How to Transfer Playlist between iTunes and iPhone, iPad and iPod

“Yesterday,my computer crashed,I have reinstall the computer system,after then I found the iTunes on my computer is erased,I had synced all playlists from iPhone to the iTunes before,and I have spend too much money to bought the songs and playlists before,I don't want to lose the playlist.Now I want to transfer Playlist from iPhone to iTunes for backup.Thank you!”

“I have bought a new Macbook and install another iTunes program on Mac,but all playlists and music saved on the old computer of the iTunes,how can I transfer playlists and songs from the old computer to the new Macbook in iTunes library,when I synced my iPhone to the new Macbook, got a warning saying it will erase content on my iPhone.is there any way to transfer playlist from iPhone to iTunes on Mac?”

“I have got a new iPhone 11,huges of music and playlists stored in iTunes library, and now I want to transfer songs and playlists from the old iTunes library to the new iPhone 11,how can I sync playlist from iTunes to iPhone without data loss and save time?”

You can use iTunes to transfer playlist from iTunes to iPhone,first of all,start up the iTunes program and connect your iPhone to computer, then the iTunes backup your iPhone contents(this process may take you too much of times) ,and start to sync playlists and music to your iPhone with iTunes.However, this method will cost you a lot of time,worse, sometimes the synchronization process fails,they appear in the sidebar of iTunes, but you can’t find any new playlist or songs on iPhone. To avoid the situation, please make sure all the songs in the playlists also exist in your iTunes Library. If not, try a third-party tool to transfer playlist between iTunes and iPhone without iTunes.

Transfer Playlist between iTunes Library and iPhone without iTunes

Today,we teach you a easy way to transfer playlists from iTunes to iPhone,and backup playlists from iPhone to iTunes.All you need is a third-party bridge tool which supports transfer data between iPhone, iPad and and iTunes - TunesGo Retro can help you transfer playlists from your iPhone to iTunes with songs, play counts, ratings, and more info, which never generating the problem that you see the playlist in iTunes but can't play it. What’s more,TunesGo Retro allows you free download various songs and videos and enjoy your iTunes music on iPhone, iPad, iPod.

TunesGo Retro not only supports transfer music, playlists between iPhone/iPad/iPod to iTunes,but also can help you transfer music from ios devices to iTunes;transfer music from Android to iTunes; transfer music from Android devices to iTunes; backup music from Android to iTunes PC/Mac;transfer music between Android and iPhone/iPad/iPod;sync music from iTunes to Android/iOS devices;transfer music from iTunes to PC/Mac;transfer music from computer to iPhone/iPad/iPod;transfer music from PC/Mac to Android devices and transfer music from computer to iTunes.



TunesGo Key Features:

-Transfer playlists from iTunes to iPhone, iPad or iPod
-During the playlist transfer and keep the existing audio and video. No data loss
-Not only transfer playlists, but copy music info, like ratings, skips, play counts and more
-Fix iTunes music tags when the songs info are missing
-Clean up iTunes Library
-Rebuild iTunes Library and download music
-Backup/Restore iTunes Library
-Support iPhone 12, 11, XS, XR, X, 8, 7, 6S which run in iOS 14, iOS 13, iOS 12, iOS 11, and iOS 10.

How to Transfer Playlist From iTunes to iPhone,iPad and iPod

Step 1. Connect the iPhone to the computer

First all, please free download the TunesGo Retro and install,run it on your computer. Then connect connect your iPhone to computer or Macbook,just seconds the TunesGo Retro detect your iPhone device and connected successfully. You will then be able to view the contents on your iPhone displayed on the left-hand side directory tree of the primary window.



Note: Before using TunesGo Retro, please ensure you've installed iTunes on your computer. The program will only work properly if iTunes had been installed.

Step 2. Transfer Playlists from iTunes to iPhone directly

Click “Playlist” on the left-hand side directory tree. Click the little inverted triangle under Add – the first button at the top line when the playlist management window appears on the right.

When the drop-down list opens up, select “Add iTunes Playlist”. This will bring up a small window. By default, all iTunes playlists are checked. You can remove the ticks if you wish to select the playlists manually. Then, click OK. This will initiate iTunes to iPhone to begin sync the iTunes playlist to your iPhone.



Notes: During the transfer process, please keep connecting your iPhone with computer.

How to Backup Playlists from iPhone, iPad, iPod to iTunes

This use guide teach you how to transfer playlists from iPhone 6s to iTunes with TunesGo Retro (Windows&Mac) for example,you can also follow the same steps to transfer music,playlists between iTunes and Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony, Huawei,ZTE and other Android devices.In additional,the TunesGo Retro also can help you move your iTunes library to a new computer,and save the itunes library into a music folder on computer.Let’s show you the guide to back up playlists from iPhone to iTunes directly.

STEP 1. Run the TunesGo Retro program on PC/Mac

First,connect your iPhone 6s to computer and run the TunesGo Retro. When connected successfully, you can see the program main interface as below:



STEP 2. Begin to Copy Playlist From iPhone to iTunes

Transfer Playlist From iPhone to iTunes on Mac
Tansfer playlists from iPhone to iTunes on Mac, you should click “Music” on the left side. And then control click the playlist on the right side. Select “Export to iTunes” to transfer your iPhone playlist to your Mac/PC.

Transfer Playlist From iPhone to iTunes on Windows computer
 If you're using TunesGo Retro Windows version, click “Playlists” on the left side of window. Select wanted playlists and click the triangle below “Export” to button. Just click the “Export to iTunes Library” button to begin export playlist from iPhone to iTunes directly.



Free download the TunesGo Retro(Windows&Mac) and have a try!



TunesGo Retro own one of key features as iOS Data Recovery, which can help you easily backup and restore data from iTunes Library, including photos, music, videos, text messages, contacts, call history, apps, voice memos, notes, Safari bookmarks and recover lost data from iTunes.

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