How to Make a Playlist on YouTube
Creating a New YouTube Playlist
A YouTube Playlist is one of the best way to create a tailored list that holds your favorite videos. You can categorize videos together by channel or by interest, as well as share your playlist for others to use or to edit.
Most content on YouTube can be added to a playlist, but there are some exceptions. If you want to add “made for kids” videos to a YouTube playlist, you’re out of luck as these videos are restricted due to the U.S. COPPA regulations, designed to protect children, and can’t be added.
If you want to create a new YouTube playlist, you’ll need to find a video you want to add first and then use that video to create your playlist. The steps for doing this vary slightly for web and mobile users.
On YouTube Web
To create a new YouTube playlist on the YouTube website, find and open the first video you wish to add.
Below the video are the various options to offer feedback with likes and dislikes, as well as to share or save the video. Click the “Save” button to proceed.
In the “Save To” box, you can either save the video to your “Watch Later” playlist, to another playlist, or to a new playlist.
Click on “Create A New Playlist” to start creating a new playlist.
Add a name for your playlist in the “Name” box. You can use a maximum of 150 characters for this.
You’ll also need to determine the privacy level for your new playlist. You can set this to public (allowing anyone to search for and view it), unlisted (leaving it public, but hiding it from search), or private (only you can view or find it).
Once you’re happy with your options, click “Create” to add your playlist.
The video you saved will be immediately added to the playlist as its first video, which you can then find in your YouTube library by clicking “Library” from the left-hand menu.
You’ll also find the playlist listed by name a few steps below this, under your “Watch Later” playlist in the left-hand menu. Clicking this link will take you to the playlist directly.
On Android, iPhone, and iPad
Creating a playlist is a similar process in the YouTube Android, iPhone, and iPad apps.
You’ll need to first open an appropriate video and then tap the “Save” button under it.
By default, YouTube will add this to your most recently created playlist, or the “Watch Later” playlist if you have no other playlists available.
An alert will appear at the bottom of your screen. Tap the “Change” button to edit the save location if you want to add it to a new playlist instead.
In the “Save Video To” options menu, tap the “New Playlist” button in the top right.
Provide a name for your playlist and then set the privacy level to public, unlisted, or private.
Tap “Create” to save your choice.
Once saved, the video will be added to your new playlist.
You can also do this for multiple videos by selecting the “Library” tab in the bottom menu. From there, tap the “New Playlist” button.
A list of your recently watched videos will appear here. Tap the checkbox next to the video (or videos) you wish to add and then select the “Next” button.
The options for naming your new playlist will appear. Provide a name and set the appropriate privacy levels (public, unlisted, or private) and then tap “Create” to save the playlist.
Whether you decide to create a playlist during video playback or from your YouTube library, your playlist will be visible in the library.
Adding or Removing Videos from a YouTube Playlist
If you have an existing YouTube playlist available in your library, you can add or remove videos to it at any point by following similar steps to the method above.
On YouTube Web
When you click “Save” beneath a YouTube video, a list of playlists you’ve created or subscribed to will be displayed. If you haven’t created or subscribed to any other playlists, only your “Watch Later” playlist will be visible here, along with the “Create a New Playlist” button.
If you have another playlist available, however, this will be visible underneath your “Watch Later” playlist with the name you (or the playlist creator) provided.
You can tap the checkbox next to this to immediately add the video to that playlist. (The checkbox will turn blue.) If you want to remove it from your playlist, tap the checkbox to remove it.
Once you’re done, click the “X” button in the top right to close the menu. YouTube will automatically save or remove the video from your playlist, depending on the choice you made.
On Android, iPhone, and iPad
For Android, iPhone, and iPad users, tapping the “Save” button below a playing video (or “Saved” if the video is already saved to a playlist) will bring up the available playlist options.
If you want to save the video to your playlist, tap the checkbox next to the playlist name.
Once a video is added to a playlist, the checkbox will turn blue with a white check in the middle. To remove it instead, tap this checkbox to remove the blue tick.
When you’re finished, tap “Done” to save and exit the menu.
