A Spotify playlist converter is a tool that reads a playlist from your Spotify account and rebuilds it on another service: Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, or SoundCloud. It does not move audio. It matches each song by name and artist, then recreates the list on the other side. That distinction explains almost everything that goes right and wrong with these tools, so keep it in mind as we go.
The four converters worth knowing
There are a lot of these, but four cover almost every real use case.
TuneMyMusic is the web based one most people reach for. Nothing to install, connect two services in the browser, and it handles the long list of destinations including all the ones above. Free transfers have worked up to a per transfer cap that has sat around 500 tracks, after which you pay roughly $5 to $6 per month or about $24 per year.
Soundiiz is the power user pick, also web based. The free tier moves one playlist at a time with a cap that has been around 200 tracks per playlist and a single sync slot. Premium (roughly $5 per month or about $39 per year) adds batch transfers and lets you move albums, artists, and your whole library at once. A higher Creator tier adds more sync slots.
FreeYourMusic is an installed app for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. It runs a limited free trial and then charges, sometimes as a one time purchase and sometimes as a subscription depending on the current promotion. People like it for repeat use and for syncing playlists on an ongoing basis.
SongShift is iOS only and popular in the Apple crowd. There is a free tier for occasional transfers and a subscription for batch work and syncing. If you live on an iPhone and mostly move things into Apple Music, it is the natural fit.
Prices and caps move around, so check the current plan page before you rely on a specific number. The shape holds steady though: one modest playlist is free almost everywhere, and you pay once you want your entire library or unattended syncing.
A quick word on trust. The mainstream converters all use official platform logins, so you never hand over a password to the tool itself, you approve access on Spotify’s own screen. Stick to the named tools here rather than a random site that promises the same thing, because a converter needs real permission to read your account and you want that going to a company with a track record.
How matching works, and why a few tracks always die
Every one of these tools does the same thing under the hood. It reads your Spotify playlist, then for each song it searches the destination catalog using the title, the artist, and often the album. When it finds a confident match, it adds that track. When it does not, the song is dropped or flagged.
That means two songs can behave completely differently even in the same playlist. A big label single with clean metadata matches instantly. A niche remix, a regional release, or an oddly tagged upload might not match at all, or worse, might match the wrong recording. Testers regularly see converters grab a live version, a remaster, or a deluxe edition instead of the original, and the tools usually do not tell you. In one 50 track comparison, one tool missed on 5 and another on 10, silently.
A handful of things reliably never convert:
- Local files you added to Spotify from your own computer. They are not in any streaming catalog, so there is nothing to match.
- Platform exclusives and podcasts.
- Catalog gaps between services. Tidal, Apple Music, and YouTube Music do not carry identical libraries, so a track missing on the destination simply cannot be recreated.
The r/AppleMusic community talks about this a lot, usually as “transferred my playlist and lost a dozen songs.” That is the catalog and metadata problem, not a bug. The realistic expectation for a big, eclectic playlist is that most of it comes over and a small remainder needs a manual look.
Step by step: convert a Spotify playlist to Apple Music
This is the most common route, so here it is start to finish using a web converter like TuneMyMusic. Soundiiz follows the same shape.
- Open the converter and choose Spotify as your source.
- Log in to Spotify and grant read access. You are only letting the tool read your playlists.
- Pick the playlist you want, or select liked songs or an album. On a free plan, do one playlist and watch the track cap.
- Choose Apple Music as the destination and log in there, granting permission to add music.
- Start the transfer and let it run. It searches Apple Music for each song and builds a new playlist.
- When it finishes, open the new playlist in Apple Music and skim it. Fix any wrong versions and note anything that did not come over so you can add it manually.
One shortcut worth knowing: Apple Music added a native import from Spotify, and Spotify itself now has a built in transfer feature powered by a TuneMyMusic partnership. If both apps are updated, check for the in app option before installing anything, because it may cover you without a third party tool. For less common destinations you will still want a dedicated converter.
The other destinations, quickly
The steps above barely change for the rest. You swap the destination and log into that service instead.
- Spotify to YouTube Music works in every major converter. Matching is usually decent, though YouTube’s catalog includes user uploads, so occasionally you get an odd match. Confirm the finished playlist.
- Spotify to Tidal is popular with the audio quality crowd. Tidal’s catalog is broad, so match rates tend to be good, but region locked releases can still slip through.
- Spotify to Amazon Music is supported by TuneMyMusic and Soundiiz. Same routine, same caveats. Match rates are solid on the mainstream catalog and thinner on obscure releases.
- Spotify to Deezer is another common route, handled by all four tools if you happen to be switching that direction.
- Spotify to SoundCloud is a special case because SoundCloud is full of remixes and independent uploads that other services do not carry, and vice versa. We wrote a full breakdown in our Spotify to SoundCloud guide, including the separate question artists ask about getting their own track onto Spotify.
If you are deciding whether SoundCloud is even worth adding to your rotation, SoundCloud vs Spotify lays out the catalog and payout differences that make these transfers messy in the first place.
Converting versus downloading
Worth being clear on the difference, because people mix these up. A converter rebuilds a playlist on another streaming service, and the songs still live in that service’s catalog. It does not give you files. If what you actually want is the audio saved locally, that is a different task covered in our Spotify to MP3 guide, and on the SoundCloud side in the SoundCloud playlist downloader guide. Keep the goal straight before you pick a tool.
We are building a converter
SC Utility Hub is building its own playlist converter, aimed at the thing these tools handle worst: telling you plainly which tracks matched, which grabbed the wrong version, and which did not carry over at all, instead of leaving you to spot the gaps yourself. It is in progress. Until it ships, the four tools above cover every route, and the honest advice is to always skim the rebuilt playlist afterward. For the rest of the set, see all our Spotify tools and guides.
FAQ
What is the best Spotify playlist converter?
For a one off move in the browser, TuneMyMusic is the simplest. For big libraries and batch transfers, Soundiiz is stronger. On iPhone, SongShift fits Apple users well. For ongoing syncing, FreeYourMusic is built for it. There is no single winner, it depends on how much you are moving and how often.
Can I convert a Spotify playlist to Apple Music for free?
Yes, for one playlist within the free track cap. TuneMyMusic and Soundiiz both allow a single free transfer, and Apple Music now has a native import from Spotify you can try first. You pay once you want to move a whole library or sync playlists automatically.
Why did some songs not transfer?
The destination did not have that exact recording, or the metadata did not match. Local files, podcasts, platform exclusives, and region locked tracks are the usual casualties. Converters match by title and artist, so anything without a clean match gets dropped or, sometimes, matched to the wrong version.
Does converting move the actual audio files?
No. A converter rebuilds the playlist on another streaming service using that service's catalog. It does not download anything. If you want the files themselves, that is a separate download tool, not a converter.
Is it safe to log into these tools with my Spotify account?
The mainstream tools use official login and only request permission to read your playlists and add music. Grant access through the real service login screen, revoke it in your account settings afterward if you like, and stick to well known names rather than random sites.