Playlist Importer for YouTube

About

**Stop adding videos to YouTube playlists one by one.**

**Playlist Importer for YouTube** is the Chrome extension built for creators, curators, educators, and power users who need to **bulk import videos into YouTube playlists** — fast, reliably, and without hijacking your browser.

Whether you're rebuilding a channel library, merging lists from a spreadsheet, moving playlists between accounts, or restoring from **Google Takeout**, this **YouTube playlist manager** turns hours of manual clicking into a few minutes of setup.

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### Why thousands of playlist builders choose Playlist Importer

✅ **Bulk add videos to any YouTube playlist** — paste dozens or hundreds of URLs at once  
✅ **Runs in the background** — uses YouTube's InnerTube API; no extra tabs, no UI automation taking over your screen  
✅ **Full control while importing** — pause, resume, cancel, skip, or retry individual videos  
✅ **Survives interruptions** — pick up where you left off after a browser restart  
✅ **Smart duplicate detection** — see what's new before you import  
✅ **Export & backup playlists** — download as `.txt`, `.csv`, or `.json`, or copy URLs to clipboard  
✅ **Migrate entire channel libraries** — export all playlists in one file and re-import on another account  
✅ **Import from files** — plain text, CSV, custom export JSON, or **Google Takeout** archives  
✅ **Batch import multiple playlists** — queue several playlists and let the extension work through them  
✅ **Create new playlists on the fly** — private, unlisted, or public  

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### How it works

1. **Install** the extension and open [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com) while signed in  
2. Go to your **Library → Playlists** page  
3. Click the **Playlist Importer** panel or the **Import** button on any playlist  
4. **Paste video URLs** (one per line) or **upload a file**  
5. Hit **Start import** and track progress in the panel, toolbar popup, or notifications  

Supported URL formats include `youtube.com/watch?v=…`, `youtu.be/…`, and standard playlist links parsed from exports.

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### Import — add videos to YouTube playlists in bulk

The **Import** tab is your command center for **mass adding videos to YouTube playlists**:

- Paste a list of video URLs and get instant validation (valid, duplicate, and invalid lines are flagged)  
- Import from **`.txt`**, **`.csv`**, **PIY export JSON**, or **Google Takeout `.zip` / `.csv`**  
- Select one or many playlists from a bulk export file  
- Choose a target playlist or **create a new one** during import  
- Configure delay between requests, automatic retries, and stop-on-error behavior  
- Preflight checks tell you exactly how many videos are new vs. already in the playlist  

Perfect for: music collectors, study playlists, podcast archives, reaction channels, wedding/event video lists, and anyone curating content at scale.

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### Export — backup, share, and move YouTube playlists

The **Export** tab makes **YouTube playlist backup** effortless:

- Fetch all videos from any playlist on your account  
- Download as **plain text URLs**, **CSV** (video ID, title, URL), or **full JSON**  
- Copy URLs directly to clipboard  
- **Export all my playlists** — one bundled JSON file you can re-import elsewhere  

Use it to **copy YouTube playlists**, archive your library, share lists with collaborators, or **transfer YouTube playlists** between Google accounts.

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### Stay in control — even on large jobs

Long imports shouldn't feel fragile. Playlist Importer includes:

- **Live progress** with ETA and per-video status  
- **Pause / Resume / Cancel** from the side panel or toolbar popup  
- **Skip** or **retry** the current video without restarting the whole job  
- **Batch queue** for multi-playlist imports with skip-playlist support  
- **Desktop notifications** when a job or batch finishes  
- Automatic pause on rate limits to protect your account  

You stay logged into YouTube — the extension works with your existing session. No third-party YouTube login required.

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### Free & Pro

| | **Free** | **Pro** |
|---|---|---|
| Videos per import | Up to **25** | **Unlimited** |
| Import, export, batch queue | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pause, resume, retry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Google Takeout import | ✓ | ✓ |

Start free. Upgrade to **Pro** when you need to import large playlists without limits.

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### Who is this for?

- **YouTube creators** organizing back catalogs and themed collections  
- **Educators** building course video lists from spreadsheets  
- **Music lovers** importing track lists from forums, blogs, or Reddit threads  
- **Marketers & agencies** curating client reference libraries  
- **Anyone migrating** from an old Google account or restoring from Takeout  

If you've ever searched for *"how to add multiple videos to a YouTube playlist"*, *"YouTube playlist bulk import"*, or *"export YouTube playlist to text"* — this extension was built for you.

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### Privacy & permissions

Playlist Importer only requests access to **youtube.com** (to integrate with your logged-in session) and standard extension permissions for storage, notifications, and background tasks. Your playlist data stays between you and YouTube.

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**Install Playlist Importer for YouTube today** — the fastest way to **bulk import, export, backup, and migrate YouTube playlists** directly in Chrome.