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Transfer YouTube to Spotify

Move your playlists from YouTube to Spotify in a few easy steps with SongShift.

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How to transfer playlists from YouTube to Spotify

SongShift is a free iPhone and iPad app that moves your playlists from YouTube to Spotify in 3 steps.

1Set up your transfer

Download SongShift free from the App Store, connect your YouTube and Spotify accounts, then choose YouTube as your source and pick the playlists you want to move.

2Review your matches

SongShift automatically finds each of your YouTube songs on Spotify and lets you review and fix any mismatches before the transfer starts.

3Start the transfer

Confirm the transfer and your playlists appear in your Spotify library within minutes, synced over the cloud to all of your devices.

Common questions

Is transferring from YouTube to Spotify free?

Yes. SongShift is free to download on the iOS App Store, and you can transfer playlists from YouTube to Spotify for free. An optional Pro subscription (starting at $6.99/month) adds features like batch setup, faster matching with SpeedMatch, ongoing playlist sync, and unlimited service connections.

Will transferring delete or change my YouTube playlists?

No. SongShift only reads your YouTube library to match songs on Spotify — it never modifies, reorders, or deletes anything in your source account.

What can I transfer from YouTube to Spotify?

You can transfer playlists from YouTube to Spotify. Only music that is officially available on Spotify can be matched, so user-uploaded or unreleased tracks won’t carry over.

How long does a transfer from YouTube to Spotify take?

Most transfers finish within a few minutes. Very large libraries take longer, and because Spotify syncs library changes over the cloud, allow a little extra time for playlists to show up on all of your devices.

Have another question? Read the full SongShift FAQ. Want to share a playlist? Try SongMix.