Remove duplicates from YouTube playlist
Find the songs that are in a playlist twice and keep one. Live, remaster and explicit versions can count as the same song. In your browser on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
- Web app
- iPhone and iPad
- Android
How it works
Remove duplicates on YouTube, step by step
Open FreeYourMusic and connect YouTube
Use YouTube's own sign-in. Your password stays with YouTube.
Pick the playlist
Your playlists show with their song counts. Open the one you want to change.
Open Tools › Remove duplicates
See the playlist before and after. Nothing changes yet.
Apply
FreeYourMusic writes the change to YouTube. Undo it any time from History.
Service limits
What YouTube lets apps do
Every service decides what an app may change in a playlist. On YouTube, FreeYourMusic can:
- Add songsMerge, split, 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
Only the owner can change a playlist that you follow. You can still split it or merge it into a playlist of your own.
Your liked songs move free between the services that support it.
Premium adds every playlist tool, auto-sync once a day, and playlist, album and artist transfers.
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Remove duplicates on YouTube: questions
Does it remove the songs on YouTube?
Yes. FreeYourMusic removes the extra copies from the playlist on YouTube. One copy of each song stays.
Which copy stays?
You see every group of copies before you apply. The copy with the check stays, and you can pick another one to keep.
Are a live and a studio version duplicates?
Only if you want. Turn on “Treat versions as the same song” to count live, remaster and explicit versions as one song.
Is it free?
You can try the tool free and see the preview. Applying the change needs Premium. Your liked songs move free between the services that support it.
Can I undo it?
Yes. The change goes to the playlist's History. Restore puts the playlist back as it was.
Does it work on playlists I follow?
No. Only the owner can change a playlist that you follow. You can merge it into a playlist of your own and use the tool there.
What else can FreeYourMusic change on YouTube?
On YouTube, 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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