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Apple Music to YouTube Music, in minutes

Move your Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music. Paradify finds every song on YouTube and rebuilds your playlists — no downloads, no MP3 converters.

Free to start · No credit card · Requires an Apple Music subscription

★★★★★ 4.8175+ countriesEst. 2015

19,201
Users
8,639
Playlists Transferred
1,397,714
Songs Transferred

How Paradify transfers Apple Music to YouTube Music

Five steps. No downloads, no MP3 converters, nothing to install.

  1. 1Open the Apple Music to YouTube Music page and sign in with Google.
  2. 2Connect Apple Music and YouTube — both through their official sign-in screens, so Paradify never sees either password.
  3. 3Pick the Apple Music playlists you want to move. Playlists in your library are supported; mixes Apple makes for you aren't available to any transfer tool.
  4. 4Click Transfer — Paradify searches YouTube's music catalog for each song by title and artist, and adds the best match to a new playlist in the original order.
  5. 5Open YouTube Music to find your new playlists in your library, plus a full report of every match and miss.

What transfers and what doesn't

YouTube Music has no built-in importer for Apple Music, so a transfer tool is the way to move your library. Here's the honest breakdown of what comes over and what doesn't.

Carries over cleanly

  • Playlists in your Apple Music library — the playlist name, the song order, and every track that has a match on YouTube.
  • Songs you've saved to your library, once they're in a playlist.
  • Songs that appear more than once in a playlist are added once, so the new playlist has no duplicates.
  • Several playlists in one go — queue them up and come back when they're done.

Doesn't transfer (and why)

  • Apple-curated content — Mixes, Made For You and radio stations are generated by Apple and aren't available to any transfer tool. Copy the songs into a regular playlist first if you want a snapshot.
  • Personal data that lives in your Apple Music account — play counts, listening history, downloads and recommendations stay behind. YouTube Music builds its own from your listening.
  • Playlist descriptions, custom cover artwork and collaborators. Songs that aren't on YouTube at all won't find a match.

Why move Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music with Paradify

YouTube Music puts official songs, music videos, live performances and covers in one place, and it's included with YouTube Premium. If you're switching, the hard part is moving the playlists you've built over the years. Paradify does that in your browser, with nothing to install.

Searches the music catalog, not all of YouTube

Every search is limited to YouTube's Music category and uses the song title with its artists, so results favour music uploads over unrelated videos.

Your Apple Music playlists stay put

Paradify only reads from Apple Music. Nothing there is edited or deleted, so you can keep both services for as long as you like. New YouTube playlists are created as private.

Batch transfers with a real report

Queue several playlists at once. Every transfer comes with a per-track report — matched, missed, and why — that you can reopen any time from your transfer history.

Free to start, no downloads

Transfer your first songs for free, then upgrade for unlimited transfers. Nothing to install — everything runs over the official Apple Music and YouTube APIs.

Apple Music to YouTube Music — FAQ

Do I need an Apple Music subscription?
Yes. Reading the playlists in your Apple Music library requires an active Apple Music subscription — a free Apple ID on its own isn't enough. Once your playlists are on YouTube Music, you can cancel Apple Music whenever you like.
Do I need YouTube Music Premium?
No. Paradify creates the playlists on your YouTube account, and they show up in YouTube Music on the free tier too. Premium only changes how you listen — no ads, background play and downloads.
Do I need a YouTube channel?
Yes — YouTube only lets accounts with a channel create playlists. If your Google account doesn't have one yet, Paradify will tell you; creating one takes about 30 seconds at youtube.com/create_channel.
Will my Apple Music playlists be changed or deleted?
No. Paradify only reads the playlists you select and never edits or deletes anything on Apple Music. Both connections use official sign-in screens, so Paradify never sees your Apple or Google password, and you can revoke access any time.
How does the matching work?
For each song, Paradify searches YouTube's Music category for the title and artists and adds the top result. YouTube can't be searched by ISRC, so matching goes by name — which works well for most libraries. Songs without a match are listed in the report.
Where do the transferred playlists end up?
They're created as private playlists on your YouTube account and appear in the Library tab of YouTube Music on all your devices. You can make them public or share them from YouTube Music.
What happens to songs that can't be matched?
After every transfer you get a report listing which songs were added and which weren't, so you can find the missing ones yourself. A song usually drops out when it isn't on YouTube at all, or is only available in other countries.
Can I transfer Made For You mixes or radio stations?
No. Mixes, Made For You and radio stations are generated by Apple and aren't available to any transfer tool. If you want a snapshot, copy the songs into a regular Apple Music playlist first, then transfer that.
How long does a transfer take?
A 50-song playlist usually finishes in a few minutes. Large libraries take longer — you can queue several playlists and come back when they're done.
Do I need to download anything or use an MP3 converter?
No. Paradify never downloads audio. The transfer runs entirely through the official Apple Music and YouTube APIs, in your browser.

Move your Apple Music playlists to YouTube Music

Free to start. Requires an Apple Music subscription.

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