How to add your own songs to apple music

Apple Music has such a wide selection of music that you’d be hard-pressed to find something it doesn’t have. However, if you have your own paid-for music files, you may want to upload them to your Apple Music app to play. This can be useful if some songs on Apple Music are unavailable due to regional licensing restrictions. Here’s how to upload and add your music to Apple Music.

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To upload and add your music to Apple Music, use the Music app on macOS or iTunes on Windows. Both have virtually the same interface and the same method for uploading music files. Note that you can only upload MP3 and M4A files. Anything else, such as FLAC and WMV, is not supported and must be converted to either MP3 or M4A format.

How to upload music to Apple Music (Windows and Mac)

If you own a Mac, you need to open the Music app. If you own a Windows PC, you will need iTunes. Both apps are almost identical in terms of menus and uploading functions. So for the sake of simplicity, we’ll show you how to do it on the Mac Music app. You’ll be able to follow along if you’re using iTunes.

In the top menu, go to File–>Import.

How to add your own songs to apple music

Navigate to the music folder located on your computer. Click Open to begin the importing process. Remember, you can only import MP3 and M4A files. Other music formats, such as FLAC, are currently unsupported. If you have FLAC files, you would have to convert them to MP3 or M4A format, which defeats the purpose of having FLAC files in the first place.

How to add your own songs to apple music

The music will now start to be uploaded to your Music app or iTunes. When it’s finished, you will see it by clicking Recently Added or by searching for the artist/album.

How to add your own songs to apple music

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Note that the music will have been copied to your Music app or iTunes. Therefore those copies will now be in the Media subfolder of your Music folder. You can therefore delete or move the original files that you uploaded; otherwise, you will have two sets of the same music.


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FAQs

No, other people cannot see what you have uploaded. The files are visible and playable by you only.

How do I add downloaded music to Apple Music on my iPhone?

Touch and hold a song, album, playlist, or video, then tap Add to Library. When viewing the contents of an album or playlist, tap. near the top of the screen to add the album or playlist, or tap. , then tap Add to Library to add individual songs.

How do I add songs to Apple Music without adding to library?

Add Songs to Playlist Without Adding Them to Library in Apple....
Open the Music App on your iPhone..
Tap on the 3-Dots icon next to the Song that you want to add to Playlist..
Tap on Add to a Playlist… option in the pop-up..
Next, select the Playlist to which you want to Add the Song to..