Filter YouTube Music playlist
Keep only the songs that match your rules: genre, artist, release year, BPM, energy, happiness, key and more. Make a new playlist from them, or remove the other songs. In your browser on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
- Web app
- iPhone and iPad
- Android
How it works
Filter playlist on YouTube Music, step by step
Open Free Your Music and connect YouTube Music
Use YouTube Music's own sign-in. Your password stays with YouTube Music.
Pick the playlist
Your playlists show with their song counts. Open the one you want to change.
Open Tools › Filter
Add rules: genre, artist, release year, BPM, energy, happiness, key and more. The count shows how many songs match. Nothing changes yet.
Make a new playlist or remove the rest
A new playlist leaves the original as it is. Remove the other songs works on your own playlists, and you can undo it from History.
Service limits
What YouTube Music lets apps do
Every service decides what an app may change in a playlist. On YouTube Music, Free Your Music can:
- Add songsMerge, split, extend, mood playlists, sync and transfersYes
- Remove songsDuplicates, clean up and restoreYes
- Reorder songsSort and shuffleYes
- RenameNew names for your playlistsYes
- Change the coverSet a cover from the cover makerNot on YouTube Music
Only the owner can change a playlist that you follow. You can still split it or merge it into a playlist of your own.
Every transfer is free: playlists, liked songs, albums and artists.
Pro adds every playlist tool, auto-sync once a day and playlist insights.
Related tools
More YouTube Music playlist tools
Filter playlist on other services
Move your music to YouTube Music
Filter playlist on YouTube Music: questions
Which rules can I use?
Genre, artist, release year or decade, BPM, energy, danceability, happiness, acoustic, instrumental, popularity and key. Every rule must match. Inside one rule, a song can match any of the values you pick, for example rock or pop.
Does it change my playlist?
Only if you want. Make a new playlist leaves the original as it is. Remove the other songs takes the rest out of a playlist you own, where YouTube Music lets apps remove songs, and you can undo it from History.
Can I filter my liked songs?
Yes. Filter makes a new playlist from the songs that match. Your liked songs stay as they are.
What happens to songs with no audio data?
The sound rules, such as BPM and energy, leave them out. Turn on “Keep songs with no audio data” to keep them for those rules. The count tells you how many songs have data for each rule.
Does it work on playlists I follow?
Yes, with Make a new playlist. Only the owner can remove songs from a playlist that you follow.
Is it free?
You can try the tool free and see the preview. Applying the change needs Pro. Every transfer between services is free, with no song limit.
What else can Free Your Music change on YouTube Music?
On YouTube Music, apps may add songs, remove songs, change the order, and rename playlists. Apps may not change the cover, so the tools that need it are not there.
Where can I use it?
In your browser at freeyourmusic.com/app on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
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