Netflix and Spotify: how and where to transfer playlists in case of blocking

In case Spotify and Netflix are blocked, Trends explains how to transfer playlists to other streaming platforms and where you can legally watch movies and series

Export from Spotify

There are several services with which you can move playlists from one music service to another.

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The service allows you to export a playlist from Spotify as a text or CSV file. To do this, you need:

You can copy individual playlists this way, but without limiting the number of tracks and at no extra charge.

Sounder

The service can work with all major music platforms, including Spotify, Yandex.Music, VK Music, SberZvuk, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and so on. If you use other foreign streaming than Spotify and are afraid of blocking it, Soundiiz will suit you too.

The free functionality allows you to export playlists one at a time, with a limit of 200 tracks each. The paid version costs €4,50 per month and includes the ability to transfer your entire library from platform to platform at once, as well as the ability to export your favorite artists and albums.

How to use the free functionality:

The transfer process runs in the background.

How to use the service if you have chosen the Premium plan:

TuneMyMusic

The service supports Yandex.Music, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer, Amazon Music and others. You will not be able to transfer your tracks to VK Music or SberZvuk using this tool.

To get started with TuneMyMusic, go to Home and click “Let’s Get Started”. Next, you need to select the source and playlists to transfer, then designate the target platform. Please note that the free version only allows you to transfer 500 tracks.

The premium plan costs $4,50 per month and offers unlimited tracks to transfer. To move your entire media library to another music streaming service, all you need to do is subscribe to a premium subscription for one month.

FreeYourMusic

This tool works with most popular streaming platforms: Spotify, Yandex.Music, VK Music, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube Music and so on.

To get started, you need to install the application: it is available for smartphones and PCs of any OS. After installation, you also need to select Spotify as the source and determine the platform you want to transfer the playlist to. Then – mark the necessary playlists with checkboxes.

The app offers several subscription options. The basic plan costs $1 one time and allows you to transfer an unlimited number of songs, playlists and albums and works on PC and mobile devices.

The premium subscription is paid monthly — ₽438. In addition to the ability to transfer an unlimited amount of music content, it automatically syncs all playlists and albums across different platforms. If you do not plan to use the application all the time, you can pay for only one month – the functionality is definitely enough to transfer the entire media library.

The free version does not allow you to copy albums and artists – only playlists, but you can transfer several at once.

How to replace Netflix

You can legally watch original Netflix projects (for example, Stranger Things, Arcane, Tinder Swindler, and others) only on Netflix. But the platform has a whole library of movies and TV shows that other streaming video services have the rights to show.

On March 1, major Hollywood film studios announced their decision to suspend the distribution of their films in Russian cinemas. Among them are Warner Bros., Universal, Disney, Sony Pictures and Paramount. Whether online cinemas in the Russian Federation will have the rights to show new films and series, and whether studios will begin to revoke existing licenses, is still unclear. Here are some alternatives to Netflix that are streaming foreign content in our country so far:

«Amediateca»

A subsidiary of the film studio “Amedia”. The streaming service’s library includes shows from HBO, hulu, Showtime, ABC, BBC, and many mainstream and cult films and series. HBO premieres with the original track on the site at the same time as the world, with voiceovers and subtitles typically appearing 1-2 days later. Among the titles: “True Detective”, “Euphoria”, “Killing Eve” and others.

“KinoPoisk”

Online cinema owned by Yandex. Most of the new film distribution appears on the service after a few weeks or months, and at first you will have to pay for them separately from the subscription. You can issue a joint subscription with Amediateka or More TV. Some series, for example, “Doctor Who”, “KinoPoisk” broadcasts exclusively. The library also has many box office and cult films and series.

More TV

Streaming service owned by STS Media media holding. Among the presented films and series there are Hulu, HBO, Foxnow projects, which are available only on more (“Great”), as well as original streaming projects under the more originals brand.

Premier

It used to be called “TNT-Premier”. Most of the media library is made up of projects by TNT, Pyatnitsa and other related TV channels. There are also series made specifically for streaming: “Call DiCaprio!”, “House Arrest” and others. The movie catalog is also extensive.

Home

A video platform launched by Yellow, Black and White. It mainly features films and series, including The Kept Women, Better Than Humans, and Vampires of the Middle Band. There is foreign content, but not much of it.

What

Multimedia platform created by MTS in 2021. The catalog contains original streaming projects (“My Mom’s Penguins”, “Kidney”), sensational films from the world box office and many popular foreign films.

Ivi

Partially free online cinema with a constantly updated library of 80 titles. At the same time, popular series and films will most often have to be bought separately. Few films can boast of the original soundtrack and subtitles.

Okko

The library is largely the same as the Ivi catalog, but Okko also offers sports and theater broadcasts, as well as educational videos. There are many subscription options: you can keep only the types of content you need.