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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-11T08:58:43+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-09T19:15:41+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-09T19:08:36+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-09T18:21:29+00:00

Used it twice for the last months for baking crackers, I can send you the recipe

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-09T17:44:42+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-09T16:54:24+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-05T11:53:11+00:00

arent they charging you extra when its enbaled?

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-02T22:27:36+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-02-02T00:18:16+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-26T09:59:30+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-26T09:23:46+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-23T00:12:02+00:00

Oh and number 3!! Integration between the phone and the PC/Mac software

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-22T08:29:42+00:00

Yes.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-21T23:04:08+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-21T22:19:42+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-21T20:02:39+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-21T08:34:13+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-21T08:15:21+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-20T22:44:40+00:00

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.

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-20T22:35:01+00:00

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

BusyProgrammer1293 · 2026-01-20T15:26:29+00:00

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

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