How to Transfer Tidal to Apple Music Playlist Online and Offline

Part 1. How to Transfer Tidal Playlist to Apple Music Online

Most of you may want to find the quickest and easiest way to migrate playlist from Tidal to Apple Music. So, in this part, we will introduce two third-party online tools for you to do that. These services can help import playlist from one service to another, using their APIs to match your Tidal library with those in the Apple Music library. Now, let's learn more below.

Tool 1. How to Transfer Tidal to Apple Music Online via Soundiiz

Soundiiz is an online transferring tool to sync music data between streaming platforms. Not only that, it also allows you to manage playlists across services. Now let's have a brief look at how it works.

Step 1. Go to Soundiiz website and log in your account, or to register a new ID by connecting it to your email address or social account.

Step 2. A series of streaming music sites will be listed on the left of the page. Please choose to Platform to Platform in the left panel to open another setting window.

Step 3. On the new window, please pick Tidal as the source service. Then you will be asked to connect your Tidal account with Soundizz.

Step 4. Select categories that you would like to move (tracks, playlists, and album) by clicking the corresponding box in your left library. For instance, if you want to move Tidal playlist to Apple Music, please directly tick the Playlist category.

Step 5. Find and confirm Apple Music as a destination service. Next, you are required to connect your Apple ID to Soundizz and then choose Transfer. After that, the program will start to transfer music from Tidal to Apple Music in the background.

Note: Soundiiz free version only allows you to transfer playlists one by one manually and you can transfer 200 tracks per playlist. If you want to break all these limits, you need to subscribe to its premium plan. Besides, you can transfer artists from Tidal to Apple Music.

Tool 2. How to Export Tidal Playlist to Apple Music Online via TuneMyMusic

TuneMyMusic is also a service that helps you transfer music between streaming music services with just a few clicks. Here is how to use it to move playlist from Tidal to Apple Music.

Step 1. Visit TuneMyMusic Tidal to Apple Music webpage and tap the Let's Start button.

Step 2. Pick up Tidal as the source platform on the screen.

Step 3. Select the Tidal playlist you want to import to Apple Music and click Choose Destination.

Step 4. Choose Apple Music as the destination platform and start transferring Tidal music to Apple Music.

Note: TuneMyMusic Free users are limited to syncing 500 tracks. By subscribing to Premium plan, you can transfer more than 500 tracks.

Part 2. How to Transfer Tidal to Apple Music Free on Computer/Mobile

The tools above are online websites that help you sync playlists. Here in this part, we'd like to introduce two free tools on computer and mobile for you to import playlists from Tidal to Apple Music library.

Tool 1. How to Convert Tidal Playlist to Apple Music Free via FreeYourMusic

FreeYourMusic is a tool that supports to transfer music beween music streaming services across device. It is available on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux. So, it is best for you to transfer music from your computer to mobile device or vice versa. Here check the steps below.

Step 1. Visit FreeYourMusic website and download and install it on your computer or mobile device.

Step 2. Start FreeYourMusic app from your device and choose Tidal from the list as the source. Then you need to log in to your Tidal account.

Step 3. After that, pick up Apple Music as the destination platform and sign in to your account.

Step 4. Now, choose Tidal playlists you want to sync to Apple Music and click Begin Transfer to move playlist from Tidal to Apple Music.

Note: With a FreeYourMusic free trial, you can move 100 songs.

Tool 2. How to Import Tidal Playlists to Apple Music Free via SongShift

If you are an iOS user, you can use SongShift as a Tidal to Apple Music playlist converter on your iPhone or iPad device. Here is how to use it.

Step 1. Install and open SongShift from your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2. Tap Services in the app, then find Tidal and click Connect.

Step 3. Locate Apple Music and hit Connect.

Step 4. On the My Shifts main screen, click the + icon to start a new transfer.

Step 5. Click Setup Source, choose Tidal and click Continue. Then choose Tidal audio content you want to migrate.

Step 6. Now, you can click on the destination Apple Music to change the settings if needed.

Step 7. Hit I'm Finished to begin transfer Tidal playlists to Apple Music.

Step 8. At last, review the matches and tap Confirm Matches to finish the whole process.

Note: It works on iOS devices only. And you can transfer a playlist at a time with a free plan.

Part 3. How to Convert Tidal Playlist to Apple Music Offline

The tools above are convenient for you to transfer Tidal playlist to Apple Music on your device. But they just find, match and rebuild your Tidal playlists on your Apple Music library. You don't have the actual audio files. Besides, Tidal music is protected which can't be moved to other platforms directly. Also, when you cancel your music subscription, your music tracks will lose.

So, if you want to move Tidal playlist to Apple Music library forever with keeping original high quality and without DRM protection, there is the best solution to help you. That is to download Tidal music as local audio files without quality loss and upload Tidal HiFi/MQA music to Apple Music library.

To make it, we recommend AudFree Tidal Playlist Converter. It is an all-in-one Tidal music downloader and converter, which is capable of downloading and transferring Tidal tracks to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, M4B, and such kind of unprotected formats with 100% quality kept.

Designed for Tidal music converting, AudFree Tidal Music Converter is the first leading product in the field of music conversion. It perfectly works at up to 37X high speed to download every type of track form Tidal with completely raw metadata saved. Artist, album, title, etc. can be found in the converted files for better arrangement. Using this breakthrough software, you will realize how easy and simple to move playlist from Tidal to Apple Music with maintaining the original quality.

How to Convert Tidal Music for Apple Music

Please download AudFree Tidal Playlist Converter on your computer before you start the conversion.

