The fastest way to move playlists between services

You cannot move a Spotify playlist directly into Apple Music through either app — the services do not share a built-in transfer tool. The fastest method is to use a third-party converter tool like Soundiiz, TuneMyMusic, or Playlisty, which reads your Spotify playlist and recreates it in Apple Music by matching songs one by one. Most of these tools are free for basic use and take between five and fifteen minutes depending on playlist size.

If you prefer not to use a third-party tool, you can export your Spotify playlist as a file and manually search for each song in Apple Music, but this becomes impractical for playlists longer than ten or fifteen songs. The manual method also means you will miss songs that Apple Music does not carry in its catalog, whereas converter tools will flag these mismatches as they work.

Key Takeaways

  • Third-party converter tools like Soundiiz and TuneMyMusic can move most songs from a Spotify playlist to Apple Music in under fifteen minutes without manual searching.
  • You will need to log into both your Spotify and Apple Music accounts during the conversion process so the tool can read your playlist and create a new one.
  • Songs that exist on Spotify but not on Apple Music will not transfer, and the converter tool will show you which ones were skipped.
  • Manual transfer through exporting and searching works for small playlists but becomes time-consuming for anything over twenty songs.

Using a converter tool (the recommended method)

Open Soundiiz, TuneMyMusic, or Playlisty in your web browser — you do not need to read anything. These sites work the same way: you log in with your Spotify account, select the playlist you want to move, then log in with your Apple Music account and choose where the new playlist should go.

Start by going to Soundiiz.com. Click "Convert" at the top, then select Spotify as your source. You will be asked to log into Spotify and grant Soundiiz permission to read your playlists. After you approve, Soundiiz shows a list of all your Spotify playlists. Click the one you want to move. Then select Apple Music as your destination, log in with your Apple ID, and confirm where the playlist should be created. Soundiiz will then match each song and add it to Apple Music. The process usually finishes within five to ten minutes, and you will see a summary showing how many songs transferred and which ones could not be found.

TuneMyMusic (tunemymusic.com) and Playlisty work similarly but with slightly different layouts. TuneMyMusic lets you see a preview of which songs will transfer before you confirm, which is useful if you want to know what will be missing. All three tools are free for single playlists, though some charge a monthly fee if you want to set up automatic syncing between services.

What happens to songs that do not exist on Apple Music

Not every song on Spotify is available on Apple Music. This happens because artists choose which services to distribute to, and some music is exclusive to one platform or the other. When you run a converter, the tool will skip any song it cannot find a match for and show you a list at the end.

The converter tries to match by song title and artist name, so occasionally it will find a different version of a song (a live recording, a remix, or a cover) instead of the exact version you had. You can usually fix these by hand after the transfer is complete — open the new playlist in Apple Music, find the mismatched song, and replace it with the correct version. For most playlists, fewer than five percent of songs will have this problem.

Manual transfer if you prefer not to use a third-party tool

If you do not want to log into a converter site, you can export your Spotify playlist and search for each song manually in Apple Music. Open Spotify, right-click your playlist, and select "Share" then "Copy Spotify URI." Paste this into a text editor. The URI will look like spotify:playlist:XXXXXXX — copy just the ID number at the end.

Go to a site like Exportify.com, paste your playlist ID, and click "Export to CSV." This downloads a spreadsheet with every song title and artist name. Open it in Apple Music on your Mac or iPhone, search for the first song, add it to a new playlist, then repeat for each song. This method works well for playlists under fifteen songs but becomes tedious quickly. You will also need to handle missing songs yourself — if Apple Music does not carry a song, you will notice only when you search for it and find nothing.

Creating the playlist in Apple Music before you transfer

Most converter tools will create a new playlist for you automatically, but you can also create an empty playlist in Apple Music first and have the converter add songs to it. This is useful if you want to give the playlist a specific name or description before the transfer starts.

Open Apple Music on your Mac, iPhone, or the web player. Click the "+" icon next to "Library" and select "New Playlist." Name it and add a description if you want. Then go back to your converter tool and select this playlist as the destination instead of creating a new one. The converter will add all the transferred songs to the existing playlist.

Syncing playlists automatically after the first transfer

If you plan to keep using Spotify but want your playlists to stay in sync with Apple Music, some converter tools offer automatic syncing for a monthly fee. Soundiiz offers this feature — you set up a conversion once, and it will automatically add new songs you add to your Spotify playlist to the Apple Music version every few hours or days.

This is useful if you are still building a playlist on Spotify and want it to mirror in Apple Music without manually re-running the converter each time. However, automatic syncing only adds new songs — it does not remove songs you delete from Spotify, so the Apple Music version may end up with more songs over time. Check the tool's documentation to see exactly how syncing works before you pay for it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the converter tool delete my original Spotify playlist?

No. Converter tools only read your Spotify playlists and create new ones in Apple Music. Your Spotify playlists remain unchanged. You can delete them yourself if you want, but the tool will not touch them.

Do I need to stay logged in while the converter is working?

No. Once you have logged in and approved the conversion, you can close the browser tab. The converter will finish in the background and the new playlist will appear in Apple Music within a few minutes. You do not need to keep the page open.

What if the converter tool does not recognize a song?

The tool will skip it and show you the song name at the end of the conversion. You can then search for that song manually in Apple Music and add it to the playlist yourself. This usually happens with very new releases, local artists, or songs with unusual characters in the title.

Can I convert multiple playlists at once?

Most free converter tools require you to convert one playlist at a time. Soundiiz and similar services offer paid plans that let you convert multiple playlists in one session, but the free version handles one playlist per conversion. You can run multiple conversions back-to-back if you have several playlists to move.

Will the converter work if my Spotify playlist is private?

Yes. The converter only needs permission to read your playlists, and that permission applies to both public and private ones. The new playlist created in Apple Music will be private by default unless you change it.