topic Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs in Your Library

How to select several songs from my "liked songs" playlist to move them to a new playlist

joryallen — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:36:47 GMT

New to Spotify. I've spent hours moving my "favorites" on Google Play Music to my Liked Songs on Spotify. Is there a way to share my Liked Songs or move them to a Playlist?

Plan: Premium

Country: USA

Device: iPhone 11 Pro Max

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

kgrzesiek — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 22:33:44 GMT

https://soundiiz.com/
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https://freeyourmusic.com/en

If you want to transfer songs, which you already have in "liked songs" in Spotify to a new playlist, just create a new playlist, then go to your liked songs (it will be easier on desktop), select all songs in "liked songs" (CTRL+A in Windows, command+A in macOS) and drag&drop them to a new playlist.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

ThorBrigsted — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:50:23 GMT

Doesn't work if you have more than 50 or so liked songs. Ctrl+A only selects songs that are currently in view. Scrolling will autoselect songs, making it seem like everything is selected, but it is not.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Novy — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:06:01 GMT

Hey there @ThorBrigsted,

Thanks for reaching out about this.

At the moment, Ctrl+A will only select 100 songs and not the entire list. This has been reported and the team in charge is looking into it, but we can't commit to a specific timeline for a fix.

We'd recommend adding your +VOTE to this thread. You can also subscribe to it by clicking the three-dot menu next to the title and we’ll keep you updated with any relevant updates there.

If anything else comes up, we're always a message away.

Cheers!

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

a889 — Thu, 20 May 2021 16:35:54 GMT

This doesn't work/no longer works on Mac. CMD+A does nothing at all.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Eni — Thu, 20 May 2021 20:26:57 GMT

Hi there @a889,

Thanks for getting in touch about this.

We tried this on our end and it worked fine.

In this case, we suggest that you perform a clean reinstall on your PC to make sure you have the latest version of the app. This process is more thorough than a normal one.

Also, we suggest that you check if the OS of you device has any pending updates.

Keep us posted.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

_me — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 18:53:03 GMT

I tried doing this and it didn't work. I don't know if i did anything wrong i pressed ctrl+a and everything else but it didn't work. Also i'm on a chromebook so i don't know if that's the problem or not

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Novy — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 19:58:21 GMT

Hey @_me,

Thanks for reaching out here in the Community, and welcome 🙂

Could you let us know if you've already tried any troubleshooting steps? This will help us give you better suggestions.

Also, could you send over the Spotify version you're currently running?

Keep us posted.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

_me — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 21:59:46 GMT

No, I haven't tried them. What are they?

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Novy — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 22:08:54 GMT

Hey @_me,

Thanks for your reply.

Not to worry, we just wanted to know if you've already tried any of the previous suggestions.

In this case, can you try reinstalling the app to see if you notice any difference?

Keep us posted on how it goes.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

stuart_davis — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:26:26 GMT

I'm having the same problem, I can't even get the first 100 songs to copy of over to a playlist. When I hit ctrl+A, it highlights the title bar ("Liked Songs, #TITLE, ALBUM, etc", but not the songs.

I reinstalled it, that didn't change a thing.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

CarlosE — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:16:22 GMT

Hey @stuart_davis,

Thanks for reaching out to the Community.

Try clicking on one song and then tapping Ctrl+A. If it still doesn't work, could you send us a screenshot or screen recording of what you're seeing on your end to have a better understanding of what's happening? You can attach it to your next reply by tapping on the camera or video camera icon in the post editor.

Keep us posted.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

kgrzesiek — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 12:40:35 GMT

Weird. Still works for me on Windows 10 and Spotify from Microsoft Store.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

falconjack — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 23:54:47 GMT

I still think there should be a native resource in Spotify to do this, since is very common for users to share their lists of liked songs with friends. So why not making a UserX's playlist as you click the "like" button instead of using it as a marker and treating liked songs differently than a playlist? Yes, creating one from a PC works but is just a workaround and it won't add new liked songs until you make that process again and again...

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

esainburg — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 02:17:04 GMT

Does this need to be done on the app or can it be done from within the web browser?

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Jeremy — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:14:10 GMT

Hi there @esainburg,

Thank you for your reply in this thread 🙂

It's currently not possible to mark all songs at the same time in the web player or the mobile app. However, it should work if you're doing it in the desktop app.

When you use Ctrl + A in Windows devices (in Apple devices press Command ⌘ + A) on the Spotify desktop app, all your liked songs would be selected (even if it's more than 1000 songs!).

Let us know how it goes 🙂

Take care!

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

nwashington386 — Tue, 03 May 2022 03:03:06 GMT

So I did the steps on my laptop and all of my liked songs transferred correct but the song on the playlist won’t show up on my phone, just the laptop will show it.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

OscarDC — Tue, 03 May 2022 15:51:35 GMT

Hey @nwashington386,

Thank you for keeping us in the loop.

When you create a playlist selecting all your liked songs, it makes a exact copy that will be located on the playlists section.

Just to make sure and to be on the same page, did you create the playlist and transfer all the songs, but the playlists is empty on your mobile device? or you have your playlist with all the content in your mobile but some songs are missing?

Also, to keep investigating, it would also be great if you could attach a screenshot of the issue along with a detailed explanation about it to keep helping you further.

We'll be on the lookout.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Wyrmwind — Wed, 25 May 2022 01:48:30 GMT

Having the same issue as @nwashington386, ctrl+a’ing my liked songs and putting them into a playlist only shows up on desktop. The playlist shows up empty on mobile.

Re: Create a Playlist from Liked Songs

Alex — Wed, 25 May 2022 13:53:12 GMT

Hey there @Wyrmwind,

Thanks for the post.

Can you let us know if the playlist is accessible on your mobile (with Title and Cover image), but only the songs are missing? It would be helpful if you can attach a screenshot to see how things look on your phone.

Cheers.