How to Combine Playlists on Spotify: The Ultimate Guide to Decluttering Your Music Library

Over time, your Spotify profile naturally transforms into a digital labyrinth. You have a playlist for morning commutes, another for late-night focus sessions, a third for working out, and maybe ten different iterations of “Summer Road Trip.” Before you know it, you’re constantly jumping between apps and tabs just to find the right vibe.

Merging your favorite tracks into a single, cohesive mega-playlist is the ultimate solution. Fortunately, Spotify makes it remarkably easy to combine playlists whether you are glued to your desktop or tapping away on your phone.

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to combine your Spotify playlists quickly and efficiently.

Method 1: The Mobile App Way (iOS & Android)

If you are managing your music primarily from your smartphone, you don’t need to hop onto a computer to merge your collections. Spotify features a built-in option to dump an entire playlist’s contents directly into another.

1. Open the Spotify app on your mobile device.
2. Navigate to the playlist you want to copy/absorb (the source playlist).
3. Tap the three-dot menu icon near the top of the playlist screen.
4. Scroll down and select “Add to other playlist”.
5. Choose your target playlist from the list that appears.

All the missing tracks from your source playlist will instantly transfer over. Once verified, you can safely delete the redundant playlist.

Method 2: The Desktop App Way (Windows & Mac)

For power users who want maximum control over large batches of music, the desktop application offers precision tools like mass-selection and drag-and-drop functionality.

Option A: Multi-Select & Add

1. Open Spotify on your computer and open the source playlist.
2. Highlight all the songs by pressing Ctrl + A (Windows) or Cmd + A (Mac). (Tip: If you only want specific songs, hold down Ctrl or Cmd while clicking individual tracks).
3. Right-click on the highlighted cluster of songs.
4. Hover over “Add to playlist” and select the destination playlist you want to merge them into.

Option B: Drag and Drop

1. Make sure both your source playlist and your destination playlist are visible on your desktop screen (you can drag a playlist from your left-hand sidebar into your main view or keep them close).
2. Highlight the tracks you want to move in the source playlist using Ctrl/Cmd + A.
3. Click and drag the highlighted tracks directly over to the destination playlist name sitting on your left sidebar. Drop them in, and they’ll instantly populate.

Pro-Tip: Supercharge Your New Mega-Playlist

Once you’ve successfully combined your music, your new master playlist might feel a bit chaotic or jarring as it jumps wildly between genres. To clean up the listening experience:

• Sort Your Tracks: Click the header sorting options at the top of your playlist on desktop (such as Title, Artist, Album, or Date Added) to restructure the flow, or sort by Custom order to manually curate the vibe.
• Leverage Spotify Mix: If you have Spotify Premium, look for the “Mix” button inside your newly created playlist. This feature allows you to apply seamless auto-transitions or customize crossfades, EQs, and volume adjustments between tracks, turning your raw mashup into a seamless DJ-style set.

Wrapping Up

Combining your playlists is the ultimate form of digital self-care for music lovers. By clearing out duplicate tracks and fusing your favorite collections into a single master hub, you’ll spend less time skipping tracks and more time enjoying the soundtrack to your day.