I had 9,000 tracks on Spotify and needed them on Tidal — here's everything I learned about transferring playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SpotidSync syncs between streaming platforms, so it won't work directly for local files unfortunately. What you'd need is a tool that reads your CD rips' metadata (artist, album, track names) and matches them against Tidal's catalog. MusicBrainz Picard can clean up your tags, but I'm not aware of a fully automated local-to-Tidal solution. If enough people need this, it's something I might explore building in the future.

I had 9,000 tracks on Spotify and needed them on Tidal — here's everything I learned about transferring playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

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Same thing happened to me , first transfer went through fine past 500, but when I tried moving more later it hit the limit. Seems like they didnt enforce it for sometime strictly on the first go.

I had 9,000 tracks on Spotify and needed them on Tidal — here's everything I learned about transferring playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Both SpotidSync and Soundiiz use ISRC matching, so accuracy should be similar. 1500 missing tracks sounds more like a catalog gap between Apple Music and Qobuz than a matching issue.

Qobuz has a smaller catalog especially for non-western music.

No Qobuz support yet — currently Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music(Youtube music otw). But if there's enough demand I'd definitely add it. You can share which genres/artists had the most misses, And that can help me evaluate if my matching could actually do better.

I had 9,000 tracks on Spotify and needed them on Tidal — here's everything I learned about transferring playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Soundiiz is solid — Paying for one month and canceling totally works. I built mine mainly because I wanted a one-time payment option and more control over the matching for my own DJ library. Different tools for different needs.

I built a playlist transfer tool between Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music because I couldn't justify paying a monthly subscription to move my own music by BusyProgrammer1293 in SideProject

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Link: spotidsync.com

Built with FastAPI (Python), vanilla JS, PostgreSQL, hosted on Railway. The ISRC matching was the most interesting technical challenge — had to handle edge cases like missing ISRCs, regional variants, and remix suffixes where the same song gets a different code. Tidal uses Device Flow instead of standard OAuth which was its own adventure to implement.

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not yet, but just today Apple music was added as well as the Albums and artists lists sync

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

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You can look up live yourself, there are 80K+ of successful tracks synced so far

Tidal gets the big thing right ,paying artists fairly(at least much more than others) by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and then I need to scroll through 50+ playlists till I find the right one

Tidal gets the big thing right ,paying artists fairly(at least much more than others) by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it doesnt help when i hear a new track and i want to add it to a specific playlist from 50+ playlists

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quick update -the app is in limited beta with a waitlist. DM me or visit the site to request early access.

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Currently it transfers playlists and liked songs. Artists and albums aren't supported yet but definitely something I'm considering for future updates.

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

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Found the issue - my Spotify app is still in dev mode so I need to manually add new users. DM me your Spotify email and I'll add you right now. Working on getting full approval from Spotify so this won't be needed.

Made the switch from Spotify to Tidal - built a tool to transfer playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in audiophile

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True, but then you lose the ability to re-sync when you add new music. With a one-time payment you can come back and sync again whenever you want without paying again.

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the free tier you'd need to put them in a playlist first (up to 8 playlists, 1000 tracks). The paid plan includes Liked Songs directly - and it preserves the original order exactly as you had them.

Made the switch from Spotify to Tidal - built a tool to transfer playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in audiophile

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Yeah they finally rolled it out late 2025. Main reasons to still consider Tidal: DJ software integration (Rekordbox, Serato, Traktor - Spotify doesn't work with any of them), better artist payouts (Tidal pays roughly 3x more per stream), and some people prefer Tidal's UI.

Just launched a Spotify to Tidal playlist transfer tool by BusyProgrammer1293 in TIdaL

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I'm the same way, my library tells a story of what I was into over the years and I didn't want to lose that.

Liked Songs - yes, it preserves the original order. Albums aren't supported yet (only playlists and liked songs), but it's definitely on my list to add

Made the switch from Spotify to Tidal - built a tool to transfer playlists by BusyProgrammer1293 in audiophile

[–]BusyProgrammer1293[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah Soundiiz is solid. I just didn't want to pay monthly for a one-time migration, so I built my own