Music.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
For each YouTube Music song, FreeYourMusic finds the closest corresponding video or track on YouTube, preferring the ISRC recording code where possible and otherwise comparing title, artist, album and duration. That is how your playlists arrive pointing at the right songs rather than unrelated clips.
YouTube is vast and sometimes messy — the same song can exist as an official video, a lyric video, a live take and a fan upload. FreeYourMusic favours official sources and flags anything ambiguous for one-tap Rematch, so you can swap in the exact video you had in mind.
How long does a YouTube Music to YouTube 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.
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 Music vs YouTube: what actually changes
They share a catalogue backbone, but the experience differs. YouTube Music is a dedicated music app with a proper library, background audio on Premium and personal uploads. Plain YouTube is video-first, so your playlists play as music videos and official uploads and it doubles as a place to watch as well as listen.
Moving into YouTube makes sense if you want your music sitting alongside everything else you watch, in video form and free with ads. What you lose is YouTube Music’s music-focused library features and its personal uploads, which have no home on public YouTube.
Do you need to keep YouTube Music while you transfer?
Yes — keep YouTube Music active until the transfer is finished and checked. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube Music library while building your YouTube playlists, and keeping both live means you never lose access mid-move.
Both are free to use, so no paid plan is required for the move, though YouTube Premium removes ads and adds background play across both. They connect through their own official Google sign-in, and your password is never shared with FreeYourMusic.
Tips for a clean migration
Trim your YouTube Music playlists first so you are not converting dead ones into YouTube clutter. Move a couple of playlists to start and check them on YouTube — because it is video-first, confirm the matched entries are the official songs you wanted rather than covers or clips.
When it is done, run through the Rematch list and swap out any wrong videos. Remember that personal uploads will not follow, so keep note of any you rely on, and consider Premium for background listening on mobile.
Keeping YouTube Music and YouTube in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you use both, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the libraries on a schedule so a track you add to a YouTube Music playlist becomes a new entry in your YouTube playlists automatically.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from YouTube back to YouTube Music, if you want your watched music tidied into a proper library. Your collection stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect YouTube Music and YouTube, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube Music playlist to YouTube?
To transfer YouTube Music to YouTube, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube Music as the source and YouTube as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on YouTube and lists any track it could not match.
What exactly transfers from YouTube Music to YouTube?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube Music to YouTube. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on YouTube, so you can fix it before you switch.
Can I transfer YouTube Music playlists to YouTube 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?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. FreeYourMusic lists every song it could not match on YouTube, 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. FreeYourMusic copies your music to YouTube 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 YouTube 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 YouTube. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube Music to YouTube 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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