How to create YouTube playlists
Would you like to be able to group all the videos on YouTube that are of interest to you in one place? Have you uploaded a lot of movies to your YouTube channel and are looking for a system to make it easier to see? If the answer to these questions is affirmative, know that there is a solution to everything and that in your case it is called a playlist. Throughout this tutorial, I will then explain how to create YouTube playlists. Wait, how do you say? You’ve already heard of the playlists but do not have the faintest idea what they are and especially how to create them? Well, in that case, do not worry … I can explain everything to you, step by step, as usual. You have nothing to fear.
Before you tell us what you need to do to create YouTube playlists, however, you should understand exactly what we are talking about. Playlists, on a general level (and not only on the well-known video-sharing platform), represent a list of multimedia elements, primarily video and music, that are reproduced automatically and concatenated and that turn out to be particularly convenient to access easily and quickly to the most interesting contents. In the specific case of YouTube, playlists refer to videos and can be created both with the videos of others and with those uploaded to their own channel. Their purpose? Well, it’s simple: they are extremely useful for grouping your own movies or viewing your favorite ones, all in a much more orderly manner.
Clarified this, if you are then interested in finding out what you need to do in order to create one or more playlists on YouTube, I suggest you sit comfortably and take a few minutes of free time to concentrate and pay attention to reading the directions I am going to provide. Ready? Very well, then let’s start. I wish you a good read.
Note: All the steps that I will show you below can be performed without any kind of problem even by the least technology experts. In the course of this guide I will explain how to perform the procedures step by step, either by accessing YouTube from your computer’s web browser, but also by using the official Youtube application that you can download to your Android and iOS mobile device. The procedure to be implemented is almost identical.
How to create playlists on YouTube from PC and Mac
How to create YouTube playlists
The first thing you need to do to create playlists on YouTube is to access the popular video sharing platform. Then open the browser that you usually use to browse the Internet from your Windows PC or Mac and go to the official Youtube website by typing in the search bar of the browser www.youtube.com. If you wish, you can also directly click on the link provided to access the YouTube homepage right away.
In order to proceed correctly with the creation of a playlist, you will need to sign in to YouTube using a Google account you created earlier. Then click on the Login button located at the top right of the YouTube home page and log in with your login information to your Google account (it then indicates email and password in order to access YouTube).
In case you do not have a Google Account yet, you can register in a very simple way. After clicking on the Sign in button on the YouTube homepage you will be redirected to the Google login page. At this point press the wording Other options and, from the drop-down menu that you will see on the screen, press on the Create an account item. In this way you can proceed with the guided creation of an account for Google services.
Once you have successfully logged into the YouTube website, let’s say you want to create a playlist for videos uploaded by other users. In this specific case, you will have to type in the search bar located at the top the name of the video of your interest (or a keyword related to it) and press the Enter key on the keyboard. So you can see the results of the research carried out and click on the movie of your interest on which you intend to act.
How to create YouTube playlists
Once you have visualized the video of your interest, and that you want to add to a playlist, presses the button with the symbol of three horizontal lines and the plus symbol (☰ +). If you hover over the mouse cursor you will see the words Add to appear.
Clicking this button will allow you to add the video to a predefined playlist (Watch Later or Favorites). But if you click on the item + Create new playlist attached to the menu that is shown to you, you can create a new playlist in which to insert the video of your interest.
Now enter the name you wish to assign to the playlist you are about to create by filling out the appropriate blank field (I suggest you indicate a name consistent with the content of the video and other videos to be added to the playlist, so that you can remember more easily to what it refers), then indicates the level of privacy that you want to apply to the playlist in question (depending on what are your needs and preferences you can choose between Public, Unlisted or Private) and to finish click on Create button.
Now that you have created a new custom playlist on YouTube and add your first video to it, you can go for example to add more movies uploaded by others.
