How to Transfer Apple Music Playlists to YouTube Music
Updated
Quick answer
Apple can send your playlists to YouTube Music for free. Sign in at privacy.apple.com, choose Transfer a copy of your data, and pick Apple Music playlists and YouTube Music as the destination (9to5Mac).
Pick a method
Free through Apple's Data and Privacy page.
Step 1: Sign in at privacy.apple.com.
Step 2: Choose Transfer a copy of your data.
Step 3: Follow the onscreen instructions and choose YouTube Music.
Step 4: Sign in to YouTube Music to start. Apple emails you when it's done, and the playlists appear in the Library tab in YouTube Music (Apple).
What transfers and what doesn't
What transfers
- Transfers: Playlists you created
- Transfers: Liked songs
- Transfers: Saved albums
- Transfers: Followed artists
What doesn’t
- Does not transfer: Podcasts
- Does not transfer: Playlists made by the service
- Does not transfer: Local files
- Does not transfer: Play counts and history
FAQ
Yes, but you need an active Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription. A YouTube Music account is enough; Apple doesn't mention Premium.
No. Every method here copies your playlists and leaves Apple Music as it was.