Bring Your Beats: How to Add Your Own Music to Spotify

We’ve all been there: you are building the ultimate playlist, but that one rare remix, live bootleg, personal voice memo, or indie track from Bandcamp is missing from Spotify’s massive library.

Fortunately, you don’t have to switch apps to listen to your personal collection. With Spotify’s Local Files feature, you can seamlessly blend your downloaded music files right into your desktop and mobile libraries.

Whether you want to listen to unreleased tracks or old-school MP3s, here is your complete, step-by-step guide to adding your own music to Spotify.

Step 1: Set Up Local Files on Your Desktop

The easiest way to import your music is through the Spotify desktop app (Windows or Mac), which acts as the control center for your personal library.

1. Open the Spotify Desktop App and click on your profile picture in the top-right corner.
2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
3. Scroll down until you find the Your Library section.
4. Toggle the switch to turn on Show Local Files.
5. Once enabled, a Show songs from section will appear. Spotify automatically checks standard folders like Downloads and Music, but you can click Add a source to select any custom folder on your computer where your music is stored.

Head over to Your Library in the sidebar, and you will see a new playlist titled Local Files. Click it to view every track Spotify successfully imported from your folders.

Step 2: Put Your Tracks into Playlists

While the generic “Local Files” folder is great for desktop listening, you’ll want to organize your tracks into standard playlists if you plan to listen to them across multiple devices.

• Create a Custom Playlist: Make a new playlist (