How to Transfer Spotify Playlists to YouTube Music
Quick answer
If you pay for YouTube Music, it can pull in your Spotify playlists itself. Open YouTube Music, tap your profile picture, then go to Settings > Privacy & data > Transfer playlists from other apps (Google's steps). On the free plan, TuneMyMusic moves up to 500 songs at no cost.
Pick a method
Included with YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium. Runs on TuneMyMusic inside the app.
Step 1: Open the YouTube Music app and tap your profile picture.
Step 2: Go to Settings, then Privacy & data, then Transfer playlists from other apps.
Step 3: Tap Let's start and sign in to Spotify.
Step 4: Pick the playlists you want, tap Transfer to YouTube Music, and sign in to your Google account when asked.
You need a full Premium plan for the built-in option. Android Police notes it isn't available on Premium Lite.
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
When a paid tool is worth it
If you don't pay for YouTube Music and your library is over 500 songs, TuneMyMusic Premium ($24 a year) moves everything in one go. If you do pay for YouTube Music, the built-in transfer already covers it.
Troubleshooting
The option only shows for Premium members. Check that you're signed in to the Google account that has the subscription. Premium Lite doesn't include it.
YouTube Music mixes official tracks with live versions, covers and uploads, so a transfer tool can pick the wrong one. Open the playlist after the transfer and swap any odd matches by hand.
If a song isn't on YouTube Music, nothing can match it. TuneMyMusic lists these as Missing and lets you download the list as a CSV.
FAQ
The built-in transfer comes with YouTube Music Premium at no extra cost. Without Premium, TuneMyMusic moves up to 500 songs for free.
No. Every method here copies your playlists. They stay in Spotify until you delete them.
No. Podcast follows don't transfer. Subscribe to the shows again in YouTube Music.