Postby AudioArchivist » 18 Jul 2022 19:08
Never mind, I found it. Okay, here's how you can import single playlists into VLC from iTunes using only Windows Notepad.
1. Export playlist from Itunes. File->Library->Export Playlist, Save as M3U file (*.M3U, not *.M3U8).
2. Open the .M3U playlist file in Notepad and replace all the backslashes ("\") with slashes ("/").
3. Change the windows pathnames from "C:/Users/_username_" to "/storage/emulated/0", which is the Android root folder. Your file lines should look like this example:
/storage/emulated/0/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media/Music/A Perfect Circle/eMOTIVe/01 Annihilation.m4a
This assumes you stored your iTunes directory in the Music folder on your phone.
4. Save the M3U file.
5. Plug your phone into your computer, and copy the M3U file to your music folder. If you have VLC open, you may need to leave the app and re-enter it so it "discovers" the playlist (the app needs a Refresh button).
6. Once the app refreshes, your playlist should be there and fully functional (I just did it myself).
The biggest problem is that you can't export all of your playlists as M3U files at once. I'm going to try to figure out if I can parse the library.xml file and make a conversion routine. I've got around 200 playlists, so doing all of them would be a pain. If I can figure out how to do it easily, I'll post it here.