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Move your playlists from YouTube to Apple Music without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and FreeYourMusic recreates it on Apple Music with the same names and song order.
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Why move from YouTube to Apple Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube to Apple Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Apple 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 Apple Music
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube to Apple Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube as the source and Apple Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Apple 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 Apple Music as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap Apple Music and sign in. FreeYourMusic needs access to your Apple Music library to create the playlists there.
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Select what to move
Tick the playlists you want on Apple 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 Apple 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 YouTube to Apple 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 →Apple Music as the destination
Apple Music needs an active subscription to add music. Apple does not let apps remove or reorder songs in a playlist, so sync only adds new songs there.
Read the Apple Music guide →What transfers from YouTube to Apple Music
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube to Apple Music
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube playlists to Apple Music, convert a YouTube playlist into a Apple Music playlist, or import your YouTube library into Apple Music. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube and Apple Music in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube? With Premium, Auto-Sync checks your transferred playlists and adds new songs to Apple Music automatically, so both libraries stay the same. Pricing →
Move YouTube to another service
Transfer to Apple Music from another service
Moving from YouTube to Apple Music, explained
If your music has lived on YouTube as playlists of videos, moving to Apple Music turns it into a pristine audio library — lossless, hi-res and Spatial Audio, woven into the Apple world. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists through Google’s official sign-in and recreates them inside Apple 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 Apple Music, and what does not
Your YouTube playlists of music videos become Apple Music playlists of tracks, keeping names and order. Liked videos stay behind, so the move covers playlists only. 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 Apple Music 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 Apple 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 Apple 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 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 vs Apple Music: what actually changes
This is a shift from a free video platform to a premium audio service. On YouTube your music lived as free, ad-supported videos. Apple Music gives you a music-first library with lossless, hi-res lossless and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, plus Replay and deep Apple ecosystem integration.
What you give up is the video itself. But if you mostly wanted the songs in the best possible quality, converting your YouTube playlists into an Apple Music library is a clear upgrade — especially if you already own Apple devices.
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 Apple Music, and keeping both live means you never lose the source mid-move.
YouTube is free, so nothing needs cancelling, but Apple Music has no permanent free tier, so you will need an Apple Music trial or subscription to receive the transfer. 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 Apple 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 carefully, since music-video titles produce more ambiguous matches. Then turn on lossless and Spatial Audio in settings and download your key playlists for offline listening.
Keeping YouTube and Apple 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 Apple Music without effort.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from Apple Music back to YouTube, if you want video versions. Your collection stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect YouTube and Apple Music, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube playlist to Apple Music?
To transfer YouTube to Apple Music, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube as the source and Apple Music as the destination, choose the playlists you want, and start the transfer. The app finds each song on Apple Music and lists any track it could not match.
What exactly transfers from YouTube to Apple Music?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube to Apple Music. It matches the songs one by one and lists anything that is not on Apple Music, so you can fix it before you switch.
Can I transfer YouTube playlists to Apple 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 Apple Music?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. FreeYourMusic lists every song it could not match on Apple 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 Apple 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 Apple 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 Apple Music. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube to Apple 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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