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How to Delete Multiple YouTube Playlist Videos Quickly

Remove multiple videos from YouTube playlists in seconds. Step-by-step tutorial for bulk deletion using manual methods and Tubeflow extension.

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How to delete multiple videos from YouTube playlist

Let's say you want to delete multiple videos from a YouTube playlist with name Focus Music, you need to follow the steps mentioned below.


Need to manage entire playlists instead? Check out our guides on deleting multiple playlists or moving videos between playlists.

Method 1: Manual YouTube Video Deletion (Slow)

Step 1: Open Your Playlists and Select Target Playlist

Open list of playlists by going to URL https://www.youtube.com/feed/playlists. Here you will see list of all playlists saved to your YouTube account. Click on Focus Music which is the playlist that contains the list of videos that we need to delete.

YouTube playlists page showing all saved playlists

Step 2: Remove Individual Videos

On the playlist page of Focus Music playlist, click on the menu button with ellipsis icon on the right side of a video panel. When the menu opens, click on Remove from Focus Music button. This will delete selected video from Focus Music playlist.

Open video menu and remove video from playlist

Step 3: Repeat for all required Videos

Repeat the previous step for all video panels in order to delete all required videos from Focus Music playlist.


Well done! You have successfully deleted all required videos from Focus Music playlist.


However, this is one of the limited ways to delete videos from a YouTube playlist, deleting one video at a time is fairly slow and can take up a lot of time if you need to delete a large number of videos. For efficient playlist organization and bulk operations, consider the Tubeflow method below.

Method 2: Fast Bulk Video Deletion with Tubeflow (Recommended)

A fast alternative method is to use Tubeflow for achieving the same goal. Tubeflow is a chrome extension specially crafted for managing and organizing YouTube playlists and subscriptions. Tubeflow can be downloaded from here.


If you have already installed Tubeflow, you can follow the steps below to delete a large number of videos from a YouTube playlist:


Step 1: Open Your Playlist

Open YouTube playlist page of Focus Music playlist. On the playlist page, you will be able to see all videos in the playlist with checkboxes on top left corner of the video panels.

Open YouTube playlist page with Tubeflow extension for bulk video deletion

Step 2: Select Multiple Videos

Select checkboxes for all required videos from left side of all video panels.

Select multiple videos using checkboxes for deletion

Step 3: Bulk Delete

A menu will open on top of screen, click on Delete to open deletion sub-menu and click on Confirm to confirm the action when prompted.

Select delete submenu and click on confirm button

Excellent! You have successfully deleted all selected videos from Focus Music playlist.

And That's a Wrap!

With these two methods, you now know how to efficiently manage any YouTube playlist through effective content organization. While the manual method works for a few videos, Tubeflow makes bulk playlist operations quick and effortless, saving you valuable time when managing large playlists with dozens or hundreds of videos.