Loop a Video

To loop a YouTube video on a computer, right-click the player and click Loop; in the app, tap Settings, Additional settings, Loop video; a playlist loops with the Loop button in its playlist box.

To loop a YouTube video on a computer, right-click the video player and click Loop; the video then repeats until you turn it off the same way. In the YouTube app, tap the video, tap the Settings gear, then Additional settings > Loop video. To repeat a whole playlist, click or tap the Loop button in the playlist box under or beside the video (Loop videos or playlists on YouTube).

Quick facts

Computer	Right-click the player > Loop
Android, iPhone, iPad	Settings (gear) > Additional settings > Loop video
Playlist	Loop button in the playlist box
One video inside a playlist (app)	Tap Loop again until a 1 shows in the icon
TV and game consoles	Press down > Repeat until it reads Currently playing or Playlist
Turn it off	Repeat the same step

Source: Loop videos or playlists on YouTube, YouTube Help; the right-click menu checked on youtube.com on Nov 6, 2026.

How do I loop a YouTube video on a computer?

Open the video on youtube.com.
Right-click anywhere on the video itself, not on the controls bar.
Click Loop at the top of the menu.
To stop looping, right-click again and click Loop to clear it.

On Nov 6, 2026 the menu listed, in order: Loop, Miniplayer, Copy video URL, Copy video URL at current time, Copy embed code, Copy debug info, Troubleshoot playback issue and Stats for nerds.

If the browser's own menu appears instead (with Save video as or Copy video frame), you right-clicked a second time: that is the browser's menu, the trick behind Right-Click Twice to Copy a Video Frame. Press Escape and right-click once.

How do I loop a YouTube video on my phone?

Open the video in the YouTube app.
Tap the video once to show the controls.
Tap the Settings gear.
Tap Additional settings.
Tap Loop video.

These are YouTube Help's steps for Android, iPhone and iPad (Loop videos or playlists on YouTube).

How do I loop a playlist?

Computer: open a video that is part of the playlist, expand the playlist box on the right, and click Loop.
App: play the playlist and tap Loop in the playlist control box under the video. Tap it once more and a 1 appears in the icon: now only the current video repeats.
TV or console: open the playlist, press down on the remote or controller while a video plays, and select Repeat until it reads Repeat • Playlist. Repeat • Currently playing repeats the one video. The same switch is in Settings while watching.

To loop a set of videos that are not in a playlist yet, save them to one first, or add them to the Queue and save the queue as a playlist.

Looping part of a video

YouTube has no built-in way to loop only a section of a long video. The closest is a clip: a 5 to 60 second piece of a video that plays on a loop on its own page, where the creator allows clips. Link to an Exact Time covers starting a video at a chosen second.

Frequently asked questions

How do I put a YouTube video on repeat? On a computer, right-click the YouTube player and click Loop. In the YouTube app, open Settings, then Additional settings, and turn on Loop video.

Why is there no Loop option when I right-click on YouTube? Right-click once, on the video itself rather than on the controls or a playing ad. A second right-click opens the browser's own menu instead of YouTube's.

Does looping a YouTube video count as more views? YouTube's Help page on looping does not say, and YouTube publishes no rule for loops. Do not count on a loop raising a YouTube view count.

How do I loop one video in a YouTube playlist? In the YouTube app, tap the playlist's Loop button twice so a 1 appears in the icon. On a computer, right-click the player and click Loop.

Can I loop YouTube on my TV? Yes. Press down on the remote or controller while the video plays, then select Repeat until it shows Repeat • Currently playing, or Repeat • Playlist for a playlist.