How to Add your music to Google Play Music Manager

Screen Shot 2015 02 25 at 10.26.35 AM.0
Screen Shot 2015 02 25 at 10.26.35 AM.0

How to Add your music or songs to Google Play Music Manager

Using Music Manager to upload your favorite songs from your system or computer to your Google Play library.

You can upload up to 50,000 songs or music and listen to them on your mobile device, computer, or Android TV.

Important note is that, If you you want to use Chrome, try uploading your music with Google Play Music for Chrome instead of Music Manager to make it easy.

But you need to download and install Music Manager on your computer first.

  1. On your computer, you need to go to the Music Manager download page.
  2. Then Click Download Music Manager.
  3. Follow the installation directions and install it on your computer system.

How to set up your Music Manager

  1. Open Music Manager from your Applications folder Mac or from the Start menu Windows.
  2. You must sign in to your Google account.
  3. Then select the location of your music collection.
  4. Follow all the on screen setup instructions to help you more.

Now let start uploading music

  1. Select the Music Manager icon Music Manager. You’ll find this at the bottom right of your screen (Windows) or the menu bar in the upper right corner (Mac).
  2. Select Preferences
  3. In the “Upload” tab, click Add folder to browse and select a folder you would like to upload music from.
  4. Click Upload.

You can only upload one type of music collection at a time (iTunes, or Windows Media Player, or folders). To change this:

  1. Select the Music Manager icon Music Manager. You’ll find this at the bottom right of your screen (Windows) or the menu bar in the upper right corner (Mac).
  2. Select Preferences > Advanced > Change.
  3. Select the location of your music collection.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

If you have Windows Media Player or iTunes selected as your music location, you can upload specific playlists from your library.

  1. Select the Music Manager icon Music Manager. You’ll find this at the bottom right of your screen (Windows) or the menu bar in the upper right corner (Mac).
  1. Select Preferences > Upload > Choose by playlist.
  2. Check the box next to the playlist you want to upload.
  3. Select Upload.

Note: Keep in mind deleting your playlist in iTunes will also remove the playlist from Google Play.

To adjust the bandwidth available for uploading songs to Google Play:

  1. Select the Music Manager icon Music Manager. You’ll find this at the bottom right of your screen (Windows) or the menu bar in the upper right corner (Mac).
  2. Select Preferences > Advanced.
  3. Select your desired bandwidth. Faster bandwidth speeds will help your library be uploaded more quickly.

Give Feedback About This Article