- #HOW TO MARK PLAYLIST FOR OFFLINE SYNC ON COMPUTER SPOTIFY HOW TO#
- #HOW TO MARK PLAYLIST FOR OFFLINE SYNC ON COMPUTER SPOTIFY SOFTWARE#
You might want to create one playlist per album, a “ New Tracks 2011” playlist, or one big playlist with all your local music. You can browse to a folder to import or simply drag-and-drop the music files into the the Library’s Local Files view:Ĭreate a new playlist then drag the tracks you want to sync from the Local Files area into the playlist. Click the Library link then follow the instructions to import the MP3s into Spotify.You can then just tick the playlists you want to sync, or make Spotify sync everything.įirst of all, if you’ve not already done so you need to import the MP3s you want to sync into the Spotify Library: Basically you should now see you smartphone/iPod appear in the new Devices section in Spotify desktop. NOTE: since this article was written, Spotify updated their app to make it easier to sync (see the comments below).
#HOW TO MARK PLAYLIST FOR OFFLINE SYNC ON COMPUTER SPOTIFY HOW TO#
So to complement Paul’s article, here’s an expanded How To Guide. You can then connect your mobile device to the same Wi-Fi network that your computer is connected to and launch the Spotify app on your mobile device. Instead of having to use cables or manually copy files to your phone, Spotify can sync them for you via WiFi. To listen to local files on your mobile device, you first have to create a playlist on your computer that contains the local music you want to listen to.
#HOW TO MARK PLAYLIST FOR OFFLINE SYNC ON COMPUTER SPOTIFY SOFTWARE#
This feature’s been around in Spotify for a while now but it seems that not everyone was aware of it. Click on your cellular software and make a choice Sync this software with Spotifyafter which click on to make a choice the playlists you wish to have to mark as. In it, he mentions that you can sync your local music with Spotify on your mobile.
Paul Brown recently wrote a great article on Why Spotify is an iTunes-killer worth paying for. CAUTION – THIS PAGE IS PROBABLY NOW OUT-OF-DATE