YouTube Queue: How to Add, View, Clear & Disable It

The YouTube queue is a built-in feature that lets you line up multiple videos to play one after another, without creating a permanent playlist. YouTube is one of the video-sharing and social media platforms where you not only upload and share content but also listen to music videos.

But instead of every time searching and playing music videos one by one, you can use the YouTube queue to create a quick list.

After making a list of videos you can play videos on full screen without touching your computer. Thanks to the autoplay feature on YouTube. Especially when you are casting the video on other devices.

The YouTube queue feature is available on the desktop version, the mobile app, and YouTube Music, though each version works a little differently. In this guide, you’ll learn how to add videos to your queue, view and edit it, clear it, turn it off, and fix it if it stops working.

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You can make a YouTube queue from the homepage, a search page, any channel page, and while watching videos. Below, you’ll also find how to clear, disable, or fix a queue that isn’t working.

How to add YouTube video to queue

Open YouTube website on your desktop

On the homepage take the cursor over to a YouTube video thumbnail and click on “ADD TO QUEUE” button to make a queue. See the below screenshot-

As you hit Add to queue button, the video will get added to the mini-player at the bottom right of YouTube. Multiple YouTube videos can be added to play next in the queue from the homepage itself.

Similarly, you can add videos from any YouTube channel also.

How to add videos to the YouTube queue while watching

While watching the videos, you can add and play next in queue from the recommendation list.

Go to the recommendation list on the right side, click on three vertical dots and click “Add to queue” button, or hover on video thumbnails to add the video to your playlist.

How do I view and edit my YouTube queue list?

If you’re wondering where your YouTube queue is, look for the mini player or queue panel after adding your first video.

Click the queue panel to expand it and view every video on full screen currently in your queue. The list usually appears beside the video player, allowing you to see which videos will play next.

You can also rearrange the order of YouTube videos from the list by simply dragging the “Handle” icon up or down.

How to clear queue on YouTube

If you no longer need your queue, you can remove every queued video at once.

Open the queue panel and click the Clear queue option near the top of the list. This instantly removes every video from your current queue.

If you have accidentally closed the window then you easily restore the tab and session but not the queue you have made. It is only available in the current session.

How to clear queue on YouTube Music

On YouTube Music, open the “Up next” panel at the bottom of the screen, tap the three-dot menu inside that panel, and select “Clear queue.” This removes every song you’ve lined up without affecting your saved playlists or liked songs.

How to clear YouTube queue on iPhone and mobile

On the YouTube mobile app (iPhone or Android), start playing any video, then swipe up on the player or tap the “Up next” arrow to open the queue panel. Tap the three-dot icon next to a video to remove it individually, or look for the “Clear” option at the top of the panel to wipe the entire queue at once. If you don’t see a Clear option, removing videos one by one with the “X” or three-dot menu works just as well.

How to turn off or disable YouTube queue

YouTube doesn’t have a single master switch to permanently disable the queue feature itself, but there are a few practical ways to stop it from interfering with your viewing:

• Turn off Autoplay – Autoplay is usually what causes new videos to keep getting added to “Up next” automatically. Click the Autoplay toggle (next to the video title or in the player controls) to switch it off. This stops YouTube from queuing recommended videos on its own.
• Clear the queue manually – If you just want the current list gone, use the Clear queue option described above instead of trying to disable the feature entirely.
• Avoid the “Add to queue” button – Since queuing is manual unless autoplay is on, simply not clicking “Add to queue” keeps your watch session free of a building queue.
• Browser extensions – Some third-party browser extensions claim to disable or modify the YouTube queue and autoplay behavior, but Google does not officially support these, and installing unofficial extensions can pose privacy and security risks. We recommend sticking to YouTube’s built-in Autoplay toggle instead.

How to disable queue on YouTube app (Android and iPhone)

On the mobile app, open the video player, tap the Autoplay toggle near the top of the “Up next” panel to turn it off. With Autoplay disabled, YouTube will stop automatically adding new videos to your queue after the current one finishes.

How to turn off YouTube Premium queue

YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium use the same queue system as the free version. The steps to clear or stop the queue from auto-filling are identical: turn off Autoplay in the player settings, or clear the “Up next” list manually from the queue panel.

YouTube queue not working, broken, or disappeared

If your YouTube queue isn’t saving videos, won’t go away, or has disappeared entirely, try these fixes in order:

1. Refresh the page or restart the app. Temporary glitches are the most common cause of a queue that suddenly disappears or stops responding.
2. Check that you’re still signed in. Since the queue is tied to your browser session or app login, signing out (or a session timing out) will clear it.
3. Clear your browser cache and cookies. A corrupted cache can cause the queue panel to freeze, not load, or fail to update when you add new videos.
4. Update the YouTube app. An outdated app version is a common reason the queue won’t load properly or videos won’t add on Android or iPhone.
5. Disable conflicting extensions. Ad blockers or other YouTube-related browser extensions can sometimes interfere with the queue panel on desktop.
6. Try a different browser or device. If the queue still won’t work, this helps confirm whether the issue is local to your browser/app or a wider YouTube outage.

Remember that the queue is session-based by design, so it’s expected to disappear when you close your browser tab, log out, or switch devices. That’s not a bug; it’s how the feature works. If you want a list of videos that doesn’t disappear, save it as a playlist instead.

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