Add music from the Apple Music catalog to your Library

If you're a member of Apple Music, you can add songs, albums, and playlists to your Library from anywhere in Apple Music.

     

 

To add songs, albums and playlists from Apple Music to your Library, first turn on iCloud Music Library on your devices, then follow the steps to add songs or albums or add playlists.

When you add songs, albums, and playlists to your Library, they automatically add to your other devices, as long as you're signed in to all of your devices with the same Apple ID.

The steps in this article are for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. If you have an Android phone, learn how to add music from the Apple Music catalog to your Library.

How to add songs or albums to your Library

In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your Mac or PC, find the song or album that you want to add to your Library. Then:

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, tap iOS pink plus icon to add a single song or tap  to add an entire album.
  • On your Mac or PC, click iTunes blue plus icon to add a single song or click  to add an entire album.

You can find the songs and albums under Library.

How to add playlists to your Library

In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your Mac or PC, find a playlist in Apple Music that you want to add to your Library.

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch: Tap  .
  • On your Mac or PC: Click .

On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can 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 iTunes blue plus icon next to the songs that you want to add.

How to download music to listen to offline

You can download songs, albums, or playlists to your device so that you can listen to them when you're not connected to the Internet.* You must download songs, albums, or playlists on each device that you want to use for offline listening.

In the Music app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or in iTunes on your Mac or PC, find the song, album, or playlist that you want to download. Then:

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Tap Download .
  • On your Mac or PC: Click Download .

If you don't see  or , you need to add the songs, albums, or playlists to your Library first.

View only downloaded music

If you want to see only music that's downloaded to your device, follow these steps:

  • On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: In the Music app, tap Library > Downloaded Music. A message that says "Showing only music on this [device]" appears at the top of the screen. Tap Library in the upper-left corner to see all of your music.
  • On your Mac or PC: In iTunes, click Library. Then, from the menu bar at the top of your computer screen or the top of the iTunes window, choose View > Only Downloaded Music. Choose View > All Music to see all of your music.

If you want to download music automatically

The first time that you download music to your device, you might see a message that asks if you want to download music automatically.

  • Tap Download Automatically to download all songs, albums, or playlists automatically to your device. The next time you add music to your Library, it also automatically downloads to your device.
  • Tap Not Now to download the music later.

If you want to turn on Automatic Downloads for all music that you add to your Library in the future, go to Settings > Music, then scroll to the Downloads section and tap Automatic Downloads.

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*You can download music on up to 10 devices. These songs are accessible only during your Apple Music membership.

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