{"id":14409,"date":"2023-07-03T10:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=14409"},"modified":"2024-06-06T04:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:48:28","slug":"how-to-delete-a-playlist-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-a-playlist-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How To Delete a YouTube Playlist? (Desktop &#038; Mobile)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever created a playlist of your own <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube videos<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or videos that you enjoyed from other creators, only to realize at some point that you neither need nor want it anymore?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you made the playlist for a type of content that you now want to combine with another type. Or maybe you\u2019ve found a better way to organize your videos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter the reason, deleting a YouTube playlist is one of the ways that you can take to curate your content to match your personal preferences or the direction of your brand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as you should be able to delete playlists whenever and however you want, you should also be able to do it wherever you want. That\u2019s why in this article, we\u2019ll show you how to delete a YouTube playlist using the YouTube website and the mobile app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ready? Let\u2019s go!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How To <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Delete a YouTube Playlist Using the YouTube Website?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the step-by-step instructions for deleting a YouTube playlist on the official YouTube website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open a web browser and log into your account on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">youtube.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Library <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the left-hand menu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14654 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Library-e1691223368824.jpg\" alt=\"Library\" width=\"613\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Library-e1691223368824.jpg 613w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Library-e1691223368824-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the playlist you want to delete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14823 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Find-the-Playlist-You-Want-to-Delete-e1691223393214.jpg\" alt=\"Find the Playlist You Want to Delete\" width=\"896\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Find-the-Playlist-You-Want-to-Delete-e1691223393214.jpg 896w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Find-the-Playlist-You-Want-to-Delete-e1691223393214-600x277.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Find-the-Playlist-You-Want-to-Delete-e1691223393214-768x355.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #4: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hover your mouse over the playlist and click the three dots to the right of the playlist title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14655 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Three-Dots-e1691223437247-900x397.jpg\" alt=\"Click Three Dots\" width=\"900\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Three-Dots-e1691223437247-900x397.jpg 900w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Three-Dots-e1691223437247-600x265.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Three-Dots-e1691223437247-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Three-Dots-e1691223437247.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #5: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Delete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14657 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-e1691223464709-900x401.jpg\" alt=\"Delete\" width=\"900\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-e1691223464709-900x401.jpg 900w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-e1691223464709-600x267.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-e1691223464709-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-e1691223464709.jpg 938w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s important to note that the above steps only work if the playlist is one that you created personally. If you saved a playlist to your library that another YouTuber made, follow these steps instead to remove it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open a web browser and log into your account on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">youtube.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Library <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the left-hand menu.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the playlist you want to delete and click<\/span><b> View full playlist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #4: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the next screen, click <\/span><b>Remove from Library<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> underneath the playlist description.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How To <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Delete a YouTube Playlist Using the Mobile App?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<style>.codegena{position:relative;width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:56.27198%;}.codegena iframe{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;}\/*Youtube Embed Code : Created with Codegena.com *\/<\/style>\n<div class=\"codegena\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kvxci1qFvig?&amp;theme=dark&amp;autohide=2&amp;modestbranding=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"294\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nHere\u2019s how to delete a YouTube playlist using the YouTube mobile app. This method works for both Androids and iOS devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into the YouTube app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap <\/span><b>Library <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14664 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Library-e1691223484876-600x402.jpg\" alt=\"Click Library\" width=\"600\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Library-e1691223484876-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Library-e1691223484876-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Click-Library-e1691223484876.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the playlist you want to delete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14666 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Playlist-1-e1691223511608-600x540.jpg\" alt=\"Playlist\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Playlist-1-e1691223511608-600x540.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Playlist-1-e1691223511608-768x691.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Playlist-1-e1691223511608.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #4: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the three dots to the right of the playlist title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14667 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Three-Dots-e1691223533315-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Three Dots\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Three-Dots-e1691223533315-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Three-Dots-e1691223533315-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Three-Dots-e1691223533315.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content su-u-trim\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<p><b>Step #5: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap <\/span><b>Delete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14668 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-1-e1691223552940-600x537.jpg\" alt=\"Delete\" width=\"600\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-1-e1691223552940-600x537.jpg 600w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-1-e1691223552940-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Delete-1-e1691223552940.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And here\u2019s how to remove a playlist that someone else created from your Library using the mobile app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #1: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into the YouTube app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #2: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap <\/span><b>Library <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #3: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the playlist you want to delete and tap on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step #4: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tap the <\/span><b>Remove from Library<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> symbol that\u2019s next to the <\/span><b>Share <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">symbol, to the right of the playlist description.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Can\u2019t I Delete a YouTube Playlist?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find yourself having trouble deleting a YouTube playlist, it could be because the playlist isn\u2019t one that you originally created. Rather, another YouTuber made it and you saved it to your library. In that case, all you have to do is click on the playlist and click <\/span><b>Remove from Library<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you delete one of your personal playlists, but it still hasn\u2019t disappeared from your Library, try refreshing the page. The playlist will usually go away as soon as the Library has had a chance to recalibrate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you clicked on a playlist and it immediately started playing videos, then you probably clicked or tapped the playlist thumbnail by accident. This action will trigger the<\/span><b> Play All<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> function. Just go back to your library and follow the instructions we laid out above.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Deleting a Playlist <span style=\"color: #5339d3;\">Delete the Videos on It?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be afraid that deleting a playlist will delete the videos that are on it from your channel forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, you don\u2019t have to worry about that. A playlist is simply one way to organize your channel content. Deleting one won\u2019t affect the videos you saved to it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\" class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deleting YouTube playlists from your computer, Android, or iOS device is simple. With just a few clicks of your mouse or taps of your fingers, you can remove old or undesirable playlists of your own creation or someone else\u2019s from your Library.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By doing so, you have the freedom to curate and organize your videos in the way you want them to be seen, no matter how your content preferences or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">channel niche<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> changes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have a playlist on your YouTube channel that you don\u2019t need or want anymore? In this article, we\u2019ll explain how to delete a YouTube playlist that you don\u2019t want any more using the latest versions of the YouTube website and the mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14436,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[77],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-youtube"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"John","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14409"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37197,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14409\/revisions\/37197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}