Restore YouTube Music playlist
Every change you make goes to History. Pick a version and put the playlist back as it was. In your browser on any computer, on iPhone and iPad, and on Android.
- Web app
- iPhone and iPad
- Android
How it works
Restore from history on YouTube Music, step by step
Open FreeYourMusic 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 History
Every change you make in FreeYourMusic is saved as a version. Pick the one you want back.
Tap Restore
FreeYourMusic puts the playlist on YouTube Music back as it was then.
Service limits
What YouTube Music lets apps do
Every service decides what an app may change in a playlist. On YouTube Music, 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 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.
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.
More YouTube Music playlist tools
Restore from history on other services
Restore from history on YouTube Music: questions
What does History keep?
Every change that you make to a playlist in FreeYourMusic is saved as a version that you can go back to.
What does Restore do?
It puts the playlist on YouTube Music back as it was at the version that you pick.
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.
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 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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