Before you add or download content, make sure to turn on iCloud Music Library on all of your devices.
When you add content to your Library, you can access it across all of your other devices, as long as you're signed in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID.
You can also download content to your iOS device or computer so that you can listen to or watch it when you're not connected to the Internet. You must download the content to each device that you want to use for offline listening.
There's no cost to add or download content. Learn more about Apple Music and how to join. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or want to purchase an individual song or album, you can buy it from the iTunes Store app or in iTunes on a Mac or PC.
Apple Music features might vary by country and region.
How to add songs or albums to your Library
In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; in iTunes on your Mac or PC; or in the Apple Music app on your Android phone, go to For You, Browse, or Search to view songs and albums available with Apple Music. When you find a song or album that you want to add to your Library, follow these steps:
- On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android phone, tap
to add a single song or tap 
to add an entire album. - On your Mac or PC, click
to add a single song or click 
to add an entire album. - On Apple Watch Series 3, while listening to Radio, tap
to add the currently playing song.
You can then find the songs and albums under Library.
Look for a star in Apple Music
When viewing an album in Apple Music, you might see a gray star 
to the left of to the song's title. The star indicates that the song is one of the most popular Apple Music songs. Look for the star to find hit songs.
How to add playlists to your Library
In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; in iTunes on your Mac or PC; or in the Apple Music app on your Android phone, go to For You, Browse, or Search to view playlists available with Apple Music. When you find a playlist that you want to add to your Library, follow these steps:
- On your iPhone, iPad, iPad touch, or Android phone: Tap .
- On your Mac or PC: Click .
On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android phone, you can then find the playlists in Library > Playlists. On your Mac or PC, you can find the playlists in the sidebar of Library under Apple Music Playlists.
If you want to add individual songs from a playlist to your Library, view the playlist, then tap or click next to the songs that you want to add.
How to add shows and movies to your Library
In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; in iTunes on your Mac or PC; or in the Apple Music app on your Android phone, go to For You, Browse, or Search to view shows and movies available with Apple Music. When you find a show or movie that you want to add to your Library, follow these steps:
- On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or Android phone, tap .
- On your Mac or PC, click
.
You can then find the shows and movies under Library on your iOS device or Android phone. On your Mac or PC, you can find shows and movies in the left sidebar of the Library window.
How to download content to listen to offline
Before you can download content to listen to offline, you need to add it to your Library. Then, in the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch; in iTunes on your Mac or PC; or in the Apple Music app on your Android phone, find the item that you want to download, and follow these steps:
- On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android phone: Tap Download .
- On your Mac or PC: Click Download .
You'll see 
when the download is complete.
If you have Automatic Downloads turned on, content automatically downloads to your device or computer when you add it to your Library. You won't see 
or 
.
Use the Watch app on your iPhone to add music to your Apple Watch.
You can download content on up to 10 devices. This content is accessible only when your Apple Music subscription is active.
If you want to download content automatically
The first time that you download content to your device, you might see a message that asks if you want to download it automatically.
- Tap Download Automatically to download all content automatically to your device. The next time you add an item to your Library, it also automatically downloads to your device.
- Tap Not Now to download the item later.
If you want to turn on Automatic Downloads for all content that you add to your Library in the future, go to Settings > Music, then scroll to the Downloads section and tap Automatic Downloads.
Learn more
- Learn how to remove content that you've added to your Library from Apple Music.
- Learn what happens to the music already on your computer when you join Apple Music.
- Learn what to do if you're missing or can't play music.
- Learn about iCloud Music Library icons and statuses, including how to tell if a song was purchased from the iTunes Store or added from Apple Music, and what it means if your songs appear in gray text.
- Learn how to access your music collection on all of your devices.
- If you don't subscribe to Apple Music, you can use sync content manually with iTunes on your computer using USB.