How to Export Playlist from iPhone to iTunes 2024

How to export playlist from iPhone? This passage would guide you to export playlist from iPhone to iTunes and how to transfer songs to another iPhone.

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By Dylan / Updated on March 5, 2024

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How to export playlist from iPhone

I have bought some albums on my iPhone. I love to listen to music and have added these songs to the right playlists. I think I should save the playlist to computer so one day it might be a surprise to me. Any way to export playlist from iPhone to computer?

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iTunes is a good way to purchase, manage, share, play music. You may need to play or edit your iPhone music via iTunes on your computer, or for other purposes your want to transfer music collection. from iPhone to your iTunes. If you want to transfer songs from iPhone to computer, you could use the recommended tool in the passage.

Read the following content, we will guide you on how to export playlist from iPhone to iTunes/PC step-by-step.

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How to export playlist from iPhone to iTunes 2024

iTunes 12 is used in this passage to show you how to transfer playlists to iTunes. You should prepare a good USB cable to prevent any connection issues from happening.

Step 1. Connect iPhone to iTunes

Download and launch iTunes on PC, connect iPhone to computer with USB cable and you would see a device icon and the device name in the upper-left corner of the window.

Device Icon in iTunes

Step 2. Export playlist from iPhone

Find the device name in the sidebar, expand it and click Music or other playlists. You could see the songs in the playlist and you should select a song in that playlist. Click File > Library > Export Playlist. You could choose a destination on computer to save the file.

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Tips:
Since you have known the importance of backing up iPhone playlist, you might want to know more about using iTunes to play music.
● After you export playlist from iPhone, you could import the playlist to iTunes by going to Files > Library > Import Playlist.
● If you want to backup iTunes library, you should go to Account to sign in your Apple ID > Select Purchased in Account > Expand Music or Film in section in the upper-left corner > Click Files > Select Library > Select Consolidate Files to copy every item to one folder > Go to C:\Users\YourUserName\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media to find all the files and backup them to everywhere you want.

The easiest way to transfer playlist from iPhone to PC

After using iTunes to export playlists from iPhone, you will have .txt files on your computer. You can't just directly use like edit, play on other tool unless you download the media files in iTunes.

So if you just need to move playlist from iPhone to your computer and use them directly, you can turn to FoneTool. It is a powerful yet easy-to-use iPhone transfer and backup tool. You can quickly and easily transfer iPhone music to any location on your Windows computer. 

It owns some other advantages making it to be the best choice to share music between iOS and PC.

• FoneTool gives you an intuitive interface. And you can easily complete the music transfer within a few steps.
• You can preview your music files with FoneTool, and select any songs to your computer.
• If you need to send music to another iPhone (iPad and iPod Touch are also supported. iOS 17/16/15 is supported), it can also help you.
• You can move your music to computer at a fast speed. For instance, 1000 songs can be sent in no more than 5 minutes. 

Now connect your iPhone with computer, and click the download button below, and we will show you how it works.

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Step 1. Click Phone Transfer > Move the cursor to iPhone to PC >  Click Get Started.

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Step 2.  Click the "+" icon to choose music on your iPhone. Select any items you need, and click "OK".

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Step 3. Choose a storage path from the Transfer Settings option and click Start Transfer to move every song to computer in seconds.

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Wait for the process to get finished. Then you can go to the location you selected to enjoy your music collection.

Tips:
● You can save your music to an external storage device with FoneTool.
● When you want to restore songs to iPhone or transfer songs to another device, just select the "PC to iPhone" option to send the songs to another iOS device.

Conclusion

Your iPhone could save many songs but you might not listen to some of them too often. They should be saved to computer. iTunes could help you export playlist from iPhone or backup iTunes library, so you never lose your collection or memory. You might want an easier way to backup and transfer songs, so FoneTool would be the best choice.

By the way, it is a comprehensive iPhone transfer software that allows you to transfer photos, videos, contacts, and other data to PC/iPhone.