Back to Blog

How to Merge YouTube Playlists Into One (2026 Guide)

Merge multiple YouTube playlists into one final playlist. Step-by-step manual method and faster Tubeflow merge workflow.

Posted by

How to merge multiple YouTube playlists into one

If your playlists are scattered, the cleanest setup is to choose one final playlist and merge the rest into it. Most people pick the largest playlist as the destination, then rename it once everything is combined.


Need related cleanup guides? You can also check how to delete multiple playlists, remove videos from playlists, or move and copy videos between playlists.

Method 1: Manual YouTube Merge (Slow)

Step 1: Open Your Playlists

Open https://www.youtube.com/feed/playlists and identify your destination playlist (usually the largest one) plus the secondary playlists you want to merge into it.

YouTube Playlists page showing source and final playlists

Step 2: Open a Secondary Playlist Menu

Open one secondary playlist, click the three-dot menu, and choose Add all to....

Secondary playlist options menu with Add all to selected

Step 3: Select the Final Playlist

In the playlist selector, click your destination playlist to add all videos from the current secondary playlist.

Playlist picker showing final playlist selected as destination

Step 4: Open the Final Playlist and Edit

Go back to the final playlist and click the edit icon so you can update the playlist name after merging.

Opening final playlist and clicking edit option

Step 5: Rename and Save

Rename the final playlist to match the new combined theme, then save changes.

Renaming final playlist and saving changes in edit dialog

Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for each remaining secondary playlist. This method works, but it takes a lot of clicks when merging many playlists.

Method 2: Fast Playlist Merge with Tubeflow (Recommended)

Tubeflow lets you merge multiple playlists in one flow and rename the result in the same action. Open Tubeflow App to start.


Step 1: Open Playlists in Tubeflow

In Tubeflow, click Playlists in the left sidebar to load your full playlist list.

Tubeflow Playlists view in left sidebar

Step 2: Select Playlists to Merge

Tick the checkboxes for all playlists you want to combine. Once selected, the top action bar shows the Merge option.

Selecting multiple playlists to merge in Tubeflow

Step 3: Merge and Name Final Playlist

Click Merge, enter the final playlist name in the merge dialog, then confirm.

Merge playlists dialog with name input and Merge confirm button

Done! Your selected playlists are now merged into one playlist with the name you chose.

Wrap Up

Manual merging is workable for small cleanup tasks. If you merge playlists regularly, Tubeflow is the faster and safer workflow.