Notes from the maker, with product updates, reverse-engineering YouTube's internals, and the occasional opinion about playlist management.
YouTube leaves deleted, private, and region-blocked videos sitting in your Watch Later as unplayable placeholders. Here's why they're there, why YouTube won't remove them, and t...
YouTube's built-in Watch Later organization is limited to a handful of sort options. Here's the full landscape of what you can actually do, from YouTube's native features to thi...
TidyWL just earned the Featured editorial badge from Google on the Chrome Web Store, alongside its existing verified publisher checkmark. Here is what each signal actually means.
YouTube has no built-in search inside the Watch Later playlist. Here are three ways to find a specific video without scrolling through thousands of entries.
YouTube Watch Later silently fails to save videos for several reasons, and the most common one is a hidden 5,000-video cap. Here's the full list of causes and what to actually d...
The 5,000 video cap on YouTube Watch Later isn't a bug. It's by design. Here's what causes it, why YouTube hasn't removed it, and four ways to get your playlist under control.