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Metrolist gives you full control over your playlists. You can create local playlists from scratch, import playlists from YouTube Music or a CSV file, reorder songs with drag handles, and export playlists for backup or sharing.
Local playlists are stored in Metrolist’s on-device database and are not automatically synced back to YouTube Music. If you want a playlist to appear in your YouTube Music account, create it while logged in and enable syncing when prompted.

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Creating a local playlist

1

Open the Playlists filter

Tap Playlists in the Library filter chips at the top of the Library screen.
2

Tap the add button

Tap the floating + button in the bottom-right corner. A dialog appears asking for a name.
3

Name your playlist

Type a name and tap OK. Metrolist creates the playlist immediately and navigates to it.

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Adding songs to a playlist

1

Long-press a song

Long-press any song anywhere in Metrolist — in search results, an album, an artist page, or another playlist — to open the song context menu.
2

Tap Add to playlist

Select Add to playlist from the menu. A list of your local playlists appears.
3

Choose a playlist

Tap the target playlist. The song is added instantly. If you want to add to a new playlist, tap New playlist at the top of the list.
You can also add a song via the ⋮ (three-dot) button next to any song row.

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Reordering songs

Songs inside a local playlist can be reordered manually using drag handles.
1

Open the playlist

Tap any local playlist to open it.
2

Set sort order to Custom

Tap the sort label and select Custom order.
3

Unlock the playlist

Tap the lock icon in the sort header row to unlock editing. The icon changes to an open lock.
4

Drag to reorder

Use the drag handle (≡ icon) on the right side of any song row to drag it to a new position. The order is saved automatically when you release.
If the playlist is linked to a YouTube Music playlist, Metrolist also syncs the new order to YouTube Music in the background.

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Playing and shuffling a playlist

  • Tap any song in the playlist to start playback from that song, queuing the rest of the playlist in order.
  • Shuffle: Tap ⋮ on the playlist and select Shuffle to start playback in a random order.
  • The playlist name appears as the queue title in the player.

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Importing playlists from YouTube Music

When you are logged in, your YouTube Music playlists are synced automatically and appear in the Playlists filter. You can also force a sync by pulling-to-refresh on the Library screen. Imported playlists are stored locally and link back to their YouTube Music counterpart. Edits you make (renaming, reordering, removing songs) are synced back to YouTube Music.

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Importing playlists from a CSV file

Metrolist supports importing playlists from CSV files. The CSV import dialog is scrollable, which makes it easy to review large playlists before importing.
1

Open the Playlists filter

Tap Playlists in the Library filter chips.
2

Open the playlist menu

Tap ⋮ at the top of the screen, or long-press an existing playlist, and look for Import from CSV.
3

Select your CSV file

The file picker opens. Navigate to your CSV file and select it.
4

Review and confirm

The import dialog shows the songs found in the file. Scroll through the list to review, then confirm to import.
The CSV import crashed in earlier versions. This was fixed in v13.3.0 — make sure you are running v13.3.0 or later for reliable CSV imports.

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Exporting playlists to CSV

You can export any local playlist to a CSV file for backup or use in another app (added in v13.3.0).
1

Open the playlist

Navigate to the playlist you want to export.
2

Open the playlist context menu

Tap ⋮ in the top bar or long-press the playlist in the Playlists screen.
3

Tap Export to CSV

Select Export to CSV from the context menu. Metrolist generates the file and opens a share sheet so you can save or send it.

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Deleting a playlist

1

Open the playlist

Navigate to the playlist you want to delete.
2

Open the context menu

Tap ⋮ in the top bar, or long-press the playlist entry in the Playlists screen.
3

Tap Delete

Select Delete playlist and confirm. If the playlist is linked to a YouTube Music playlist, Metrolist also deletes it from your YouTube Music account.

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Speed dial — pinned playlists for quick access

Speed dial lets you pin playlists (and other items like songs, albums, and artists) to a quick-access widget on the home screen or elsewhere in the UI.
  • Long-press a playlist or tap ⋮ and select Pin to speed dial.
  • Pinned items are stored in the speed_dial_item database table with a type of "PLAYLIST" or "LOCAL_PLAYLIST".
  • To remove a pinned item, tap ⋮ and select Unpin from speed dial.
Speed dial supports songs, albums, artists, online playlists, and local playlists.

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Reliable playlist additions

Metrolist v13.4.0 fixed a “ghost adds” bug where songs appeared to be added to a playlist but were not actually saved. This issue affected playlists linked to YouTube Music accounts. The fix ensures that additions are reliably committed both locally and to YouTube Music.