The local music transfer feature only works on Spotify Premium subscriptions.

you could add music in MP3, MP4, or AAC format.

Click your user menu in the upper-right corner of the app window.

The Spotify User Menu’s Settings Option.

Scroll down to theLocal Filessection and turn theShow Local Filestoggle on.

A new section,Show songs fromwill now appear just below the toggle switch.

Click theAdd a Sourcebutton to select a directory.

The Settings Screen’s Local Files Configurations.

Repeat Step 5 as desired, if you have music in several different directories.

First, all the songs you want to transfer need to be included in a playlist.

Desktop and Android users can skip this step.

Selecting Local Directories to Add to the Spotify Library.

Tap theEnable sync from desktopbutton.

You should see the Playlist(s) containing the local files among your other playlists.

You may be able to identify them because you’re listed as the ‘artist’ (congratulations!).

Creating a Spotify Playlist with Local Files

punch one of them to open it.

Like the Playlists from Spotify’s catalog, there will be aDownloadtoggle button.

Steps needed to download files on Spotify.