It is a piece of cake to import your local files or iTunes playlist to Spotify, however, it is pretty tough when exporting any songs or playlists from Spotify back to iTunes library and Apple Music. Since Apple Music was launched in late 2015, it has won the hearts of many Spotify users, especially those deeply entrenched into Apple-ecosystem. If you’ve been using Spotify for the past few years, you’ve probably got a lot of carefully curated playlists of your own and hope to transfer your favorite Spotify music to iTunes library and Apple Music for enjoyment. To solve the problem, we show you how to import your songs and playlists from Spotify to Apple Music and iTunes library in 3 different ways.
There is no official tool to help switch the playlist between Spotify and Apple Music yet. To get it work, we need the help of third-party software. After much research, we’ve found three fairly reliable third-party services that work well. They are called STAMP, Move to Apple Music and Spotify music converter. The service would help you export the Spotify playlists to Apple Music without manually recreating them one by one.
Music Browser Multi-track export, BPM & key detection. The built-in Music Browser provides you with flexible track sorting and search options, via Music and Finder integration. The multi-track export allows you to select entire folders or playlists for a batch export of instrumentals and acappellas. In the Music app on your Mac, choose Music Preferences, then click Files. Click Change, then select a new location for your files. From now on, new songs and other items you import are stored in the new location. Songs you’ve already imported stay in their current location. Batch Export Playlists v2.4 For iTunes 12+/macOS 10.12+ Find more AppleScripts and info on writing your own at Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes. This applet will export each selected plain, Smart, and Genius playlist as individual XML or M3U files to a user selected directory. Such files can be imported into iTunes again later. In the Music app on your Mac, select a playlist in the sidebar on the left. Do any of the following: Rename the playlist: Select the playlist name at the top of the window, then enter a new name. Change the order of songs: Choose View Sort By. When you choose View Sort By Playlist Order, you can reorder songs by dragging.
As we know, the Spotify music is encoded with DRM which means you are unable to play the songs in Spotify on devices that does not install Spotify app. Even you are the Spotify Premium subscriber, you would also fail to listen to the offline downloaded Spotify songs through any media player. To make it possible to enjoy Spotify on iTunes, this method helps exporting the Spotify songs and playlist as DRM-free ones, and then add them to iTunes library.
Requirement:
Spotify installed
Spotify Music Converter installed
iTunes installed
Windows or Mac computer
Spotify Music Converter is a light and powerful Spotify to MP3 converter which aims to convert Spotify music to plain audio files such as MP3, AAC or lossless WAV, FLAC with original quality kept, retaining the ID3 tags. Both Windows and Mac versions are available. We set the Mac version as example.
Launch Spotify Music Converter, drag and drop your favorite song or playlist from Spotify to the application. The program would detect the songs and list them on the main panel for conversion. Then go to the settings to choose the output format and audio quality. You may also leave it as default. The default setting is output to MP3 with 256 kbps audio quality. The conversion speed can be maximum to 5x.
After pressing the Convert button, what you need to do is wait. The program would begin the conversion process automatically. Through the history button on the top right, you can easily know how much songs are converted successfully.
These downloaded Spotify songs are MP3 audios and can be imported to iTunes library easily like any local files. Launch iTunes, move to menu bar File > Add to Library…, locate the destination folder of the converted Spotify songs. That is the end. You would find the songs under iTunes library and start to enjoy now.
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STAMP is a simple-to-use application that helps to transfer music/playlists from Spotify, Rdio and CSV file to iTunes and Apple Music.
Requirement:
Spotify installed
STAMP installed
iTunes installed
Apple Music subscribed
Exportify
Windows, Mac, iOS or Android OS
Before you get started, make sure you are logged into iTunes with your Apple ID and subscribed to Apple Music.
First, export your Spotify playlists to a .csv file using Exportify ( log with your Spotify account).
1. Go to the STAMP website and download the app.
2. Open iTunes and head to either the “For You” or the “New” tab.
3. Open STAMP and select the .csv file you want to import.
4. Click parse and wait for the application to finish importing.
During the waiting time, don’t touch your computer until the whole process is completed. As the app simulates clicks and keystrokes so if you click elsewhere you will mess it up.
The app recreates the playlist directly into your music library. They find and add tracks from Apple Music automatically. You must manually create a playlist after the tracks are added. Its free version works with 10 songs in a playlist, while the paid version can handle huge playlists.
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Move to Apple Music, similar to STAMP, also provides an easy way to transfer music and playlists from Spotify and Rdio to Apple Music and iTunes.
Update: We noticed that Move to Apple Music is no longer provide the service due to the incompatible issue with macOS update since November 2016.
Requirement:
Spotify installed
Move to Apple Music app installed
iTunes installed
Apple Music subscribed
Mac computer
1. Download the app through Move to Apple Music website. Launch the program and select “Spotify” where you playlists are located.
2. Log into your Spotify account and allow Move to Apple Music access to the app. A list of playlists fetched from your account will be displayed. Choose the playlists that you’d like to move to Apple Music and hit “Next”.
3. The app needs to capture an iTunes session to transfer the selected playlists from Spotify to Apple Music. Click “Capture Session” and open iTunes. Once it’s launched, start liking any songs you like in your library into you see “Yes”.
4. After that, the app will start to check your tracks and transfer music from Spotify to iTunes. After the transfer has been completed, click the “Save My Playlist Files” button and choose the location where you’d like the file to be saved on your Mac.
5. Now go back to iTunes and click “File” > “Library” > “Import Playlist” and choose the saved file. The playlists will now be imported into Apple Music and iTunes.
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To sum up, the above 3 solutions are currently the best ways to transfer songs and playlist from Spotify to iTunes library and Apple Music. As Move to Apple Music shuts down its serve since Nov 2017. You could try either Spotify Music Converter or STAMP to achieve the goal.
The advantage of using Spotify music converter to move the Spotify music to iTunes is obvious. The app exports the Spotify songs and playlists as MP3 in excellent quality. And what you have to do is import the converted Spotify songs to iTunes library. The whole operation is simple and easy. What’s more, the converted Spotify songs can be played via more devices such as MP3 player, iPod, Walkman…It is best for people who want to transfer the Spotify music to iTunes/Apple Music, as well as enjoy Spotify music in the car, during walking, running…
The STAMP provides other way to import the Spotify playlist to Apple Music and iTunes. You need to export the csv file, then use the app to transfer. The operation is also simple and easy. But pay attention, it does not allow you touching anything on the computer while processing.
If you’re looking for an easy way to move Spotify playlists over to Apple Music, then look no further.