How to use Apple Music playlists in iTunes

Apple Music playlists help you discover and keep track of new music in iTunes in a whole new way.

If you've subscribed to Apple Music then you may already be familiar with the playlists curated by Apple Music editors. They show up in the "For You" and "New" tabs, and they include all sorts of interesting things to listen to. You can add these playlists to listen to them any time in iTunes.

You can still create your own playlists, Smart Playlists and playlist folders in iTunes just as you always have. But as you add playlists from Apple Music, you'll see a new category appear in your iTunes sidebar called Apple Music Playlists. As the name implies, these are the playlists you add via Apple Music.

• How to find Apple Music playlists
• How to add Apple Music playlists to your music
• How to make a new playlist based on an Apple Music playlist
• How to add an Apple Music playlist to an existing playlist
• How to delete Apple Music playlists
• How to download music from Apple Music playlists
• How to share playlists

How to find Apple Music playlists

Apple Music populates For You with playlists curated based on your tastes.

1. Click on the For You tab.
2. Click Play to start listening right away.
3. Click on the Playlist name to see a list of all the songs it contains.
   
   

You can also find playlists in New, selected by Apple Music editors.

1. Click on the New tab.
2. Click Play to start listening right away.
3. Click on the Playlist name to see a list of all the songs it contains.
   
   

Lastly, you can also use iTunes' Search to find playlists.

1. Type playlist into the search field
2. Use terms like new wave or Disney, for example, to narrow down the results.

How to add an Apple Music playlist to your music

1. Find a playlist you want to add.
2. Click on the Playlist name to open up its song list.
3. Click the + icon next to the title of the playlist. Alternately, you can click the More button (looks like •••).
4. Select Add to My Music.)
   

The playlist will now appear in the Apple Music Playlists category in iTunes' sidebar.

How to make a new playlist based on an Apple Music playlist

You can also create new playlists based on those you find in Apple Music. This is helpful to use Apple Music's curation as a starting point, or if you'd like to exclude particular songs on Apple Music playlists that you don't like.

1. Find a playlist you want to add.
2. Click on the Playlist name to open up its song list.
3. Click the More button (looks like •••)
4. Select Add to.
5. Select New playlist.
6. Give your playlist a name.
   
   

You can reorder tracks by clicking and dragging them to the location you'd prefer, delete tracks and add tracks from your own music library or from Apple Music.

How to add an Apple Music playlist to an existing playlist

If you think an Apple Music playlist you've found would make a fine addition to your own custom mix, you can add it to your own playlists, too.

1. Find a playlist you want to add.
2. Click on the Playlist name to open up its song list.
3. Click the More button (looks like •••).
4. Select Add to.
5. Select the name of the playlist you'd like to add this playlist to.
   
   

How to delete Apple Music playlists

Since playlists only reference the song files, and don't contain them, deleting a playlist you don't want anymore won't save you any drive space. What it will do, however, is declutter your library.

1. Click on Playlists.
2. Select the playlist under Apple Music Playlists you'd like to delete.
3. Tap the delete key on the keyboard. Alternately, option-click the playlist, and select delete.
   
   

How to download an Apple Music playlist

Streaming Apple Music from iCloud keeps music from taking up space on your drive. If you want to listen to your music without an Internet connection, you can make the tracks available offline.

1. Click on Playlists.
2. Option-click on the name of the Apple Music playlist you want to download.
3. Select Make available offline.
   
   

Alternately, if you're in the playlist, you can also click the iCloud status icon in the playlist title bar to download the entire playlist. (If you wish to download individual tracks for offline listening, click the iCloud status icon next to each song.)

How to share Apple Music playlists

Sharing your discoveries with your friends and family is a big part of the fun of Apple Music. If you've found (or created) a playlist you'd like to let everyone else know about, let others know!

1. Select a playlist you'd like to share.
2. Click on the Share sheet button in the title bar of the playlist.
3. You can copy the link to your Clipboard, embed it in an email, send it in an iMessage, post it to Twitter, or post it to Facebook.