How to Download a YouTube Playlist on iPhone or iPad

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Last Updated: February 26, 2018 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to download a video playlist from YouTube to your iPhone or iPad, and watch all of this playlist's videos without an internet connection.

Steps

1
Open the YouTube app on your iPhone or iPad. The YouTube app looks like a white Play button in a red rectangle icon. You can find it on your home screen, or in a folder.
2
Search for the playlist you want to download. Tap the
icon in the upper-right corner of your screen, enter the name of the playlist, and tap Search on your keyboard. This will bring up a list of all the matching results.
- Alternatively, you can open a playlist from a URL link. In this case, make sure to open it on the YouTube app, and not in your browser.
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3
Tap the
icon. This button will bring up a list of all the search filters you can use to narrow down your search results.
4
Select Playlist under the CONTENT TYPE heading. This option will remove all the single videos from the search results, and only show the playlists.
5
Tap the "X" icon on the top-left. This button will take you back to your search results. You will now only see playlist in your search results.
6
Tap the playlist you want to download. This will open the playlist on a new page.
7
Tap the Download icon. This button looks like a downward arrow icon in a circle. You can find it next to the Forward and Save to icons below the playlist's title. Tapping will open a pop-up window titled "Download."
8
Select the video quality you want to download. You can choose to download the videos in high or standard definition resolutions.
9
Tap OK. This is a blue button in the lower-right corner of the pop-up. It will start downloading the videos on the selected playlist.
10
Wait for the Download icon to turn blue. When your iPhone or iPad finishes downloading all the videos on a playlist, the Download icon will turn blue. You can now watch this playlist without an internet connection.
- Depending on your internet connection, downloading a playlist may take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more.
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