'Liked Songs Manager' Automatically Turns Your Spotify Likes Into Playlists

My Spotify liked-songs playlist is not exactly listenable on shuffle; there are simply too many genres and moods in there. Luckily, there's now Liked Songs Manager—an online service that automatically sorts your liked songs into playlists based on whatever criteria you like: genre, decade, or even mood.

To get started, head to Liked Songs Manager and sign in using your Spotify account. You'll then see a list of criteria you can use to create playlists. I recommend first clicking the Analyze songs per playlists at the top of the screen—this will show you how many songs in your liked list are available in each category. You can then browse the categories and check any that you think will make interesting playlists.

A variety of moods and genres are offered, each with a particular number of songs. Credit: Justin Pot

The main categories are mood, genre, subgenre, decade, and nationality. You can also create playlists based on when you liked them or create totally randomized lists. Create as many playlists as you want and click the Create selected playlists button. You'll see a progress bar, after which your playlists will be created. They should show up in Spotify right away but you may need to restart the application in order to see them.

The real bonus here: The service will work continuously on the playlists it's created. Any songs you like going forward will also be sorted into the new playlists, meaning you're effectively adding to several curated playlists just by occasionally hitting the like button on a song. It's also worth noting that you can change the names of your created playlists if you want—the updates will keep working all the same.

There are some limitations. The free version can only create 15 playlists and will only consider the first 1000 of your liked songs. The Premium plan, which costs $8 per month, removes the liked songs limits and supports the creation of up to 100 playlists. It also lets you combine criteria—you could, for example, create a list that's only 1990s pop-punk or 2000s hip hop.

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