How to create and manage playlists on YouTube

Struggling to manage your video collection on YouTube? Here's how to categorize your videos by creating a new playlist and manage existing ones on YouTube.

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YouTube playlists can help you manage your video collection. (Image Source: Pixabay)

YouTube provides entertainment to millions of users every day; after all, it is the most popular video streaming platform on the market. Similar to music players, the video-sharing platform allows users to add videos they like or want to watch later to playlists. If you are looking for a quick way to create a new playlist or manage existing ones, here’s how to do it in a few steps.

Creating a new playlist takes less than a minute. (Express Photo)

How to create a new playlist on the YouTube app

1. To create a new playlist, launch YouTube and tap on the ‘You’ icon that appears on the bottom right of the screen.

2. On the screen that appears, scroll to the far right of the ‘Playlists’ section and tap on the ‘New Playlist’ button.

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3. YouTube will now show a bunch of recently watched videos. Here, you can either add videos from the list or press the ‘Next’ button.

4. Alternatively, you can also press the ‘Save’ button that appears in the same bar as the Like and Dislike button and press the ‘+ New Playlist’ button.

5. Now, a popup window will ask you to name the new playlist. You can also adjust the privacy settings from the drop-down menu.

6. Once done, tap on the ‘Create’ button and you are good to go.

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Here’s how to quickly add or remove a video from a playlist on YouTube. (Express Photo)

How to add or remove songs from a YouTube playlist

1. Play the video you want to add to a playlist.

2. On the screen that appears, tap on the ‘Save’ button below the uploader’s name.

3. YouTube will now show you all of your playlists. Tap on the playlist you want to add video.

4. Press the ‘Done’ button on the bottom of the screen.

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You can also remove videos from a playlist the same way you added it. Just untick the playlists you want to remove the videos from and you are good to go.

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