Create & manage playlists - Computer (2025)

A playlist is a collection of videos. Anybody can make playlists, share them, and friends can add videos to your playlist.

You can go to the You tab to view all of your playlists. You can also manage your playlists in YouTube Studio.

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To find your playlists, go to the guide and click You.

Create and manage a YouTube playlist on your desktop

Create a playlist from a video or Short

To create a playlist from a video:

1. Go to the watch page of a video that you want in the playlist.
2. Click More SaveCreate new playlistEnter a name for the playlist.
3. Use the box to select your playlist's privacy setting. If it's private, only you can view the playlist.
4. Click Create.

To create a playlist from a Short:

1. Go to the watch page of a Short that you want in the playlist.
2. Click More SaveCreate new playlistEnter a name for the playlist.
3. Use the box to select your playlist's privacy setting. If it's private, only you can view the playlist.
4. Click Create.

Manage a playlist

Save content to a playlist

1. Go to the watch page of a video or Shortthat you want in the playlist.
2. Click More SaveSelect a playlist such as Watch Later, or a playlist you've already created.
3. A message will pop up at the bottom of your screen confirming which playlist the video was added to.

Edit a playlist

1. Select the playlist you’d like to edit in the Guide.
2. Click Edit by the section you’d like to change.

Filter a playlist by video type

1. Select the playlist you’d like to edit in the Guide.
2. Choose the chip with the type of content you want to view in your playlist:
   1. All: Displays all content saved to the playlist.
   2. Shorts: Displays Shorts saved to the playlist.This feature is only available on computers.
   3. Videos: Displays long-form videos saved to the playlist.

Reorder a playlist

• To reorder videos: Open the playlist Drag a video up or down the playlist.
• To temporarily reorder videos: On the watch page's playlist panel, drag a video up or down the playlist.

Delete a playlist

1. Go to one of your playlists.
2. Click More.
3. Select Delete playlist.
4. Confirm that you want to delete your playlist by selecting Delete.

After you delete a playlist, the playlist URL and title will no longer be visible or searchable in YouTube Analytics. Data associated with the playlist, such as Watch time, will still be part of broader reports, but won't be attributed to the deleted playlist.