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NumNum edited this page Mar 28, 2024 · 20 revisions

Welcome to the TXT-to-AppleMusic-Playlist Shortcut wiki!

This repository is about an Apple shortcut that converts a TXT file/text into an Apple Music Playlist.

DISCLAIMER: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. RESULTS DEPEND ON THE QUALITY OF THE TEXT INPUT. THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON RESULTS, AND ERRORS CAN OCCUR.

A. Needed:

  • iOS or MacOS device that supports shortcuts
  • Apple Music App installed with a premium subscription
  • List of songs in TXT format

B. How to use:

  1. Download and open the .shortcut file and press "add shortcut".

  1. Get a list of songs/artists in TXT format.

  2. Run the shortcut on iOS in Shortcut app.

  1. Select your playlist or choose "create new playlist."

ℹ Sometimes the option "Select existing playlist" fails to find the playlist. It is recommended to create a new playlist.

  1. Paste your TXT content in the input field.

📌 Your original file needs to have one song/artist per line.
ℹ️ When pasting the TXT, you will see that for long texts, you have multiple lines in the input field. That's not a problem as your original text file contains one line per song.

  1. Wait... This can take a while depending on the quantity of songs (approximately 2 seconds per song on average).
    --> You can monitor the progress in Apple Music by clicking on your playlist.
  1. Done! You will receive a notification when the playlist is finished.
    --> Review the report to see which songs were successfully transferred.

C. Limitations:

  • Avoid adding more than 1000 songs at once (waiting time will be very high).
  • Avoid using special characters in the inputs (as the failure rate will increase).

D. Success rates:

  • Based on a good quality file of 1000 songs/artists: 93% success, 3% fail, 4% false positive (wrong song added).
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