How to Use Spotify with Serato DJ Lite/Pro [2025 Guide]

Serato is the software of choice for millions of DJs and creates DJ and music production software that is unrivalled. Serato is popular particularly in the USA, and particularly among hip-hop and scratch DJs. It comes in two versions, Serato DJ Lite and Serato DJ Pro. Serato DJ Lite (formerly known as Serato DJ Intro) is free DJ software that can be used by Serato Intro users who have supported hardware. Or, anyone can download and use Serato DJ Lite in practice mode without connecting hardware. Serato DJ Lite makes you focus on the basic DJ skills and therefore a good DJ software for beginners.

You can use Beatport, Beatsource, Tidal and SoundCloud with Serato DJ Lite/Pro, however, Spotify is not supported. But that does not mean you can't use Spotify playlists in Serato DJ. Here we will show you 2 ways to get Spotify songs into Serato DJ.

Contents

1. Option 1. Transfer your Spotify playlists to Tidal
2. Option 2. Download Spotify playlists to MP3 and add to Serato DJ

Related: How to use Spotify with VirtualDJ?

Option 1. Transfer your Spotify playlists to Tidal

One option is to port over your Spotify playlists to either SoundCloud or Tidal because they are compatible with Serato DJ Pro/Lite. You can do this with playlist transfer tools such as Soundiiz. However, you need to subscribe to SoundCloud or Tidal. If you are new to Tidal, you can get 30 days free trial.

Use online tools such as tunemymusic.com or soundiiz.com to transfer your Spotify playlists to Tidal.

Cons:
Tidal subscription is required.
Some songs may not be found in Tidal.
Music transfer tools are not free.

Option 2. Download Spotify playlists to MP3 and add to Serato DJ

To use Spotify playlists in Serato DJ, the best way is to download Spotify playlists to mp3 and them add the mp3 files to the Serato DJ Library.

No matter you are using free or premium plan of Spotify, Ondesoft Spotify Converter will help you download Spotify music to MP3, M4A, WAV FLAC, etc. It can remove the DRM protection from Spotify songs completely and convert Spotify songs to Serato DJ supported audio formats MP3 with 100% original quality. With Ondesoft Spotify Converter, you will be able to add Spotify music to Serato DJ and edit your tunes at ease. Next, we will guide you how to convert Spotify music to MP3 and add the converted Spotify music to Serato DJ.

Step 1 Import Spotify music

Download, install and run Ondesoft Spotify Converter on your computer. Log in your Spotify account in the built-in Spotify web player.

Step 2 Customize output settings

Click the gear icon on the top right corner to change output settings. Here you can choose output format, quality, volume, output folder, filename format, etc.

Step 3 Convert Spotify music

Select Spotify songs, albums or playlists you want to download. After that, just click "Convert” button and then the Spotify songs will be downloaded to mp3 immediately.

After the conversion procedure is finished, you can get the MP3 files of Spotify music, and use them in Serato DJ offline.

Step 4 Import Spotify music to Serato DJ

The easiest way to load music from your computer into your Serato DJ library is by using the Files button.

1. Click on the FILES tab to open the files panel. The left side of this window displays various locations on your computer hard drive (and external drives if you have one). Click on these locations to navigate your computer and find your music. By default, your music will usually be found in the "Music" folder inside your computer user folder.

2. Once you have located your music, drag the folder or files you want to import onto the “All...” icon. This is located to the left of your screen at the top of the crates and playlist window.

If you wish to import all of your music, just drag your whole music folder onto this icon. This will import any compatible file contained in this master folder from your hard drive into the Serato DJ Pro Library.

TIP: You can also import by dragging files and folders directly from Windows Explorer (PC) or Finder (Mac) into the Serato DJ Pro library.
Loading a file to either deck from the files panel will automatically add it to your library.

TIP: Dragging a folder into the crates view will instantly create a crate.