To do this find the video on YouTube you want to add to the playlist you just created, start playback, press on the voice (☰ +) Add to and then select the name of the playlist just created from the menu that is shown. Perform the operations I have just indicated for each movie you want to insert in the playlist.
How to create YouTube playlists
Then, in order to view all the videos added to the created playlist, presses the button representing three horizontal lines placed in the upper left part of each YouTube page. Now click on the name of your playlist attached to the wording that is present in the sidebar that has been opened.
If you can not see the name of the playlist that you have created presses on the Show other item always present in the Collection section of the side menu of YouTube, so you can view the entire list available.
Alternatively, click on your name that you can see in the upper right part of any page on Youtube and, from the drop down menu that will be shown to you, tap on My channel. In this way you will be redirected to the Home Page relative to your channel on Youtube where you can view the entire list of playlists you have created.
On the page that will be shown having to have pressed on the name of the playlist created, use the buttons on the side of the same to view and manage movies. By pressing the Playlist button, you can start playback of all the videos in the playlist immediately and without interruption, while clicking on the words Playlists Playlist the videos contained in the multimedia collection will be played randomly.
Even if you play a video in a playlist, you can use all the interaction and sharing tools available for videos on YouTube. For example, by pressing the Share button you can share the video playing in the playlist on the main social network services, via email or embed code (Embed button).
How to create YouTube playlists
By clicking on the name of the playlist you have created you will be able to access a screen concerning some settings of the playlist. Then click on the edit button (symbol of a pencil and then click on the Settings button of the playlist.) A screen called Playlist Settings will open, allowing you to customize some options regarding the playlist you have created.
How to create YouTube playlists
For example, you can change the set privacy level, sort the movies, define a rule to automatically add specific content to your list and much more. After approving the desired changes presses the Save button while in case of second thoughts presses the Cancel button.
How to create YouTube playlists
Using the Add Video button instead you can add more videos to your playlist by performing an alternative procedure to the one I have already indicated in the previous lines. Clicking on the Add video button will show you a window through which you can quickly search for videos that you want to add to the playlist either by keyword or URL simply by clicking on the Video Search or URL tabs respectively.
If instead it is your intention to add to the playlist videos that you have uploaded on your YouTube channel presses on the tab Your YouTube videos. In all the cases listed, select the movie or movies of interest and then click the Add video button located at the bottom left.
Now that you’ve finally figured out what you need to do to be able to create playlists on YouTube, and how to behave in order to serve them better, there’s another thing that’s good for you to know, before leaving you free to give you crazy joy on famous video platform.
How to create YouTube playlists
If you change your mind you can always delete videos from the playlist created simply by clicking on the name of the playlist you want to act from the left sidebar of YouTube, pressing the icon depicting three dots located on the right and then choosing Remove from [ name of the playlist you created] from the menu that is shown to you.
To delete a playlist directly, click on the playlist name from the left sidebar. Then click on the Edit button and then click on the button with the three dots symbol on the top right. From the drop-down menu that appears, then click on the Delete playlist item.
Clearly keep in mind that, as I explained, in order to create playlists on YouTube and then to perform all the steps that I have indicated, it is essential to have a Google account and have logged in to the famous video platform. If you do not yet have a Google Account and if you do not know how to create it, I suggest you consult my guide on how to create Google accounts.
How to create YouTube playlists via the app (Android / iOS)
How to create YouTube playlists
If you want to create a playlist on YouTube and want to act on an Android or iOS mobile device, you must first download the app from your smartphone’s default store. Download the application from the Android PlayStore or the iOS App Store; to install the application in the first case press the Install / Accept button while in the case press the button Get / Install. In both cases, at the end of the operation, start the application by pressing the Open button.
At this point, to create a playlist on YouTube through the mobile application you can proceed by first logging in through your Google account. Then you just follow the procedures that I have already indicated and that refer to the Web version of the famous video sharing site, as the procedures are the same.
How to create YouTube playlists