Transfer YouTube to Amazon Music
Move your playlists from YouTube to Amazon Music without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and FreeYourMusic recreates it on Amazon Music with the same names and song order.
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Why move from YouTube to Amazon Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube to Amazon Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Amazon Music, 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 to Amazon Music
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube to Amazon Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube as the source and Amazon Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Amazon Music and lists any track it could not match.
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Connect YouTube as the source
Open FreeYourMusic, tap the YouTube tile on the "Select source" screen and sign in on the YouTube sign-in page. FreeYourMusic does not store your YouTube password.
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Choose Amazon Music as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap Amazon Music and sign in. FreeYourMusic needs access to your Amazon Music library to create the playlists there.
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Select what to move
Tick the playlists you want on Amazon Music. Use the filters and the search field to find them, or select everything to move your whole YouTube library at once.
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Start the transfer and check the results
Tap "Begin transfer". FreeYourMusic matches every song on Amazon 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.
YouTube to Amazon Music with Siri Shortcuts
Move a YouTube playlist to Amazon Music from its link. You build no new playlist by hand.
- In YouTube, tap Share on a playlist, then Copy link.
- Run the Transfer a link shortcut of FreeYourMusic and pick Amazon Music.
- The whole playlist moves to Amazon Music. We tell you when it is done.
Watch your YouTube to Amazon Music 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 Amazon Music already.
- Last transfer takes you to the songs to check, in one tap.
This transfer is free
Every transfer from YouTube to Amazon Music 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 reach Amazon Music once a day.
Good to know before you move YouTube to Amazon Music
YouTube as the source
FreeYourMusic moves your YouTube playlists of music videos and finds the songs on the new service. Liked videos are not moved.
Read the YouTube guide →Amazon Music as the destination
One Amazon Music playlist holds at most 2,500 songs from a transfer. FreeYourMusic splits longer playlists into parts.
Read the Amazon Music guide →What transfers from YouTube to Amazon Music
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube to Amazon Music
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube playlists to Amazon Music, convert a YouTube playlist into a Amazon Music playlist, or import your YouTube library into Amazon Music. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube and Amazon Music in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to Amazon Music automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
Move YouTube to another service
Transfer to Amazon Music from another service
Moving from YouTube to Amazon Music, explained
If your music has lived on YouTube as playlists of videos, moving to Amazon Music turns it into a proper audio library you can summon with Alexa and hear in Ultra HD. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists through Google’s official sign-in and recreates them inside Amazon Music as matched tracks.
This guide explains what transfers, what cannot, how videos are matched to songs, how long it takes, and how the two really differ. If you just want to begin, install FreeYourMusic, connect both accounts and pick what to move — the detail is below.
What transfers to Amazon Music, and what does not
Your YouTube playlists of music videos become Amazon Music playlists of tracks, keeping names and order. Your liked videos do not transfer to Amazon Music. Move all your playlists or pick playlists individually, with counts shown before you commit.
Because YouTube holds far more than music, some entries will not translate. Non-music videos have no song to match, and private, deleted or region-blocked videos cannot be read. Live and rare uploads may lack an Amazon counterpart, so those are flagged rather than forced.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
Converting a video library to audio is a matching problem. FreeYourMusic reads each video’s title and artist and finds the same recording in Amazon Music. A recording code such as ISRC is used where present, but YouTube videos often lack one, so title, artist, album and duration do most of the work.
Music videos with messy titles can be ambiguous, so FreeYourMusic never silently drops them — anything uncertain is flagged for one-tap Rematch with suggestions, letting you confirm the clean studio version.
How long does a YouTube to Amazon Music transfer take?
Most transfers finish in minutes. With both accounts connected, around 1,000 items usually completes in under ten minutes. Larger playlists take longer, but the transfer runs on its own — start it and step away.
FreeYourMusic 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 device. Start it on your laptop and check progress on your phone; it is the same account and the same transfer.
YouTube vs Amazon Music: what actually changes
This is a shift from a free video platform to a dedicated audio service with voice control. On YouTube your music lived as free, ad-supported videos. Amazon Music gives you a music library with HD and Ultra HD lossless on the Unlimited tier and deep Alexa and Echo integration.
What you give up is the video itself. But if you mostly wanted the songs and a home full of Echo speakers to play them, converting your YouTube playlists into an Amazon Music library makes everything answer to your voice — just aim for Unlimited over the Prime-bundled tier.
Do you need to keep YouTube access while you transfer?
Yes — keep signed in to YouTube until the transfer is finished and checked. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists while copying them into Amazon Music, and keeping both live means you never lose the source mid-move.
YouTube is free, so nothing needs cancelling, and on the destination side Amazon Music Unlimited is the better home for a full library than the more limited Prime-bundled version. Both connect through their own official sign-in, and your password is never shared with FreeYourMusic.
Tips for a clean migration
Weed out the non-music videos from your playlists first so the transfer focuses on actual songs. Move a couple of playlists and check the matches in Amazon Music — confirming you got studio recordings rather than covers or live clips is worth the minute.
When the transfer finishes, work through the Rematch list, since music-video titles produce more ambiguous matches. If you will listen through Alexa, set up your voice shortcuts and download your key playlists for offline listening.
Keeping YouTube and Amazon Music in sync afterwards
A one-time move is not your only option. If you keep building playlists on YouTube, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the libraries on a schedule so a video you add to one becomes a matched track in Amazon Music without effort.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from Amazon Music back to YouTube, if you want video versions. Your collection stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect YouTube and Amazon Music, and see how much comes across — every transfer is free, with no song limit.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube playlist to Amazon Music?
To transfer YouTube to Amazon Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube as the source and Amazon Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Amazon Music and lists any track it could not match.
What exactly transfers from YouTube to Amazon Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube to Amazon Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Amazon Music, so you can fix it before you switch.
Can I transfer YouTube playlists to Amazon Music for free?
Yes. Every transfer from YouTube to Amazon Music is free: your playlists, with no song limit and no card. Rematch is free too. Premium keeps YouTube and Amazon Music in sync every day and adds the playlist tools, playlist insights and every Stats section.
What happens to songs that are not on Amazon Music?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. FreeYourMusic lists every song it could not match on Amazon Music, so you can pick another version with Rematch or skip it. Nothing is dropped without you seeing it.
Will my YouTube playlists be deleted?
No. FreeYourMusic copies your music to Amazon Music and leaves your YouTube library as it is. You decide later whether to keep or cancel your YouTube account.
How long does a YouTube to Amazon 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 YouTube and Amazon Music. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube to Amazon Music on my phone?
Yes. FreeYourMusic 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 to Amazon Music shortcut?
Yes. On iPhone, copy a YouTube playlist link and run the free Transfer a link shortcut of FreeYourMusic. It moves the playlist to Amazon Music. You can also ask Siri to do it for you.
Can I follow my YouTube to Amazon Music transfer on my Home Screen?
Yes. Add the free FreeYourMusic Moving now widget. It shows how many songs are on Amazon Music 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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