How to put spotify music on imovie

iMovie is one of the most popular video editing applications on Mac, iPhone or iPad, while Spotify is the largest streaming music service in the world. It's not strange that many iMovie users on Mac may want to use Spotify songs in iMovie video project as background music. Spotify songs can't be added to iMovie directly, but TuneMobie Spotify Music Converter can easily resolve the problem in only a few clicks. By converting Spotify songs to MP3 or M4A, you can not only use Spotify songs as background music in your iMovie video project, but also use them in other video editing software or DVD authoring software like Windows Movie Maker, Filmora, Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, etc. If you are using Spotify songs and iMovie on Mac, TuneMobie Spotify Music Converter may be the helper to get suitable background music in your video masterpiece.

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"Can you add Spotify music to iMovie?" For a video project, background music is an important element in it. In this case, the video can be more wonderful. So, there are many Spotify and iMovie users who want to use Spotify songs in iMovie.

Yet, you can't add music from Spotify to iMovie in a direct way. That's because Spotify is not supported with iMovie now. But, there are still ways to help you. In this post, we will guide you on how to add music to iMovie from Spotify. You can do that on iPhone, Mac computer and other iOS devices. Here let's move on and read the detailed tutorial below.

• Part 1. Can you Use Spotify on iMovie?
• Part 2. Add Spotify Music to iMovie - Best Way
• Part 3. Add Spotify Song to iMovie - Alternative Way
• Part 4. Add Music to iMovie from Spotify on Mac
• Part 5. Add Spotify to iMovie on iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch
• Part 6. FAQs about Spotify to iMovie
• Part 7. In Conclusion

Part 1. Can You Add Music from Spotify to iMovie?

Why can't you add Spotify music to iMovie? You can get the reason in detail below. Please check them out now.

iMovie is a built-in video editor that is installed on iOS and macOS systems by default. With the concise but useful design, iMovie can help you make wonderful video projects. You can cut and trim video clips and add special effects. Also, you can put background music in a proper place, and so on in iMovie.

Spotify is a popular streaming music service. It offers the Spotify app and Web Player for users to enjoy music. It covers songs, playlists, radios, podcasts, and other kinds of audio catalogs. Spotify is no doubt the best place for music lovers to get their favorite music resources for free.

To add music to iMovie from Spotify, you need to download Spotify music on your local device first. But it not only requires you to subscribe to Spotify's premium plan. The point is, even if you are a Spotify subscriber, Spotify downloaded files can be only played on the Spotify app. It is not possible to add music from Spotify to iMovie.

Besides, the downloaded Spotify music is also protected. It is a special format called Ogg Vorbis. But iMovie only supports common audio formats like MP3, WAV, M4A, AIFF, AAC, and more. It means that the original Spotify files are not adapted to iMovie.

So, how to add Spotify music to iMovie? Is there any solution? Please don't worry. Keep reading and you will find the answer.

Part 2. How to Add Music to iMovie from Spotify - Best Tool

How to use Spotify music in iMovie? To do that, you need to convert Spotify OGG Vorbis to iMovie compatible formats.

Here, DRmare Spotify Music Converter is the best lifesaver for your Spotify streams. It can download Spotify songs as local files with 100% original quality kept. It's proficient in converting Spotify to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, M4A, and M4B. Under this circumstance, you can see how to add music from Spotify to iMovie. You can also find 100% raw ID3 tags in the converted files, including titles, years, and more.

Also, this DRmare program can work at a fast conversion rate. So, it won't take long to complete the conversion. And, it can save the lossless audio quality of Spotify tracks during the conversion. Then you can get better quality Spotify music for iMovie. Once got the Spotify music, you can add Spotify music to iMovie without any limit.

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• Convert Spotify to MP3, M4A, M4B, FLAC, WAV, etc.
• Batch process hundreds of Spotify tracks at a 5X faster speed
• Transfer music from Spotify to iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, etc.
• Keep full ID3 tags and archive the converted files to the local folder

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How to Download Music from Spotify to iMovie by DRmare Spotify Music Converter

This smart tool is designed with a simple interface and has a small size. And it comes with many other amazing running functions.

Now let's see the specific steps of how to get a song from Spotify to iMovie. After that, you can see how to use Spotify songs on iMovie as background music for videos.

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Part 3. How to Get Spotify Music on iMovie - Alternative Tool

Besides using the DRmare Music Converter, here is another tool for you to add Spotify to iMovie. That's to use the AudFun Spotify Music Converter.

AudFun Spotify Music Converter is here to convert and save Spotify songs to a computer as local files. It can convert music from the Spotify platform to FLAC, AAC, MP3, and more plain audio formats. And it can preserve the audio quality of the songs from Spotify. Moreover, it can let you edit the audio channel, audio sample rate and more you want.

