How to Put Spotify Music on Keynote on Mac/iPhone

By Charles Davis Updated on 2025-10-20 / Update for Spotify Tips

You've been working on that project for a long time and finally, it's time for the presentation. Whether it is about selling a product, reporting progress from your department, or teaching a skill, your presentation has to be top-notch. You may want to add some accompanying background music to your presentation. While adding Spotify music, you failed. That's due to the DRM protection in Spotify music.

But don't worry. There are solutions for you to add Spotify music to Keynote to leave an impression on your audience and enhance the concentration level. Just start with the steps below.

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Part 1. How to Convert and Add Spotify Music to Keynote [Best Tool]

To insert Spotify songs into Keynote, first you need to remove DRM from Spotify and convert your Spotify music to acceptable formats for Keynote using a dedicated tool.

AudFree Spotify Music Converter is the tool that we recommend. It supports both Mac and Windows operating system devices and works at a super speed of 13X rate. AudFree Spotify Music Converter is well-designed to download millions tracks, podcasts, albums, and playlists from Spotify to MP3 or other common formats like AIFF, FLAC, WAV, etc. with the original quality.

AudFree Spotify Music Converter for Keynote

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  • Download your Spotify music at a fast speed
  • Customize output parameters like channel and sample rate
  • Play Spotify music on any device and media player
  • Convert Spotify to several output formats like MP3, AIFF, FLAC, etc.

Section 1. How to Convert Spotify Songs for Keynote via AudFree Spotify Music Converter

Let's now rock down on how to convert music from Spotify to Keynote. AudFree Spotify Music Converter has easy steps to follow.

Step 1Launch AudFree SpoDable and import Spotify playlist
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Firstly, download AudFree Spotify Music Converter for Mac or Windows. Then install and launch it on your computer. Then you can log in to your Spotify Free or Spotify Premium account and import music for conversion. Just identify the songs you wish to convert, tap the content, tap the + icon and press Add to list to add them to the AudFree Spotify Converter app Converting list interface.
Step 2Customize output format and parameters for Spotify to Keynote
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Click on the "Menu" bar and choose the "Preferences" option to let a new window open. Then choose Conversion and go ahead to specify the audio format and other parameters like sample rate, bit rate, channel, etc. AudFree lets you organize your output music library by albums or artists.
Step 3Download and convert Spotify playlist for Keynote
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Once you confirm your entries, click on the "Convert" button from the Converting window and let the app begin the conversion process. Your converted Spotify playlist will be saved in the "Converted" folder from your computer's local disk.

Section 2.1 How to Add Music to Keynote from Spotify as Background Music on Mac

The converted playlists are now free from encryption and you can now easily add music to Apple Keynote where to get music on Spotify as background music as below.

For a Presentation in Keynote on Mac

With the converted Spotify music, it is now easy to embed Spotify songs in Keynote on your Mac. Just use the "Soundtrack" feature.

Step 1. First, go to the top-right of the "Keynote" window and click the "Document" button.

Step 2. Select the "Audio" tab.

Step 3. Check for the "+" sign button below "Soundtrack" and click on it.

Step 4. Next, search for the audio files to use and select them from the converted folder. Your music file will then pop into the Soundtrack area in the sidebar.

Step 5. Finally, adjust the soundtrack to play once or loop, then continue to play your slideshow and you'll be thrilled to hear your added music tune in the background.

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For a Slide in Keynote on Mac

This section tackles how to add Spotify music to Keynote slides. With this, your music won't play throughout the presentation but just on a single slide.

Step 1. Pick the slide where you want to hear Spotify music.

Step 2. Then click on the "Media" section and choose the "Music" option from the Keynote toolbar.

Step 3. Select the music file to use and drag it to the section on the slide where you wish it to play.

Step 4. You'll see the file display as a "round play button" that is easy to control. Hit on it to play, pause or stop. You can also drag and drop the file to any part of the slide.

Step 5. Likewise, you can adjust the audio by trimming, repeating, among other functions from the "Format" button option.

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Section 2.2 How to Add Spotify Music to Keynote Presentation on iPhone/iPad

Before starting, you need to transfer the converted Spotify music to iPhone or iPad from your computer first.

View also: How to Move Spotify Music to iPad

Step 1. First, open your presentation and click on the "More" three-dot icon button at the top of your mobile screen.

Step 2. Then select the "Soundtrack" option and tap on the "Choose Audio" button.

Step 3. Choose the music you wish to put as background and then pick either "Off", "Play Once" or "Loop" option. Then tap the "Done" tab to continue to play your music as background music.

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Part 2. How to Convert Spotify Music for Keynote [Alternative Tools]

Besides using AudFree Spotify Music Converter to convert Spotify songs for using on Keynote, you can also use third-party tools like DRmare Spotify Music Converter, ViWizard Spotify Music Converter, etc. But it is noted that they all need to pay for full features. So, if you want to save budget, you can try free tool like Audacity.

Audacity is an audio recording software for Windows, Mac and Linux users to capture audio from their computers. That means you can use it to record music from Spotify for Keynote presentations and slides. But this method is time-consuming and output lossy quality.

In addition, you can use online Spotify downloader to download Spotify music for Keynote. They are easy to use and without installing any extra programs on your device. However, using online websites may expose you to malware and sometimes they may not work.

After downloading Spotify music with these tools, you can follow the steps in the last part to put Spotify music on Keynote presentations and slideshows.

Part 3. In Conclusion

While Spotify's DRM protection creates an initial hurdle, it doesn't have to limit your creativity. By following this simple two-part process: first converting the track to a universal format like MP3 via AudFree Spotify Music Converter or other tools and then importing it to Keynote, you gain complete control over your Keynote presentation's audio. You now have the power to seamlessly integrate any of the millions of songs from Spotify's library into your Keynote work, creating more engaging, emotional, and memorable presentations.

Charles Davis

Charles Davis

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Charles Davis is the chief-editor of AudFree Company, who writes a variety of tech articles and music reviews, such as hot software releases and Spotify music tips.