How do I move iTunes settings and playlists from PC to Mac?

I have a very convoluted arrangement of playlists and folders in my Windows version of iTunes. I now would like to move these over to my new Mac. Is this easy or indeed possible? I'm not referring to the music files themselves. They reside on a separate external drive.

It's easiest if you network the two machines, or use another drive to "transport" them.
You can select all the songs in a playlist and drag them to a folder on your desktop, or through the network to the other machine. Then, on your mac, drag this folder to your iTunes. They should be copied to your new library, and you can remove them from the folder.

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