With the AudFun program, you can get Spotify music to iMovie for use with ease. Also, you can use the local Spotify songs on any device or platform you want.

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Now, let's see how to use this smart tool below.

Step 1. On the official website of AudFun Spotify Music Converter, find the 'Download' button. Then click on it to process the download and installation of the program on your computer.

Step 2. Once installed, head to run the AudFun Spotify Music Converter. And then the Spotify app will be opened at the same time.

Step 3. Go to the Spotify app to find and locate the songs you want to convert to add to iMovie. Next, drag that song to the main screen of the AudFun program. Or, you can get the link to it and put the link in the search box on AudFun. And then touch the 'plus' icon to get the song loaded into the AudFun program.

Step 4. Find the Menu icon on the AudFun program and hit on it. Then select the 'Preferences' option in the list. And then press the 'Convert' tab on the new window. Now, you can start to set the audio format for Spotify to iMovie videos. And you can reset other audio parameters for your Spotify music tracks.

Step 5. Click on the 'Convert' button. AudFun program will start to convert and save Spotify songs to computer. You can then find them via the 'history' icon on the AudFun tool. Then you are ready to add music to iMovie from Spotify.

Part 4. How to Add Spotify Music to iMovie on Mac

With the tools above, you can get the local Spotify music for iMovie. Now it's easy to use Spotify music in iMovie as BGM. In this section, we will show you how to add Spotify songs to iMovie on your Mac computer. Please transfer Spotify converted files to the Apple Music library in advance. For how to do it, please refer to How to Transfer Spotify to iTunes Library. Then you can continue the following steps on how to add music from Spotify to iMovie on Mac.

Note: Please make sure you have imported Spotify playlists to iTunes already. And then you can sync them on your iPhone or other iOS devices via the iTunes app.

Step 1. Open the iMovie app on your Mac computer. Then open a video project and choose the 'Audio' option.

Step 2. Choose 'iTunes' > 'Music' from the sidebar. Browse the target folder that contains the Spotify downloads. Then select what you like for your project.

Step 3. Drag and drop the Spotify music to iMovie as the background music.

Now, you had got the ways how to get music from Spotify to iMovie on Mac. Then you are free to split, edit, and add effects to the added Spotify clip in the timeline.

Part 5. How to Add Spotify Music to iMovie on iPhone/iPad

If you are using iMovie for iOS devices, you can follow the below steps. Here you can learn how to add music to iMovie on iPhone from Spotify.

Note: Please sync all the local Spotify songs to your iPhone or other iOS devices with iTunes in advance.

Step 1. Open iMovie on your iOS devices like your iPhone. Then add your video clip.

Step 2. Select the 'Add Media' button to start to add Spotify music to iMovie.

Step 3. Tap the 'Audio' button. Then you can hit 'My Music' to select songs that you'd saved in iCloud Drive. Or hit 'Music' if you've got Spotify songs on the Music app on your device.

Step 4. Select the Spotify songs you want to add to iMovie. Then tap it for previewing.

Step 5. Click on the plus button next to the song you want to import. Then it will be added to the timeline in iMovie. And then you can edit the soundtrack as you like.

Part 6. FAQs about Spotify to iMovie

Q1: Can I Use Spotify Music on iMovie?

A: In general, you can't. The Spotify music format can't be recognized by iMovie. But you can use the DRmare Music Converter or AudFun Spotify Music Converter to help you. For more detail, you can refer to Part 2 and Part 3.

Q2: Is There Any Free Music in iMovie?

A: Yes. iMovie has the built-in soundtracks and sound effects for free. You can freely use them in your iMovie projects.

Q3: How to Edit or Trim Spotify Music in iMovie?

A: Click on the audio clip in the timeline on iMovie. Then you can reset the start and end point for the Spotify songs.

Q4: Can I Backup iMovie Projects for Saving and Sharing?

A: You can upload your iMovie projects to iCloud on your Mac and iOS devices for saving. After syncing, you can share iMovie files with others as well.

Q5: How Can I Control the Spotify Music Volume in iMovie?

A: Once added the Spotify music to iMovie, click on the 'Volume' button. Then you can adjust the volume of Spotify songs according to your needs.

Part 7. In Conclusion

In this article, you can learn how to add music from Spotify to iMovie on Mac and iOS devices. With DRmare Spotify Music Converter, you can use Spotify music on iMovie. By using this tool, you don't need to subscribe to the Spotify Premium plan. That's to say you can download Spotify songs without Spotify premium.

Now, you can follow the tutorials above to add Spotify music to iMovie according to the iMovie version. Hope you can create wonderful video projects with Spotify songs you like on iMovie.