Not many music streaming services allow users to export their favorite music playlists to rival services. Things will change over time, but we didn’t expect Apple to become one of the “good guys” so quickly.
The Cupertino-based company has quietly released an Apple Music playlist export tool that allows users to transfer their favorite music to another music streaming service. In this case, the tool only works with YouTube Music and requires both an active Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription and an active YouTube Music account.
Of course, Apple has detailed what you can and can’t transfer using the new Apple Music playlist export tool. Here’s a complete list of things you should know before attempting to transfer your Apple Music playlists: Only playlists you created (including collaborative playlists you own) will be transferred. Music files will not be transferred. Non-collaborative shared playlists and curated playlists will not be transferred. Folders in which you organize your Apple Music playlists will not be transferred. Playlists can only contain songs that are available on YouTube Music. If your playlist contains other audio files, such as podcasts, audiobooks, or user-uploaded audio files, they will not be transferred.
Once the transfer is complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email from Apple. Note that if a song is missing from your playlist, it won’t be available on YouTube Music. To start the transfer process, users must request the transfer through Apple’s Data & Privacy page. Once on that page, select “Transfer a copy of your data” and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the transfer request.
Please note that playlists transferred to YouTube Music will not be deleted from Apple Music.