Guide
How to make a YouTube clip playlist
YouTube playlists play every video start to finish, and YouTube Clips can’t be strung together. Here’s how to build a playlist of trimmed YouTube segments that plays the good parts back-to-back — and skips everything else — using ClipTunes.
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Create a playlist
Sign in and give your playlist a name — “Saturday set,” “Salsa drills,” “Chapter 4 review,” whatever fits. It starts empty and ready for clips.
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Paste a YouTube link
Drop in any YouTube URL or video ID. ClipTunes pulls the title, channel, thumbnail, and length, then loads the video in an embedded player so you can find the part you want.
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Trim the start and end
Drag the two handles on the timeline to set where the clip begins and ends — down to a tenth of a second. Prefer to do it by ear? Play the video and tap I for the in-point and O for the out-point, just like a video editor.
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Add a gap (optional)
Set a pause between clips — a few seconds to retune a guitar, reset your feet, or catch your breath. A countdown and an “up next” cue play during the gap.
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Reorder and repeat
Add as many clips as you like and drag them into the order you want. Duplicate a clip to carve the next section out of the same long video in seconds.
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Play and share
Hit play and your clips run back-to-back, skipping everything in between. Make the playlist public or unlisted and share the link — it plays for anyone, no account needed.
Build your first clip playlist
It takes about a minute. Free to start, no download required.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you set a start and end time on a YouTube playlist?
- Not in YouTube itself — native playlists always play each video in full, and YouTube Clips are capped at 60 seconds and can’t be sequenced. ClipTunes is built specifically to play trimmed segments from many videos in a row.
- Is it free?
- Yes. You can build, play, and share public playlists for free. A Pro plan adds private and unlisted playlists and lifts the free limits.
- Does ClipTunes download or re-host videos?
- No. Everything plays through YouTube’s official embedded player, so it stays within YouTube’s Terms of Service. ClipTunes only stores your clip timings, labels, and notes.
- What can I use it for?
- Music practice setlists, dance and choreography loops, workout follow-alongs, language-learning drills, lecture highlights, and comedy or podcast supercuts — anywhere the good part is buried in a long video.