Make or edit a playlist

Never lose track of your favourite music videos by creating custom playlists in YouTube Music. Your playlists will appear in the Library tab of both the YouTube Music and YouTube apps. On the computer, your playlists will also show up in the sidebar. Trending playlists may be featured on the homepage of the YouTube Music app.

How to create and edit playlists in YouTube Music

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Your playlists will appear in the Library tab of both the YouTube Music and YouTube apps.

When you view Made for Kids content or an artist details page, the Menu options will be different from other content. You can't add this content to a playlist or your liked songs, or share it.

Playlists will default to private for supervised accounts. Learn more about our supervised experience on YouTube here.

Create a new playlist or add a song to a playlist

You can create a new playlist or add songs to an existing playlist in a few different ways.

From a song:

Select More .
Select Add to playlist.
Select New playlist or select an existing playlist.

From the side bar:

Select New playlist.

From the library:

Go to the Playlists tab.
Select New playlist.

Edit a playlist

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To edit a playlist that you've created:

Select Library Playlists or select your playlist from the side bar.
Find the playlist that you've created and would like to edit.
To change the title of your playlist, add a description or change privacy, click More Edit.
To reorder songs, click the playlist that you've created that you would like to edit.
Drag and drop songs into the preferred order.

Delete a playlist

To delete a playlist:

Find the playlist in your Library or select your playlist from the side bar.
Select More Delete playlist.

Collaborate on a playlist

YouTube Music listeners can collaborate on playlists. As a collaborator, you can share, sort, add to and edit the playlist.

To collaborate on a playlist:

To edit the playlist, select the pencil .
Select Collaborate.
Select collaborators who can add songs and videos.
Invite collaborators to your playlist by sharing the link.

Note: The playlist owner can deactivate the sharing link at any time, preventing others from adding to the playlist.

Set playlist privacy through YouTube Music

To change your playlist privacy settings:

Select Library Playlists or select your playlist from the sidebar.
To edit the playlist, select the pencil .
Select the playlist privacy setting drop-down, below the playlist title and description.
Select your privacy settings.
Select Save.

Add a thumbnail to your playlist

To personalise your playlists, you can add a custom thumbnail by selecting an image from the library on your computer.

Notes:

YouTube Music is a music-centred experience – you can only watch and create playlists of music videos. If you make a playlist in the YouTube main app, only music videos from your playlist will surface on YouTube Music. You can enjoy playlists of non-music videos in the YouTube app.
There's a limit to how many public playlists a channel can create each day across YouTube Music, the YouTube main app and the YouTube API. You can increase your daily limit by gaining access to advanced features. Learn more.

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