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Search the Apple Music catalog: See Search for music. Move the pointer over an item, then click the Add button. Move the pointer over an item such as a song or album , click the More button , then choose Add to Library. In the Music app on your Mac, click any option below Library in the sidebar. For example, click Songs to see all the songs in your library. Click the Download button. Click the More button , then choose Download. See Listen to spatial audio in Dolby Atmos. Connect your devices to the Internet over a Wi-Fi or cellular network.
On your Mac Open the Apple Music app. Go to the General tab and select Sync Library to turn it on. Click OK. Go to the General tab and select iCloud Music Library to turn it on. On other devices If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can also access your music library — without having to turn on Sync Library — on other devices that support the Apple Music app and on music.
If you don't subscribe to Apple Music If you only want to sync your existing music library across all of your devices, and not any music from the Apple Music catalog, you can subscribe to iTunes Match on your computer. If you buy music from the iTunes Store, you can redownload your past music purchases on your Apple device or a PC with iTunes for Windows. You can also manually sync music from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
The original song files will remain on the device that they were uploaded from. Apple Music isn't a back up service. Make sure to back up your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch , Mac , or PC, so that you have a copy of your music and other information in case your device is ever replaced, lost, or damaged. You can have up to , songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit. Learn more Learn how to join Apple Music.
Learn about the icons that you might see next to songs when you turn on Sync Library. If Sync Library is turned on, a song that you delete from one device is deleted everywhere. Learn what to do if songs in your music library are grayed out. Published Date: January 27, Yes No. Character limit:
Apple Music is one of the best music streaming options when you have a local library of unreleased songs, live concerts, or remixes. While not completely obvious, it is possible to sync your local library while also having a cloud-based Apple Music library on your iPhone or iPad.
This will essentially create a hybrid library of sorts. This method will work as of iOS For more help getting the most out of your Apple devices, check out our how to guide as well as the following articles:. Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news:. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Peter writes for 9to5Mac. He has a passion for music and technology and has accepted the Bluetooth audio revolution, but will never give up the beauty of vinyl. April 4, Your playlist will be, as shown below.
Now, compare this version of my playlist to the version above I built locally. But, now I have a playlist I can share with other Apple Music subscribers! Also, note that sharing playlists in iOS 10 works in much the same way. From there, you can save it as an XML file that your recipient will then have to import.
And they have to have all the songs in their library. Kirk McElhearn wrote this method up for Macworld back in This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Apple Music One of the lovely things about Apple Music is that it makes it easy for you to share playlists. Connect with:. Sign in with Facebook. Sign in with Twitter.
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Open the Apple Music app or iTunes. In the menu bar, choose File > New > Playlist. Give your playlist a name.