[Solved] How to Copy a Spotify Playlist (Mobile + Desktop)

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Discover how to copy a Spotify playlist as quickly and efficiently as possible. Follow a step-by-step tutorial and transfer, manage and copy your playlists on Spotify.

The ability to copy a playlist is one of those essential features you need to know to navigate any streaming platform, including Spotify.

There are several ways to copy a Spotify playlist, and if you want, you can even make a copy of your Spotify playlist on another streaming service.

You can copy your basic playlist but also collaborative playlists or even the Daylist. Let’s take it a step at a time, shall we?

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How to Copy Spotify Playlist: TL;DR

The smoothest way to make a copy of a Spotify playlist is to open the playlist you wish to copy, click the three dots, hit “Add to other playlist”, and click “New playlist” to create your copy. Alternatively, you can add the songs to any of your existing playlists.

How to Copy Spotify Playlist (Slow Method) – Desktop or Laptop Computer

Let’s talk about how to copy a playlist on Spotify when using a desktop computer or laptop. There are ways to manually do this by copying the songs from one playlist and pasting them into another.

Although this is an option, it can be a little more time-consuming than other options. If you’re interested in trying out this method, though, here’s how to do it. 

  • 1) Open the Spotify app on your computer.
  • 2) Find the Spotify playlist that you wish to copy.
  • 3) Click on one of the songs within that playlist.
  • 4) Press Ctrl + A (Windows) or Command + A (Mac) on your keyboard. This should highlight all of the songs in that playlist. 

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  • 5) Right-click on one of the songs within that playlist. 
  • 6) Select “Add to playlist” and then “New playlist” (OR you can add the songs to another playlist you already created).

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How to Copy Spotify Playlist (Slow Method) – Mobile Device

Again, when you find yourself asking how to copy a Spotify playlist, but you want to do so from a mobile device, here’s what you can do: 

  • 1) Open the Spotify mobile app (iOS or Android).
  • 2) Find the Spotify playlist you wish to copy.
  • 3) Tap the three-dots icon located below that playlist name.

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  • 4) Select “Add to other playlist”.

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  • 5) Select “New playlist”, or you can add the copied playlist to another playlist already in your library.

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Fastest Way to Copy a Spotify Playlist

The fastest way to copy a Spotify playlist is to use TuneMyMusic. The service allows you to backup, copy, share, and transfer Spotify playlists to other streaming platforms.

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You can also keep your playlists synced, so consider this tool as your ultimate Spotify playlist merger and manager.

You can copy your playlists from one streaming service to another in just a few easy steps (rather than having to walk through the lengthy manual process and steps we mentioned above). Check the tutorials below to know more how to use TuneMyMusic to copy playlists from Spotify.

How to Copy a Spotify Playlist Using TuneMyMusic: Using a Spotify account as the Source

To copy a playlist from Spotify using TuneMyMusic, just can follow these steps.

  • Step 1 – Go to www.tunemymusic.com and click the blue “Let’s Start” button. 

  • Step 2 -Select Spotify as the source to copy the playlist from. (EX: Spotify). 

  • Step 3 – Select from which account you want to copy the playlist from.

  • Step 4 – Select “Load from Spotify account” method to load your playlists

  • Step 5 – Select the playlists you want to copy to the other Spotify account and hit Choose Destination.

  • Step 6 – Select the target you wish to copy to (e.g., Spotify*, YouTube Music, Apple Music, etc.) to copy the first playlist you have selected in the previous step. You can choose Spotify if you own more than one Spotify account and want to copy a playlist from one Spotify account to another (in this case, you’d need to allow TuneMyMusic to access both of your Spotify accounts*).

  • Step 7 – Confirm if everything is ok and click “Start Transfer”.

*It’s possible to manage and link more than one Spotify account with just one TuneMyMusic subscription.

And done! The playlist will be copied to another Spotify account or any other music streaming platform you have an account on.

If you aren’t the owner of the playlist and still want to copy it to your account, you can do so by copying the Spotify playlist’s URL and using TuneMyMusic to copy it to your account. To do it, you will need to:

  • Step 1 – Go to the playlist you want to copy and save the URL. To copy the playlist URL link, go to the playlist screen you want to copy, click on the three dots next to the download icon, select Share, then click on “Copy link to playlist” (for desktop) or “Copy link” (for the mobile app).

  • Step 2 – Go to www.tunemymusic.com web app and click on “Let’s start” button.

  • Step 3 – Scroll down and select the last option “URL” as the source. This is great when you don’t have a Spotify account but wish to copy a playlist that comes from Spotify. 

