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Why move from YouTube to Spotify?
Switch services without leaving your library behind. FreeYourMusic matches every track and moves it for you — playlists, liked songs, albums and followed artists.
Everything moves
Playlists, liked songs, albums and artists.
Order preserved
Playlists arrive in the exact order you built them.
Nothing lost
Imperfect matches are flagged for one-tap Rematch.
How to transfer YouTube playlists to Spotify
Select YouTube as a source
Use your current YouTube platform as a source and start to transfer playlists with Free Your Music.
Select Spotify as a destination
Select Spotify as a platform where you want to create a new playlist. All you need to do is just one button click!
Select playlists for a transfer
Find playlists you want to transfer from YouTube service to Spotify and select all the playlists you want to move.
Confirm your action and done!
The transfer is finished. Your YouTube playlists have been moved to Spotify and you can start enjoying your new music streaming service.
Your whole YouTube library moves
Playlists
Liked songs
Saved albums
Followed artists
On every device
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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, and your liked music videos can come across as saved songs. Move everything 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 saving music on YouTube, FreeYourMusic’s Auto-Sync mirrors the libraries on a schedule so a video you like 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.
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Download free →Frequently asked questions
How do I transfer my YouTube playlist to Spotify?
Install FreeYourMusic, sign in to YouTube and then Spotify using their official logins, pick the playlists you want, and hit transfer. Smart track-matching moves songs and their order intact — a 1,000-track playlist usually finishes in under 10 minutes.
Can I transfer YouTube playlists to Spotify for free?
Yes — the free tier moves up to 600 songs and one playlist with no card required. Upgrade for unlimited transfers, Auto-Sync and Cloud Backup.
Is there an app to transfer playlists from YouTube to Spotify?
FreeYourMusic is a playlist transfer app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux that moves playlists, liked songs, saved albums and followed artists from YouTube to Spotify.
Can I transfer my YouTube playlists to Spotify for free?
Yes — FreeYourMusic transfers your first 600 songs from YouTube to Spotify for free, playlists included. Larger libraries need Premium, and every transfer runs directly between your own YouTube and Spotify accounts.
What exactly transfers from YouTube to Spotify?
Playlists (with their order), liked songs, albums, and followed artists. Songs are matched track-by-track using ISRC codes where YouTube and Spotify provide them, with title and artist matching as a fallback — see the compatibility table above for the exact feature list of this pair.
What is a playlist transfer?
A playlist transfer is the process of moving your music playlists from one streaming service to another. Instead of rebuilding your playlist manually, tools like FreeYourMusic let you transfer playlists automatically—saving you time and effort.
Can I transfer playlists between any music streaming services?
Yes! With FreeYourMusic, you can transfer playlists between major services like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer, and more.
Do I need to create a new account to transfer playlists?
No, you don’t need a new account. Just connect your existing streaming accounts in the FreeYourMusic app, and you can start your playlist transfer right away.
Will all songs transfer over perfectly?
Most of the time, yes. FreeYourMusic uses a smart matching system to find the same or similar songs across platforms. While rare, some tracks may be unavailable on your new service and won’t transfer.
Does FreeYourMusic keep my playlist names and order?
Absolutely. When you transfer playlists, FreeYourMusic preserves your playlist titles, song order, and even multiple playlists at once.
How long does a playlist transfer take?
It depends on the size of your playlists and the speed of your internet connection, but most playlist transfers take just a few minutes.
Can I transfer playlists from a free account?
Yes! You can transfer playlists from both free and premium accounts, although some streaming services may have limitations on access.