7 Ways to Save or Bookmark YouTube Shorts on Phone or PC
With the rise in popularity of YouTube shorts, which now boasts over 2 billion monthly active viewers, finding a way to save or bookmark your favorite shorts for later viewing is essential. In this article, we will explore several innovative ways to save or bookmark YouTube shorts on your phone or PC. Additionally, you will learn how to check the resolution of YouTube shorts to ensure you download them in high quality.
How to Save or Bookmark YouTube Shorts
YouTube provides a direct method to save or bookmark shorts for later viewing. However, we have also discovered some workarounds to save them. Let’s dive in and explore these methods.
Create a Playlist to Save or Bookmark YouTube Shorts
The easiest way to save or bookmark any YouTube short video is by adding it to a playlist. This allows you to group your favorite videos together, making it easier to find and re-watch them later. Follow these simple steps to create a playlist in the YouTube app on your phone or PC.
On Phone
- Find the desired short video in the YouTube app and tap the Like button to add it to your liked videos.
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Switch to the Library tab and tap on Liked Videos to view the complete list of your past liked videos, including YouTube shorts.
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Tap the three-dot button next to your liked YouTube shorts and select ‘Save to Playlist.’
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Create a new playlist by tapping ‘+ New Playlist’ and provide a name for easy access to your saved shorts.
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Press the Create button to save changes. Congratulations! You have successfully created a new playlist to save or bookmark YouTube shorts. To add more videos to this playlist, repeat the steps above and select your created playlist while saving.
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You can easily find your created playlist under the Library tab with all your saved YouTube shorts inside it.
On PC
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Open YouTube on your web browser and find your favorite YouTube short video. Like the video to save it.
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Switch to the Liked Videos tab in the left sidebar to see the list of all your liked videos, including shorts.
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Click the three-dot menu next to your liked shorts and choose the ‘Save to Playlist’ option.
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Click on ‘Create a New Playlist.’
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Provide a name for the playlist and save the short video in it.
That’s it! You’ve successfully saved/bookmarked a YouTube short video by creating a dedicated playlist. You can find it in the left sidebar for quick access.
Save Sounds to Quickly Bookmark YouTube Shorts
Apart from manually creating a playlist in the YouTube app, you can utilize the default ‘Sounds from Shorts’ playlist to bookmark and revisit your favorite shorts. Here’s how:
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Open your favorite YouTube short and tap the Music button in the bottom-right corner.
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Click the Save button to save the music of the short video. This will create a new playlist named ‘Sounds from Shorts’ in your account, containing your saved shorts videos.
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To access this playlist, go to the Library section and click on Sounds from Shorts to find all the saved videos.
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Repeat the process to save or bookmark any YouTube shorts video.
Utilize Google Collections to Easily Save or Bookmark Short Videos
Instead of saving a shorts video inside the YouTube app, you can use other nifty services like Google Collections to bookmark and revisit your favorite videos from a single place. Here’s how:
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Play your desired YouTube shorts video and tap the Share button to share it with Google Collections.
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Your shared link will be instantly saved to the assigned page inside your account’s collection.
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To access it, head over to the Google app and go to the Collections tab.
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Expand the page to view all the YouTube shorts videos saved inside it. Alternatively, you can re-watch them by accessing the All Saved Items section.
Use Google Keep To Save or Bookmark YouTube Shorts
In addition to Google Collections, you can also use Google Keep to track your favorite YouTube shorts videos. Here’s how to save them for later viewing:
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Open the YouTube shorts video you wish to bookmark inside the YouTube app and tap the Share button.
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Select ‘Keep Notes’ from the share section and tap Save to export the link as a new note in Google Keep.
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Finally, open the Google Keep app and tap the link from the newly created note to re-watch the video.
Use Telegram Bots to Save YouTube Shorts
Telegram Bots have gained popularity in the messaging industry for their ability to handle various tasks. You can use the YouTube Downloader Bot to save any shorts video to your smartphone or PC with just a few taps. Here’s how:
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Open the Telegram app on your smartphone (Android or iOS) and search for the Youtube_dwnldr_bot.
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Tap the Start button to initiate a new conversation with the chatbot.
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Go to your desired YouTube shorts video and tap the Share button to send it to the Telegram app.
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Select the YouTube Downloader bot and tap the blue Send button in the bottom-right corner.
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The bot will process your shared link and provide you with various downloadable formats to choose from. Select your preferred resolution and video format to generate the download link.
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Finally, tap the download link to save the shorts video to your phone’s gallery.
Download YouTube Shorts Directly to Your Phone or PC
If you prefer downloading YouTube shorts videos to your device instead of saving their links to a playlist or third-party app, follow these easy steps:
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Play your favorite shorts video in the YouTube app and tap the Share button to copy its link.
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Go to the YouTube Shorts Video Downloader website and paste the copied link to process it.
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Select the desired video resolution and click the Download button to save it to your phone or PC.
Alternatively, you can explore other methods to download YouTube shorts on Android, iPhone, and PC.
Bonus: Download YouTube Shorts on Mobile and PC
YouTube also allows you to download videos for offline viewing on both the mobile app and web app.
On Mobile
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Go to the Shorts tab of a YouTube Channel and navigate to the video you want to download.
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Tap the three dots menu and choose Download Video from the pop-up menu.
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Once downloaded, switch to the Library tab and tap Downloads to view the video. Remember, YouTube keeps the video in downloads for 30 days before automatically removing it.
On Web
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Go to the Shorts tab of a YouTube Channel and navigate to the video you want to download.
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Play the video and click the Download button to save the video.
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If you don’t see the download button, use the Brave browser to play the video.
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Now, click the hamburger menu and switch to the Downloads section to watch the video.
FAQs
Q. Can You Save YouTube Shorts to a Playlist?
Yes, simply follow the steps mentioned above to save any YouTube shorts video to a playlist.
Q. How to save/download Shorts from YouTube to your phone’s gallery?
Check out the last method in this guide to easily save or download a YouTube shorts video to your device’s gallery. Alternatively, you can use Telegram bots to achieve similar results.
Q. Can You save YouTube Shorts to watch them later?
Yes, you can either create a playlist or export their links to other apps to watch them later. Additionally, you can download them using the methods mentioned in our guide.
Q. How to create a YouTube Shorts Playlist?
Expand the Playlists tab in the YouTube app and click the + button to create a new playlist. Refer to the above steps for more details.
Wrapping Up: Save YouTube Shorts in No Time!
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