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YouTube's queue lines up videos to play next without stopping the current one. On a computer, choose More, Add to queue, free; on phones and tablets, More, Play next in queue or Play last in queue needs YouTube Premium. The queue disappears when the browser closes unless saved to a playlist.
To add a video to your queue on YouTube on a computer, click More (the three dots) beside the video's title, or hover over its thumbnail, and choose Add to queue (YouTube Help). The video waits in line in the Miniplayer and plays after the current one, without interrupting it. On a phone or tablet the same menu offers Play next in queue and Play last in queue, but queuing in the app needs YouTube Premium. A queue is a temporary list; a playlist is a saved one, and a queue can be turned into a playlist with one click. Both are ways to line up an evening on YouTube.
Quick facts
| Computer | More > Add to queue, free |
| Android, iPhone, iPad | More > Play next in queue or Play last in queue, YouTube Premium only |
| Keep it | More > Save to playlist |
| Lasts | Until the browser is closed |
| Premium extra (Android) | Recommended videos can be added to the queue instantly |
From Queue videos on YouTube and Use your YouTube Premium benefits, read Nov 6, 2026.
How do I add a video to the queue on a computer?
- Find the video on Home, in search results or beside the one you are watching.
- Click More next to its title, or hover over the thumbnail and click the queue icon.
- Choose Add to queue.
The first video you add opens the queue in the Miniplayer in a corner of the screen; more videos join the end of the line (Picture in Picture and Miniplayer), and they can be dragged into a new order there, as Learn With Seb showed when the queue reached computers in 2019. The Miniplayer can be expanded back to the full watch page while the list waits.
How do I queue videos on a phone or tablet?
- Sign in with a YouTube Premium account.
- Find the video and tap More next to its title.
- Choose Play next in queue to put it straight after the current video, or Play last in queue for the end of the line.
The steps are the same on Android, iPhone and iPad (Help). Since June 2025, Premium members on Android can also add recommended videos to the queue instantly (Use your YouTube Premium benefits; YouTube viewer updates). Help gives no queue steps for TVs, and no YouTube source describes a queue there.
How do I save a queue?
The queue is not kept: Help says it is gone once the browser closes. To keep it, open the queue, choose More > Save to playlist, then pick an existing playlist such as Watch Later, or New playlist, giving it a title and a visibility; a private playlist is seen only by you. A message at the bottom of the screen confirms where the videos went (Help).
Queue or playlist?
| Queue | Playlist | |
|---|---|---|
| Lasts | Until the browser closes | Until deleted |
| Shared | No | Public, unlisted or private |
| Cost on a computer | Free | Free |
| Cost in the app | YouTube Premium | Free |
| Best for | What to watch next, right now | Collections to return to or share |
Watch Later is the middle ground: a private playlist every account has, which Help suggests for videos to finish another time. To repeat a queue or playlist, see Loop a Video.
Frequently asked questions
Is the YouTube queue free? On a computer, yes: anyone can use Add to queue on YouTube. Queuing in the YouTube app on phones and tablets needs YouTube Premium.
Why did my YouTube queue disappear? YouTube does not save the queue after the browser is closed; save it with More > Save to playlist before closing.
What is the difference between Play next and Play last in queue on YouTube? Play next in queue puts the video straight after the one playing; Play last in queue adds it to the end of the line.
Can I add videos to the queue on YouTube on my TV? YouTube Help describes no queue on TVs as of Nov 6, 2026; it covers computers, Android, iPhone and iPad.
Sources
- Queue videos on YouTube, YouTube Help, read Nov 6, 2026
- ADD TO QUEUE Videos On YOUTUBE, Learn With Seb, Nov 24, 2019 (video)
- Queue videos on YouTube (Android), YouTube Help, read Nov 6, 2026
- Queue videos on YouTube (iPhone & iPad), YouTube Help, read Nov 6, 2026
- Use your YouTube Premium benefits, YouTube Help, read Nov 6, 2026
- YouTube viewer updates, YouTube Help, read Nov 6, 2026
Moments
ADD TO QUEUE Videos On YOUTUBE (Useful New Feature)
Learn With Seb
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ClipsA YouTube clip is a 5 to 60 second piece of someone's video or live stream, with its own link, that plays on a loop. Make one with Clip under the video; creators turn Clips off in YouTube Studio under Settings, Channel, Advanced settings.
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DownloadsYouTube Premium members download videos with the Download button under the video, on phones and in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Opera on a computer, and watch them offline for up to 29 days before reconnecting. In some countries free downloads last 48 hours.
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Jump AheadIn the YouTube app, double tap the right or left side of a video to skip 10 seconds forward or back. With YouTube Premium, a Jump ahead button then appears that skips to the next point most viewers fast forward to.
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Most ReplayedMost Replayed is the gray graph YouTube draws above the progress bar while you seek; its peaks are the parts of a video viewers rewatch most. It does not show on new or low-view videos or on channels with active strikes.
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Recommendations and Watch HistoryYouTube recommends videos from your watch and search history, likes and feedback. Use More, Not interested or Don't recommend channel to steer it, and pause or delete watch history at myactivity.google.com; with history off and empty, YouTube removes Home recommendations.
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Restricted ModeYouTube Restricted Mode hides potentially mature videos and all comments. Turn it off from your profile photo, Restricted Mode, then the Activate Restricted Mode switch; if it is locked, a network administrator, school, Family Link or your mobile provider has turned it on.
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Sleep TimerYouTube's sleep timer pauses a video automatically after a set time. Open the player's Settings gear and choose Sleep timer, then 10, 15, 20, 30 or 45 minutes, 1 hour or end of video. It is free for everyone since Oct 15, 2024.
See also
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Picture in Picture and MiniplayerYouTube picture in picture keeps a video playing in a small window when you leave the app on Android or iPhone; it is free for most videos, but music videos need YouTube Premium. On a computer, the Miniplayer (press i) keeps the video in a corner while you browse YouTube.
- Loop a VideoTo 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.
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Ambient ModeAmbient mode is the soft glow of a video's colors that YouTube casts around the player in dark theme. Turn it off from the player's Settings gear, Ambient mode, on a computer, or Settings, Additional settings, Ambient mode on a phone.
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Automatic DubbingYouTube automatic dubbing uses AI to add translated audio tracks to eligible creators' videos, labeled "auto-dubbed". Viewers switch back to the original audio in the player's settings; creators turn it off in the YouTube Studio app under Settings, Automatic dubbing.
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Captions and SubtitlesTurn YouTube captions on with the CC button or the C key, translate them with Settings, Subtitles/CC, Auto-translate, and restyle them under Options. Creators add captions in YouTube Studio's Subtitles page; automatic captions cover 67 languages.