How To Delete Playlist On YouTube?

This tutorial will show you how to delete a YouTube playlist, which is an organized list of videos. You can manage and keep track of your favorite or frequently watched YouTube content in playlists. This is especially useful if you’re into watching or listening to various types of music or addicting video game soundtracks, including Minecraft sounds and retro video game music.

YouTube has been one of the most influential and largest digital brands so far. It has been the king of all streaming content that caters to all walks of life. There can be billions and billions of videos under YouTube’s property, and sometimes, you want your viewing experiences to be smooth.

That is where the “Playlist” feature becomes useful. You won’t need to remember the keyword, do a search, and scroll down to locate the video you want. However, there may be times that you don’t need a video on your playlist anymore and so you might decide to have it removed.

How to Create Playlist?

Before knowing how to remove a YouTube video from the playlist, you have to know first how to create one. Here are the steps in creating your own YouTube playlist.

1. View the video that you plan to add on your future playlist.
2. Under the video frame, look for “Save” and click on it.
3. A small pop-up window will appear. Click on the option “Create new playlist”.
   
4. Enter a unique name for your playlist and select its status either as “Public” or “Private”. Click on “Create” afterward.
   
5. When adding another video, repeat the first 2 steps and choose the name of your playlist when the pop-up will appear.
   
6. In cases where multiple playlists are made, check the playlist you wish to save the video link. You can add the video link to multiple playlists though. The created playlist can be viewed by clicking on the “3 parallel bars” icon at the upper-left of the YouTube homepage.

How to Delete Playlist Via Desktop?

1. Assuming that you haven’t open YouTube, visit the page and log in to your account.
   
2. On the homepage, hover the mouse pointer on the upper-left corner of the screen
3. Click the “3 parallel bars” icon to uncover the drop-down menu.
4. Select the "Library" option.
5. On your Library page, keep scrolling down until the "Playlists" header is visible.
6. Click on the "View full playlist" link located below the image of your playlist’s first video.
7. Click the ellipsis icon found below the video playlist selected.
8. Under the displayed menu, select the option "Delete playlist".
9. A pop-up window will appear to ask for your confirmation regarding your wish to have the playlist deleted. Click on the "Delete" option to have the playlist deleted.
   

How to Delete Playlist Via Mobile?

1. Launch the YouTube app on your smartphone.
2. Log in to your account.
3. On the homepage, select the “Library” icon located at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
   
4. Under the option "Playlists," choose the playlist you wanted to delete.
5. In that particular playlist’s page, tap the trashcan icon which symbolizes deletion.
6. A pop-up window will appear, asking for your confirmation whether you want to have the playlist deleted or not. If you choose to proceed, tap on “OK” to complete the deletion.
   

Summary: Delete playlist on YouTube

• Open the YouTube app.
• Go to the Library tab.
• Tap Playlists.
• Swipe left on the playlist that you want to delete.
• Tap Delete.

Conclusion

The YouTube playlist is a convenient feature that makes your viewing experience smoother. There are virtually no limitations on how many videos you want to add on your playlist or even how many playlists you wish to create. It is helpful to know that whenever you need to reorganize your playlist, you have the option to remove unwanted videos using the steps discussed above.