Spotify now lets you transfer playlists from other services

Spotify, one of the largest music and podcast streaming services, is now making it easier to switch from other streaming music services by introducing the ability to transfer playlists.

According to TechCrunch, the company introduced integration with TuneMyMusic directly in the Spotify app on Thursday. TuneMyMusic is a tool that lets users transfer playlists from other streaming services into their Spotify libraries.

Transferring your playlists is now easier.

The new feature, which is rolling out now, can be found in the “Your Library” section of the mobile app. To use the TuneMyMusic service, you have to scroll to the bottom of the page and then tap on the option titled “Import Your Music,” located right below the “Add podcasts & shows” option. From there, you follow several prompts to connect with the service, and then select which service you want to transfer the playlists from. The playlists will then appear within your Spotify library.

As TechCrunch pointed out, this process doesn’t remove playlists from its original service; rather, it simply copies them over from platform to platform. Currently, TuneMyMusic has support for Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iTunes, SoundCloud, Last.FM, Pandora, and more.

This move from Spotify follows a similar trend among other streaming giants to make transferring playlists easier. Apple Music, one of the largest competitors, has already introduced a way for users to import playlists from YouTube Music that’s built directly into iOS and iPadOS settings and is available within the Android version of the Apple Music app.

For those who have wanted to switch over to Spotify but dreaded the hassle of porting over playlists, having this new feature built in is extremely convenient. It’s also cost-effective for those with playlists that have hundreds of songs. The standalone version of TuneMyMusic only supports free transfers for 500 tracks; any more than that requires a paid subscription. Spotify customers are not limited in how many songs they can bring over.

Spotify hasn’t shared any details about the deal, but it does seem well-timed after the company faced a Death to Spotify movement last month over some of its business practices and Apple Music introduced its playlist-importing tool in late August.