Yes, it is possible to transfer your YouTube playlists to Spotify. While YouTube and Spotify don’t have a direct integration that allows you to transfer playlists between the platforms, there are a few manual workarounds and third party apps that can help you move your YouTube playlists over to Spotify.
Using Third Party Apps and Websites
The easiest way to transfer a YouTube playlist to Spotify is by using third party apps and websites that are designed for exactly this purpose. Some good options include:
- Soundiiz – This website lets you link your YouTube and Spotify accounts and transfer playlists between them. It has a free tier that allows limited transfers.
- Tune My Music – Similar to Soundiiz, this app connects to both YouTube and Spotify and lets you transfer playlists. The free version is limited.
- PlaylistConverter – Does the same thing as the above apps but is completely free with no limits.
- PlaylistPush – Another free site that transfers playlists from YouTube to Spotify and other platforms.
The process with most of these tools is simple – you connect or sign into both your YouTube account and Spotify account on the platform, select the YouTube playlist you want to transfer, and hit go. The service will then analyze the playlist, match the songs on YouTube to the same tracks on Spotify, and create a new playlist for you on Spotify.
Manually Searching and Adding Songs
If you don’t want to use a third party app, the only other option is to manually rebuild your YouTube playlist on Spotify. Here are the steps:
- Open your YouTube playlist and copy all the song names.
- Create a new blank playlist on Spotify to add the songs to.
- Search for each song from your YouTube playlist on Spotify and add it to the new playlist.
- Make sure to match the correct artists and song versions when searching.
- Add the songs in the same order as they appear on the YouTube playlist.
This manual method can be time consuming, especially for long playlists, but may be your only option if you don’t want to connect third party apps to your accounts. You’ll need to search for each song individually and make sure you find the right match.
Important Things to Note
Here are some important things to keep in mind when transferring YouTube playlists to Spotify:
- Some songs and music on YouTube may not be available on Spotify if the artist or label does not distribute their music there.
- Covers of songs and remixes popular on YouTube may not exist as official versions on Spotify.
- Playlists may not transfer over perfectly song-by-song due to missing tracks on Spotify.
- Triple check playlists after transferring to ensure accuracy and edit as needed.
- YouTube autotgenerated playlists can’t be transferred as they aren’t accessible.
- Playlists you do not own cannot be transferred from YouTube to Spotify.
While the process may not be perfect, using a third party app still gets you most of the way towards moving your YouTube playlists over to Spotify so you can enjoy them seamlessly on both platforms.
Other Ways to Transfer Music Between YouTube and Spotify
Beyond full playlists, there are also ways to transfer individual tracks, albums, and your full music library from YouTube over to Spotify.
Using YouTube Converter Tools
You can use online YouTube to MP3 converters to download specific songs from YouTube, then import those files into Spotify by adding them as local files on your computer. Some good converters include youtube-mp3.org, OnlineVideoConverter, and Convert2MP3.
Downloading Full Albums
Many artists and record labels make their full discographies available on their YouTube channels. You can use a YouTube converter to download entire albums all at once, then import them to Spotify as local files. Useful for transferring albums not on Spotify.
Importing All of YouTube
Services like Stamp allow you to connect your YouTube account and import your full watch history and all listened tracks into a Spotify playlist or local files. This lets you transfer your entire YouTube music library.
Using YouTube Music
For Google users, YouTube Music may be an alternative to moving playlists between YouTube and Spotify. It lets you access all of YouTube’s music catalog in a Spotify-like interface without needing to transfer anything.
Summary
While YouTube and Spotify don’t directly share playlist data, third party apps make it simple to transfer your YouTube playlists over to Spotify with just a few clicks. Manual searching works too but is more tedious. You can also use converter tools to transfer individual songs, full albums, or your entire YouTube music library over into Spotify as local files.
