How to Transfer Apple Music Playlist to Spotify [Ultimate Guide]

Part 1. How to Transfer Apple Music to Spotify via Spotify's 'Import Your Music'

Spotify has rolled out a native 'Import your music' feature (powered by an integration with TuneMyMusic) on its mobile apps and web player. This allows users to directly to move playlists from music services like Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube and more to Spotify without installing an extra program. This is an official and free method. What's more, there is no track transfer limitations. Now, let's learn how to use it to transfer playlists from Apple Music to Spotify.

Step 1. Open the Spotify app on your iOS or Android device.

Step 2. Click Your Library at the bottom bar on the screen.

Step 3. Scroll down the page to find the Import your music section. Then it will lead you to the Spotify TuneMyMusic Import Music webpage.

Or, you can go to Spotify web player official website and scroll down the page to the bottom to find the Import your music option.

Step 4. Tap Get Started, then choose Apple Music as the source platform and log in to your account.

Step 5. After that, choose the playlists in your Apple Music library and click Import or 'Transfer to Spotify'. Also, you can select the 'Entire Library', or 'Liked Songs' option to move your music to Spotify.

Now, wait for the process and you will sync Apple Music playlists to Spotify.

Part 2. How to Migrate Apple Music Library to Spotify Free via SongShift

If you can't see the 'Import your music' feature in your Spotify app on your iOS device, you can use SongShift to transfer your Apple Music to Spotify. This tools is famous for its 'Review Matches' feature, which allows you to check whether the metadata is right.

Step 1. Download and install SongShift from the App Store on your iPhone or iPad, then open it.

Step 2. Click the + icon to start a new shift. Then you will need to connect both your Apple Music and Spotify accounts.

Step 3. Choose Apple Music as the Source and Spotify as the Destination.

Step 4. Pick up the Apple Music playlists, albums, or songs you want to export to Spotify.

Step 5. Click 'I'm Finished' and SongShift will start to scan for matches.

Step 6. Now, tap 'Review Matches' before confirming. You can correct any wrong song metadata manually.

Step 7. At last, confirm the shift and the Apple Music playlists will sync to Spotify instantly.

Part 3. How to Import Apple Music to Spotify via Online Playlist Transfer Tool

If you prefer using online tools to move Apple Music playlists to Spotify, tools like Soundiiz, MusConv, etc. are excellent alternatives. But the free versions of them limit you to transferring 500 tracks at a time. Now, we will take Soundiiz as an example to show you how it works.

Step 1. Navigate to Soundiiz Apple Music to Spotify webpage via the web browser on your device.

Step 2. Tap the Start for free button on the screen.

Step 3. Next, you need to sign in to your Soundiiz account. Then log in to your Apple Music and Spotify accounts.

Step 4. Click the Start button on the screen, then choose the Apple Music playlists you like and confirm your selection.

Step 5. Later, choose 'Begin the transfer!' to start to transfer playlists from Apple Music to Spotify.

Part 4. How to Convert Apple Music Playlist to Spotify as Local Files

After trying the methods above to move Apple Music to Spotify, you will find that some tracks are greyed out on Spotify. This is due to licensing restrictions. Besides, if the transferred track is removed from Spotify, you can't access it on Spotify anymore. In this case, you may want to find a way to keep your Apple Music playlist on Spotify permanently.

To fix this issue, you can use AudFree Apple Music Converter. It specializes in downloading and converting Apple Music to multiple common formats like MP3, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, M4A, M4B, and so forth. After that, you can add Apple Music to Spotify as local files. Besides, this tool can keep 100% original quality and 100% complete ID3 tags of the converted Apple Music tracks and playlists.

How to Download and Convert Apple Music Playlist to Spotify as Local Files

Now, let's start to convert Apple Music for Spotify by following the detailed tutorials below. Before that, please download and install the AudFree Apple Music Converter on your Windows or Mac computer.

Step 1Load Apple Music tracks to AudFree

Open AudFree Apple Music Converter, then log in to your Apple Music account within the built-in Apple Music web player. Next, find any music content you like in the Apple Music Library. Once found, click the audio content and tap the + icon at the right side of AudFree tool. Later, tap the Add to list button to import files.

Step 2Change output settings for Apple Music to Spotify

On a Windows computer, please find the menu icon on the top menu bar of AudFree. On the Mac computer, please click the AudFree Apple Music Converter tab from the top-left menu bar of Mac. Then select 'Preferences' > 'Conversion'. Now, you can reset the output audio parameters like bit rate, sample rate, channel, etc. for Apple Music. After that, tap OK.

Step 3Convert Apple Music for Spotify locally

Tap the big 'Convert' button on the bottom-right corner of AudFree's Converting window, then the program will start the conversion. When the conversion stops, please tap the Converted > folder icon to access the location of the target file on your computer.

How to Import Apple Music to Spotify

Step 1. Open the Spotify app on your computer.

Step 2. Go to Settings and head to the Your Library section, then turn on the Show Local Files option.

Step 3. Tap the Add a Source button to locate the converted Apple Music files on your computer. Then choose the files and tap OK.

After that, your Apple Music files will be added into your Spotify music library. You can listen to them forever without any limits.

Part 5. Compare Methods for Moving Apple Music to Spotify

No idea which method fits your needs to transfer Apple Music playlist to Spotify? Here you can check the quick comparison and pick up the one.

Feature	Via Spotify 'Import your Music'	Via SongShift	Via Soundiiz	Via AudFree
Best For	Most users	iOS users	Power users	Total ownership
Transfer Type	Cloud-to-cloud	Cloud-to-cloud	Cloud-to-cloud	Download to local file
Free Limit	Unlimited	Unlimited (1 playlist/time)	200 songs per playlist	30 seconds of each track
Ease of Use	Easy	Medium	Medium	Medium
Key Benefit	Official, free, integrated and unlimited transfers	High accuracy; manually fix broken matches	Great for managing multiple platforms	Fix 'gredy out' songs and keep tracks offline and forever
Weaknesses	Might not be available to everyone yet	No Android version; limitations in free version	Free version has a strict limit	Needs a computer; needs to pay software for full features

Part 6. In Conclusion

After following the steps in this post, moving music from Apple Music to Spotify is no longer a headache. For most users, Spotify's new native 'Import your music' tool, SongShift or Soundiiz can help you do the job in minutes. However, these tools will not match all the tracks from your Apple Music library in Spotify. In this case, if you want to keep all your Apple Music library on Spotify, AudFree Apple Music Converter can be a solution. It can download Apple Music as local files and then you can import Apple Music files to Spotify for playback. Just choose the method that fits your needs and enjoy your curated Apple Music playlists on Spotify!