To find your saved videos on YouTube, sign in, open You, and select Watch later or the playlist you saved them to. In the Android, iPhone, or iPad app, tap your profile picture to open You; on a computer, open the guide and click You. Videos you liked and videos you downloaded have separate collections, so choose the collection that matches how you saved the video.
The short version
- Saved for later: Open You and select Watch later.
- Saved to a collection: Open Playlists and choose the playlist you used.
- Liked videos: Open Liked videos to find videos you saved by liking them.
- Offline copies: Open Downloads on the device holding the download, using the account that downloaded it.
| How you saved it | Where to look | What to remember |
|---|---|---|
| Saved to Watch later | You, then Watch later in the app or on desktop | Available with free and paid accounts |
| Saved to another playlist | Your playlists under You | Check the playlist selected when saving |
| Saved a creator’s playlist | Your saved playlists under You | Open the collection containing the video |
| Liked the video | Liked videos | Separate from Watch later |
| Downloaded the video | Downloads | Use the downloading account and device |
| Downloaded automatically | Smart Downloads or the downloaded playlist within Downloads | Smart Downloads requires Premium with the feature enabled; a whole downloaded playlist can also download new videos automatically |
| Created a clip | Your Clips on desktop or Your clips on Android | The original video must remain available |
| Saved a whole movie or show | Library > Saved movies and TV | For supported living-room devices with Primetime pages |
Find Watch later on your phone or tablet
Open the YouTube app on your Android phone or tablet, iPhone, or iPad, and sign in. Tap your profile picture to open You, then find Playlists and select Watch later. Tap the video you want to play.
In the current main app, start from You instead of the standalone Library tab shown in older instructions. You may still see a Library area within You, where you can find collections and downloads.
Open your other saved playlists
From You in the Android, iPhone, or iPad app, browse your saved collections and open the playlist containing the video. You can find both playlists you created and playlists from other creators that you saved. Select the video inside the collection to watch it.
If a video is missing from Watch later, check your other playlists. The Save action can use the last playlist you selected, so the video may be in that collection.
In the centralized mobile Library layout, filtering and sorting controls appear only when your library contains more than five items. Select Playlists to narrow the collections, then use Sort to organize them by recency, A-Z, or Z-A.
If you use YouTube in a JavaScript-enabled browser on Android or iOS and the mobile website shows Library, tap your profile picture and select Sign in. Sign in with your Google Account, then open Library and select the saved playlist. This mobile website layout uses a different label from the main app.
View saved videos on a computer
Sign in to YouTube in your desktop browser, open the guide, and click You. Select Watch later for videos saved there, or select Playlists to browse playlists you created. Playlists you saved from other creators are also added to You. Open the collection you want, then select a video.
Within a playlist on a computer, choose All, Shorts, or Videos to display the corresponding content. Select Shorts when you are looking for a short video saved in that playlist. Return to All to view both content types together.
Check videos you saved by liking
If you remember liking the video, look in Liked videos. In the Android, iPhone, or iPad app, sign in and tap your profile picture at the bottom of the screen. Go to Playlists, then tap Liked videos.
On a computer, sign in to YouTube, open the guide, and click You. Select Liked videos to open that collection. Liking a video does not put it in Watch later, so check both collections if you cannot remember which action you took.
Find videos downloaded for offline viewing
On the Android, iPhone, or iPad holding your downloads, sign in to the YouTube app with the account that downloaded them. Tap your profile picture, then at the top of Library, tap Downloaded > Downloads. Select a video to watch it.
You can also reach existing mobile downloads through Recents. Tap your profile picture, look under Recents in Library, and open Downloads.
For desktop downloads, visit youtube.com on the computer holding the downloaded videos and sign in to the downloading Premium account. Click Downloads in the left menu. YouTube supports desktop downloads in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera.
YouTube Premium includes standard offline downloads, while eligible videos can also be downloaded without Premium in selected countries and regions. For those regional mobile downloads, sign in to the downloading account, open You, and select Downloaded > Downloads at the top of Library. Availability depends on the video and region.
Look for downloaded videos inside YouTube, including when you stored them on an SD card. These are encrypted copies played within YouTube, rather than ordinary video files you open in your device’s photo gallery or file manager.
Watch saved videos on a television
Sign in to the YouTube app on your supported smart TV, streaming device, or game console. Open Library and select Watch later or Playlists. Open the collection and choose the video using your remote or controller.
If the account you need is already added and the television shows Who’s Watching?, select the account you used to save the video. Otherwise, open the left navigation, select your profile picture, and choose the correct account under Accounts. Reopen Library after switching.
You can also open the saved video in the YouTube app on your Android or iOS device and tap Cast in the player. Select your supported television or streaming device, with both devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network. Use the mobile app for this route, since casting from a mobile browser is unsupported.
Find a saved video that is missing
Start by checking the account or channel currently selected. On Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap your profile picture to open You, open the Accounts dropdown, and choose the account or channel you used when saving. Return to its saved collections after switching.
On a computer, click your profile picture and select Switch account. Choose the account or channel you used when saving, then reopen its playlists. Check the channel as well as the Google Account, since one Google Account can have multiple channels.
For a video you previously watched, retained watch history can help when you cannot remember its saving destination. In the Android app, tap your profile photo, then open Settings > Manage all history. Tap Search to look for the video or Calendar to browse a date range. These controls search watch history rather than playlist membership.
If a saved video is being filtered and you control the setting, check Restricted Mode. In the Android, iPhone, or iPad app, tap your profile photo, open Settings > General, and turn off Restricted Mode. On a computer, click your profile photo, select Restricted Mode, and turn off Activate Restricted Mode. Family or administrator controls can prevent you from changing this setting.
For missing downloads, check the downloading account and the device holding the copies. Expiration or changes in content availability can remove downloads. Saving a video to a playlist also does not override restrictions on its availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are videos YouTube downloaded automatically?
With YouTube Premium and Smart Downloads enabled, sign in to your Premium account in the Android, iPhone, or iPad app and tap your profile picture. At the top of Library, select Downloaded > Downloads > Smart Downloads. On a supported desktop browser, sign in to your Premium account, open Downloads under You, and find the Smart Downloads shelf at the top. Select View all to see the complete collection. If you downloaded a whole playlist, new videos added to it may also download automatically, so check that playlist in Downloads too.
Can YouTube Premium Lite include downloaded videos?
Premium Lite includes downloads for most videos in supported locations, excluding Shorts and specified music content. Open the Downloads collection while signed in to the Premium Lite account on the device holding those downloads.
Where can you find clips you created?
On the desktop website, sign in, look under You in the left menu, click Your Clips, and open the clip. In the Android app where Clips is available, tap your profile picture, scroll down, tap Your clips, and select the clip. You can also find eligible clips of your own content on desktop.
Can you find saved YouTube playlists in YouTube Music?
Yes, but only the music-video portion of a playlist from the main YouTube service appears there. Sign in to YouTube Music with the same account, select Library > Playlists, and open the collection. On a computer, you can also select the playlist in the sidebar.
Are your liked YouTube videos private?
Yes, your Liked videos collection is private. To view it, sign in and open Playlists in the mobile app or You on the desktop website, then select Liked videos.
Where are movies and shows saved with Save to Library?
On supported living-room devices with Primetime movie and show pages, open Library in the YouTube app, select Saved movies and TV, and choose the title. You may also see the section labeled Saved movies & TV. These saves contain whole movie or show titles rather than individual playlist videos, and the YouTube app on your TV is separate from the YouTube TV DVR service.