Step 1Add playlist from Tidal to AudFree

Open AudFree Tidal Playlist Converter. Then log in to your Tidal account in the built-in Tidal web player. Find the playlist you like and tap on the '+' button > Add to list to import them into AudFree.

Step 2Reset output parameters of Tidal for Apple Music

Windows users please find the menu icon on the upper sidebar of AudFree. Mac users please check the 'AudFree Tidal Music Converter' on the menu bar of the Mac system. Then click to Preferences > Conversion. Here, you can redefine the output options such as format, bit rate, sample rate, channel, etc. As a suggestion, please choose MP3 as output format.

View also: How to Convert Tidal to MP3

Step 3Convert Tidal songs to local files for Apple Music

Press on the big 'Convert' button in AudFree. Then conversion begins. The converting time relies on how many songs on the list. Please follow the on-screen prompts to locate the target folder when the conversion is finished.

Bonus Tips: In addition to AudFree Tidal Music Converter, you can also use AudFree Streaming Audio Recorder to convert Tidal music for Apple Music. It is powerful also. The biggest difference between these two tools is that AudFree Streaming Audio Recorder supports to convert music from 9 streaming music services, not only Tidal.

How to Import Tidal Playlist to Apple Music

Now, you can transfer Tidal playlists to Apple Music from the local folder.

Step 1. Open the Apple Music app on your desktop.

Step 2. Then find 'File' > Import from the drop-down menu.

Step 3. Locate the target folder with the converted Tidal music files on your computer and open it.

Step 4. Choose and upload local Tidal songs to Apple Music. Then you can listen to Tidal music on Apple Music on computer.

If you want to play Tidal tracks on Apple Music on your mobile device, then you can sync Tidal playlist to Apple Music from your computer to your mobile device.

Step 1. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer via a USB-to-Lightning or USB-C cable.

Step 2. Find and click your device in the sidebar in the Apple Music app.

Step 3. Tap Music option at the right side on the screen. Then choose Sync music onto [device's name] > Entire music library. After that, tap Apply. Once synced, click Done and disconnect your iOS device from your computer.

Step 4. Open the Apple Music app on your iOS device, go to Library and enter Playlists or Recently Added section to find and play Tidal songs on Apple Music offline.

View also:

How to Transfer Tidal Music to iPhone

How to Transfer Tidal Music to iPad

Part 4. Compare Methods to Move Tidal to Apple Music

Now, let's compare all the methods above to transfer Tidal playlists to Apple Music.

Feature	Sync Apps	Online Tools	AudFree Tidal Converter
Platforms	Windows/Mac/Linux/Android/iOS	Web browser	Windows/Mac
Best for	Quick and convenient transfers between computer & mobile devices	Users who don't want to install apps or use a computer	Users who want to keep Tidal music forever and get high-quality music
How It Works	Uses APIs to match songs from Tidal's catalog to Apple Music's catalog and recreates the playlist.	Uses APIs to match songs from Tidal's catalog to Apple Music's catalog and recreates the playlist.	Download and convert Tidal music without DRM as local audio files.
Final Output	A new playlist inside the Apple Music library, not the actual audio files.	A new playlist inside the Apple Music library, not the actual audio files.	Local Tidal audio files
Pros	Convenient and easy to use; Dedicated mobile app experience; Fast for single playlists	No installation required; Accessible from any device; Often have powerful library management features	Own Tidal music forever; Preserves HiFi & MQA quality of Tidal music No song matching errors; Works even after cancelling Tidal subscription
Cons	Have song matching errors; Music will lose if you cancel Apple Music; Requires a subscription for full features	Less convenient than a native app; Have matching errors; Requires a subscription for full features	Requires a computer and converter; Need to convert, then import/sync; Requires a software purchase
Price	Free with limits / Premium	Free with limits / Premium	Free trial with limits / Premium

Part 5. FAQs about Tidal to Apple Music

Q1: Can I Move from Tidal to Apple Music without Computer?

A: Yes, you can. Just use mobile apps like SongShift or web services such as Soundiiz on your smartphone to migrate your Tidal songs to Apple Music directly.

Q2: Can I Transfer Tidal MQA or HiFi Quality Tracks to Apple Music?

A: Yes, you can. Just use AudFree Tidal Music Converter to convert Tidal music in high quality and then transfer them to your Apple Music library.

View also:

How to Download Tidal Hi-Res Music

How to Download Tidal MQA Music

Q3: Is It Free to Transfer Music from Tidal to Apple Music?

A: You can try free plan from apps or online tools like Soundiiz, TuneMyMusic, FreeYourMusic, etc. to sync Tidal to Apple Music free, but with limits.

Q4: If I Change My Tidal Playlist after Transferring, Will It Stay in Sync?

A: No, it won't. The transfer is just a one-time operation, not live, and won't sync automatically.

Q5: Will I Lose My Playlists If I Cancel My Tidal Subscription after Importing to Apple Music?

A: Yes, you will if you export Tidal playlist to Apple Music via online tools. But you can use AudFree Tidal Music Converter to download and move Tidal music to Apple Music forever after closing your Tidal subscription.

View also: How to Cancel Tidal Subscription

Part 6. In Conclusion

Here are the methods we show you above to transfer playlists from Tidal to Apple Music. For a quick transfer, you can try online tools or sync apps on your device. But they have limits. If you mind their limitations, you can try AudFree Tidal Music Converter. It can download Tidal music as local files on your device. And you can import and keep Tidal music in your Apple Music library forever. Now, download the free trial of this powerful tool and try it out.