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Zahire
Zahire
Contributor I
Nov 24, 2025 10:20 AM UTC
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Can Sonos still import playlists from a NAS? (Apple Music local library, no streaming)

I used to have a workflow that did it’s job as long as I was on S1 and iTunes. ChronoSYnc syn<ced the whole library to my Synology NAS(DS413j), Smb1 was allowed , the User, used for SOnos had all the reading and writiging rights for all shared folders and subfolders. Now, I felt I needed to move on to the new apple ecosystem with Music, Books, Movies, Podcasts and so on. Now, since the ist no automatically created iTunes Library.xml anymore I tried to create this by hand and place it in the NAS share used and indexed by Sonos.I alos trief to create m3u playlissts and to adapt all paths to thecorrect  NAS  paths. However, I cannot find any imported playlists in Sonos. The NAS folder is displayed and I can scroll through it and play music from there, but this isn’t practicable for me since I have  thouands of songs an audiobooks that are all organized in playlists. Is Sonos still able to import playlists from Apple Musik

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SekelenoAnswer
Contributor I
Nov 26, 2025 10:50 PM UTC

Hi Zahire!

I’ve created a topic about the problem of importing playlists containing special characters on macOS.

I don’t have a NAS (at the moment) but maybe it could be useful to you as it shows how the Sonos Controller App wants the path to be coded in macOS for accessing an imported playlist.

Hope it helps!

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Zahire
ZahireAuthor
Contributor I
Nov 24, 2025 8:45 PM UTC

 

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Airgetlam
Airgetlam
Nov 24, 2025 9:28 PM UTC

If memory serves, each time you change your library, you must export the data, using in Apple Music, the File menu, then select Library, then select Export Library, which creates a file (mine is called Library.xml) that Sonos can read.

I don’t think ( but could be wrong) that Sonos reads the ‘special’ file that Apple uses, so you have to update the library.xml file yourself, when your library changes.

Open to correction, this is memory, not experience talking. 

 

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Bruce
SekelenoAnswer
Contributor I
Nov 26, 2025 10:50 PM UTC

Hi Zahire!

I’ve created a topic about the problem of importing playlists containing special characters on macOS.

I don’t have a NAS (at the moment) but maybe it could be useful to you as it shows how the Sonos Controller App wants the path to be coded in macOS for accessing an imported playlist.

Hope it helps!

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    Sekeleno
    Contributor I
    Dec 1, 2025 7:24 PM UTC

    Glad to know I could help you! :)

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