Upload your music

Add your personal music drove to your YouTube Music library by uploading your songs and albums. Once your music is uploaded, you can use YouTube Music to play your uploaded music as function of your listening experience.

Upload your music to YouTube Music

How to upload

In that location are two means to upload your music. On a computer:

  1. Elevate your file(s) to any surface on music.youtube.com.
  2. Visit music.youtube.com and click on your profile pictureand then Upload music.

Supported file formats for uploads include FLAC, M4A, MP3, OGG, and WMA.

You lot volition see a progress bar indicating your music is uploading and a confirmation message once the songs take been uploaded. Your uploaded music may accept some time to show upwards in your library, even after it has been successfully uploaded.

Things to know:

  • Music uploads cannot be completed in the YouTube Music mobile app.
  • You lot can upload upward to 100,000 songs to your YouTube Music library.
  • You cannot upload music to a channel on your brand account. If you lot wish to upload music, y'all can move your channel to a personal account.

View, manage, and search your uploads

To view or manage the music you've uploaded, go to Library and then Songs and then Uploads or Library and then Albums and then Uploads. In order to see your uploads in the YouTube Music app, you must be using the YouTube mobile version 3.51+ or newer.

To search for music you've uploaded, click or tap "Uploads" after searching to view uploaded search results.

 Things to know about music uploads:

  • Your music uploads will not influence your music recommendations in YouTube Music.
  • Music you have uploaded can just be played by y'all; other YouTube Music users volition non accept admission to your uploads.
  • If yous share a playlist with another user that contains music you uploaded, they will not be able to play the uploaded songs in your playlist - including members of your Google or YouTube family plan.
  • You lot can play uploaded songs in the background, advertizement-free and offline - even if you lot are not currently a YouTube Music Premium subscriber.
  • YouTube Music Premium members can too bandage uploaded content or play it from smart speakers and Sonos.
  • All YouTube Music users can create playlists containing uploaded music and songs from YouTube Music.
  • Only audio files and their associated metadata and album fine art tin be uploaded. Video files, PDFs, and other types of content are not supported.
  • YouTube Music will automatically remove indistinguishable copies from your library if the aforementioned content is uploaded multiple times.

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