Add Local Files To Spotify Mac

Can I import iTunes playlists or songs to Spotify?

Yes, Spotify will scan the hard drive for iTunes tracks and the playlists created in iTunes at the first time you use Spotify. And now we will share 2 useful ways to import iTunes playlists or songs to Spotify easily. Unfortunately, not all the iTunes songs and playlists can be imported to Spotify, because iTunes and Spotify don’t always sync up. If there are iTunes playlists or songs that don’t import to Spotify, we also have solution to help users to make it succeed.

To add a new folder of songs, please click 'ADD A SOURCE' button. Then browse to select the folder where you saved your local music and click 'OK'. You can go back to the main menu of Spotify and click 'Local Files' and you should see the music you imported. Note: Spotify only supports to import MP3 and MP4 music files.

Solution 1: Import iTunes Playlists or Songs with Spotify

Step 1 Please make sure that playlists have been shared from iTunes. Firstly open iTunes and head to “Preferences”, then select “Advanced” and tick “Share iTunes Library XML with other applications”.

Step 1 Open Spotify and click on “File” in the menu bar. Then select import playlists from the drop-down menu and click iTunes.

Solution 2: Import iTunes Playlists with NoteBurner iTunes Audio Converter

NoteBurner iTunes Audio Converter ( For Windows | For Mac) is a DRM removal and audio converter for iTunes M4P, M4A, M4B files and Apple Music files. With this powerful video tool, users can get DRM – free formats like MP3, WAV, AAC or FLAC, so that all the iTunes playlists or songs can be scanned easily or copied directly to Spotify. And here is the specific tutorial on how to get DRM – free iTunes files and transfer them to Spotify.

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'Hi can you tell how to upload music to Spotify free? I have some wonderful music video in MP4 format and want to upload music to Spotify as an artist. But the Spotify rejects me on uploading my music to Spotify. Is there any effective slution on how to upload music on Spotify from my music video?'

Many music lovers or artists would try to upload music to Spotify so that their songs could be widely spread. However, how to upload music to Spotify free or how to upload music to Spotify as an artist? Questions like these have been commonly seen online. Today, we would like to provide you effective solutions on how to upload music to Spotify in different ways. Just check the below content.

Solution 1: How to Upload Muisc to Spotify on Computer

By downloading and installing Spotify on your computer, you could easily upload music to Spotify free. You could follow the below steps to learn how to upload music to Spotify free on computer.

1. How to Upload Music to Spotify Free on Mac

Mac users will need to load any files they want into their iTunes, My Music, or Downloads folder if they expect the service to catch them on its own.

    1. In the top-right corner, click the drop-down icon and then select 'Settings' options.
    2. Scroll down to Local Files.
    3. Click 'ADD A SOURCE' to point Spotify to other music files on your computer.

Note: Spotify supports .mp3, .mp4, and .m4p files. If QuickTime is installed on your computer then .m4a files are also supported.

2. How to Upload Music to Spotify Free on Windows

For Windows users, Spotify will automatically scan your Downloads, Documents, and Music folders for any potential tracks that might be stored on the machine.

    1. Going to the 'Preferences' option.
    2. Scroll down to 'Local Files' option.
    3. Click 'Add a Source' option to point Spotify to other music files on your computer.

With the folder added, any non-DRM restricted music contained within will be immediately imported into the Spotify library, found under the 'Local Files' tab in the main menu tree.

Solution 2: How to Upload Muisc to Spotify Free on iOS and Android Devices

You only could play music on Spotify on your iOS or Android devices after you sync the local music files to Spotify on computer. Firstly, add music files from your desktop to a Spotify playlist (as mentioned above). Then...

  1. Log in to Spotify on your iPhone/iPad/Androi devices using the same WiFi network as your desktop.
  2. Tap Your Library .
  3. Tap Playlists.
  4. Select the playlist containing your music files.
  5. Switch Download on.

A green arrow will appear next to the tracks when the import is complete.

Solution 3: How to Upload Muisc That are Not Accepted by Spotify to Spotify

Sometimes you may have your music stored in video format or in the audio formats that are not accepted by Spotify. Then, what can you do to upload music to Spotify free? Leawo Music Recorder could help you on how to upload my music to Spotify issue.

Leawo Music Recorder a wonderful music recorder software app that could record music into MP3 and WAV formats so as to let you freely upload your own music to Spotify as an artist. No matter you get music from online music sites, or from microphone, this Music Recorder could help you turn your music into MP3 format and then help you upload music to Spotify free.

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Download and install this music recorder software on your computer. Record your own music before you could upload your music to Spotify free.

Step 1: Set audio source

Click the microphone icon on the main interface adn then you will see a popup window. Under the 'Audio Source' tab, you need to select audio source from 'Record Computer Audio' and 'Record Audio Input' according to your needs. If you want to upload music to Spotify from your computer music collection or undownloaded online music, select 'Record Computer Audio' option. If you want to upload music to Spotify free from the microphone, choose 'Record Audio Input' option.

Step 2: Choose output format

After setting audio source, click the 'Format' tab to select output format from MP3 audio and WAV audio. MP3 audio is recommended. Meanwhile, you could adjust the MP3 audio Bit Rate and Sample Rate on the Format panel.

Step 3: Set the output directory

After setting output format, click 'General' to set the output directory to save output files.

Step 4: Start to record music

After all these settings, click the yellow 'OK' button to return to the main interface. Click the red button to start recording before you play back your music video or file. Wait until the recording is over, and click the red button again to stop recording. In this way, you have successfully extracted music off video or audio files that are not accepted by Spotify.

Step 5: Manually add music tags

Leawo Music Recorder would automatically download and add music tags to your recorded music files. However, you could manually edit the music tags like artist, title, album, cover, etc. by right clicking the recorded music and then selecting 'Edit Music Tags' option on the 'Media'tab.

Add Local Files To Spotify Android

Now, since you've successfully turned your music video or audio files into Spotify accepted music format, you could then freely upload music to Spotify free via the steps mentioned above.

Mobile

If you're using a Mac computer, you could turn to Leawo Music Recorder for Mac, which could do exactly the same thing as that of the Windows version, and be compatible with Mac OS 10.6 and later.

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