  • Step 4 – Past the playlist URL link you have copied from Spotify and hit “Load playlist” button*.

  • Step 5 – Select the Spotify account to access the playlist, or log into your Spotify account.

  • Step 6 – Confirm the song you want to transfer. You can choose which songs you wish to copy from that playlist and the ones you want to leave behind. Then hit “Choose Destination” button.

  • Step 7 – Select the destination you want to copy the playlist to. You can select Spotify to copy to your Spotify account or any other music platform you may have an account.

  • Step 8 – Confirm your choices and hit “Start Transfer” and your transfer will start. Soon the Spotify playlist will be copied to the account or destination of your choice.

*Important to note that it’s not possible to copy a private playlist or a playlist created by Spotify.

How to Merge Playlists on Spotify Using TuneMyMusic

The last two methods taught you how to copy a Spotify playlist to add songs to a new playlist, but what if you want to add a Spotify playlist to an existing one (by merging the two playlists together)? Here’s how to do so: 

  • Step 1 – Go to TuneMyMusic.
  • Step 2 – Click the blue “Let’s Start” button. 
  • Step 3 – Select Spotify as the source from where you wish to copy from. (e.g. Spotify).
  • Step 4 – Enter the URL link for the Spotify playlist you wish to copy (check the section below on how to copy the URL of a Spotify playlist). 
  • Step 5 – Select the target playlist you wish to merge the playlist to (it can be Spotify or any other playlist in a different music platform).

Additionally, there’s another very helpful feature that you will want to use from TuneMyMusic, the sync feature. With the TuneMyMusic feature, you can automatically sync two different playlists from two different music streaming services.

Guess what that means? Any time you add a song to one playlist (for example, from Spotify), it will automatically add that same song to your other synced playlist (for example, from Apple Music).

This is the fastest way to copy a Spotify playlist to use on a different streaming platform and keep it synchronized. Follow these simple steps to sync two playlists from two different music streaming services:

  • Step 1 – Go to the TuneMyMusic’s Sync page
  • Step 2 – Set up your sync preferences (choose between either mirror sync or add only sync). 
    • Mirror Sync: With this method, the playlist you set up for sync from one music platform will automatically sync with the playlist you have synced from the other music platform. Any new tracks added to one of your playlists will appear on the other playlist as well. Similarly, any songs that you delete from one of your synced playlists will automatically delete from the other synced playlists as well. 
    • Add Only Sync: If you choose this method, any new song you add to one of your synced playlists will automatically be added to the other synced playlists. However, the two playlists will NOT be synced when deleting songs. So you would have to delete the songs manually from each synced playlist, as needed. 
  • Step 3 – That’s it! Your two playlists from two different music platforms should now be synced! (We told you it was easy!) 

Creating a Spotify Playlist

If you’re not familiar with how to create a playlist on Spotify, you can follow these steps, depending on which device you’re using at the time.

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How to Create a Spotify Playlist – Mobile Device 

  • Step 1 – Open the Spotify app. Select “Your Library”.
  • Step 2 – Tap on the plus sign in the top right corner 
  • Step 3 – Two options will appear to choose between creating a normal playlist or a Blend (learn more about the Spotify Blend feature here). Tap on “Playlist” to create a regular playlist.
  • Step 4 – A pop-up window will appear so you can enter the name of what you would like to label your playlist. After choosing a name, tap “Create”. 
  • Step 5 – You will have an empty playlist with no songs. Now it’s time to add songs to it. Tap on “Add to this playlist” to search and add tracks.
  • Step 6 – From here, you will have the option to search for songs by artist, song title, or musical genre. Add as many songs as you would like and organize them to your liking (EX: all songs from one artist, a collection of songs in the same genre, or songs that suit a particular mood.)

Create a New Spotify Playlist – Computer

  • Step 1 – Open the Spotify app on your PC or go to Spotify
  • Step 2 – On the left of the left menu bar on the home screen, click on the + sign.
  • Step 3 – Click “Create a New Playlist”. 
  • Step 4 – Click on the name of the playlist that automatically appears: EX: “My Playlist #6”. Enter the name of what you would like to label your playlist, and add a description and a cover for your playlist.
  • Step 5 – Hit “Save”.

Ready to Copy Your Spotify Playlist?

Yay! Now you can easily transfer your entire playlist from one music streaming service to another, since you know how to merge Spotify playlists. 

Feel free to try each method out, if you choose, and find out which one works best for you. In the meantime, create those playlists so you have plenty of content to copy later on.

If you liked this tutorial and want to learn about how to make more out of your Spotify experience, check out the How-To pages with how content so you can enhance your music listening experience to the best.