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Move your playlists from YouTube to Spotify without rebuilding anything by hand. Connect both accounts, pick what to move, and FreeYourMusic recreates it on Spotify with the same names and song order.
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Why move from YouTube to Spotify?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube 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 to Spotify
Four steps. The same on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.
Quick answer
To transfer YouTube to Spotify, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube 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 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 Spotify as the destination
On the "Select destination" screen, tap Spotify and sign in. FreeYourMusic 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 library at once.
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Start the transfer and check the results
Tap "Begin transfer". FreeYourMusic 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.
Good to know before you move YouTube to Spotify
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 →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 →What transfers from YouTube to Spotify
On every device
Move, convert or import: one transfer from YouTube to Spotify
Whatever you call it, it is the same job. You can move your YouTube playlists to Spotify, convert a YouTube playlist into a Spotify playlist, or import your YouTube library into Spotify. FreeYourMusic does all three in one transfer, for one playlist or for a library of thousands of songs.
Keep YouTube and Spotify in sync
Still adding songs on YouTube? With Premium, 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 to Spotify, explained
Plenty of people build their real music collection on YouTube — playlists of music videos, favourites saved over years — and then want it as a proper audio library. Moving to Spotify converts those video playlists into a streaming library you can play anywhere, offline included. FreeYourMusic reads your YouTube playlists through Google’s official sign-in and recreates them inside Spotify as matched tracks.
This guide covers what a transfer moves, what cannot come along, how videos are matched to songs, how long it takes, and an honest YouTube versus Spotify comparison. If you just want to start, install FreeYourMusic, connect both accounts and choose what to move — the detail is below.
What transfers to Spotify, and what does not
Your YouTube playlists of music videos become Spotify playlists of tracks, keeping their names and order. Liked videos do not transfer to Spotify; only playlists come across. 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 — vlogs, tutorials, clips — have no song to match, and private, deleted or region-blocked videos cannot be read. Live and rare uploads may not have a Spotify counterpart, so those are flagged rather than forced.
How FreeYourMusic matches your tracks
Converting a video library to audio is a matching problem, and FreeYourMusic handles it by reading each video’s title and artist and finding the same recording in Spotify. Where a recording code such as ISRC is available it is used, but YouTube videos often lack one, so title, artist, album and duration do most of the work.
Music videos with messy titles — remix tags, topic-channel labels, live-at-somewhere suffixes — can be ambiguous. FreeYourMusic never silently drops them; anything uncertain is flagged for one-tap Rematch with suggestions, so you can confirm the clean studio version.
How long does a YouTube to Spotify 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 get on with your day.
FreeYourMusic runs natively on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, 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 vs Spotify: what actually changes
This is a shift from a free video platform to a dedicated audio service. On YouTube your music lived as videos, free with ads, mixed in with everything else you watch. Spotify gives you a purpose-built music library — Discover Weekly, Release Radar, offline audio, gapless playback and a free tier of its own.
What you give up is the video itself — live performances and music videos as visuals. But if you mostly wanted the songs, converting your YouTube playlists into a Spotify library turns a loose collection of clips into a proper, portable music catalogue.
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 Spotify, and keeping both live means you never lose track of the source mid-move.
YouTube is free, so nothing needs cancelling, and Spotify has a free tier on the receiving side, so you can land the transfer without paying right away. Both services connect through their own official sign-in, and your password is never shared with FreeYourMusic.
Tips for a clean migration
Before you move, weed out the non-music videos from your playlists so the transfer focuses on actual songs. Move a couple of playlists first and check the matches in Spotify — because the source is video, confirming you got studio recordings rather than covers or live clips is worth the minute.
When the transfer finishes, work through the Rematch list; music-video titles produce more ambiguous matches than a straight audio-to-audio move, so this step matters more here. Then let Discover Weekly build up and download your key playlists for offline listening.
Keeping YouTube and Spotify 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 Spotify without effort.
And the transfer runs the other way too, from Spotify back to YouTube, if you want video versions of your library. Your collection stays portable. Download FreeYourMusic, connect YouTube and Spotify, and see how much comes across — the free tier lets you try first.
Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube playlist to Spotify?
To transfer YouTube to Spotify, install FreeYourMusic, select YouTube 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 to Spotify?
FreeYourMusic moves your playlists from YouTube 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.
Can I transfer YouTube playlists to Spotify 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 Spotify?
Catalogs differ between services and regions. FreeYourMusic 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 playlists be deleted?
No. FreeYourMusic copies your music to Spotify 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 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 and Spotify. You can keep using your device while the transfer runs.
Can I transfer YouTube to Spotify 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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