How to Back Up Spotify Playlists to Text Files

There isn't an easy way to export the contents of Spotify playlists in text form—at least not via the Spotify apps. You can use Exportify to generate savable files in CSV format. Exportify separates this data into columns, including artist name, song title, album, track length, and more.

Using Exportify to Create Printable Song Lists

To export your Spotify playlists to CSV files, follow the steps below.

1. Go to the main Exportify page on Github, scroll down, and click on the Web API link.

   Alternatively, follow this link to reach the same page.

2. Select Get Started.

3. Connect the Exportify web app to your Spotify account. This is safe to do, so don't worry about any security issues. Assuming you have an account, log in to Spotify using your preferred method—via Facebook, Apple, Google, or your email or username.

4. The next screen displays what Exportify will do when connecting to your account. It will be able to read the information that is shared publicly and will have access to both normal playlists and ones that you have collaborated on. When you are ready to proceed, select Agree.

5. After Exportify has accessed your playlists, you'll see a list of them displayed on the screen. To save one of your playlists to a CSV file, select Export next to the corresponding playlist.

6. If you want to backup all of your playlists, select Export All. This saves a zip archive called spotify_playlists.zip which contains all of your Spotify playlists.

7. When you're finished saving all that you need, close the window in your browser.