In the event you’re contemplating switching to YouTube Music after the Spotify Premium worth hike earlier this month, you must know that YouTube Music doesn’t supply a local migration characteristic. You’ll need to depend on third-party instruments to repeat your Spotify library, lots of that are locked behind a month-to-month subscription or have a cap on the variety of songs you possibly can copy per playlist. In case you are open to a little bit of tinkering, although, and have some expertise operating Python scripts, developer Sean Reifschneider (aka “linsomniac”) has a free resolution.

Reifschneider’s spotify_to_ytmusic device will make it easier to copy all of your favored songs and playlists to YouTube Music. It could actually additionally checklist all of your present Spotify and YouTube Music playlists that can assist you copy particular person playlists and keep away from duplicates.

Though the device shouldn’t be beginner-friendly, the directions offered on the GitHub web page are detailed sufficient so that you can get the graphical consumer interface (GUI) arrange inside a couple of minutes. As soon as that’s carried out, you simply must log into your YouTube Music and Spotify accounts and click on on the buttons in every tab to backup your Spotify playlists, load favored songs, checklist all of your playlists, and duplicate playlists to YouTube Music.

If it appears too daunting or you possibly can’t get it to work regardless of following the steps completely, you possibly can think about using paid alternate options like Soundiiz, MusConv, or FreeYourMusic. These companies are far more user-friendly, supply app help, and embrace a number of quality-of-life options, like the power to delete duplicate songs from playlists, shuffle playlist observe order, cut up playlists, and so on. However be ready to shell out wherever from $5 to $20 per 30 days for the extra options and ease of use.