Guide

How Playlist Downloads Stay in Numbered Folders

Keep playlist downloads organized with GetVideos Locally: whole lists or selected items, tidy numbered folders, and queue-friendly batch jobs.

Playlists create chaos by default

A fifty-item playlist dumped into one directory with random filenames is how archives die. GetVideos Locally is built for whole-list or cherry-picked downloads that land in numbered, tidy folders.

Suggested habits

  • Download the full list when order matters for courses or seasons.
  • Select individual items when you only need a subset.
  • Keep a dedicated root folder per channel or topic.
  • Use history to confirm which playlist items already completed.

Combine with queue and schedule

Large playlists benefit from pause/resume and scheduled overnight runs. Start the job before you sleep, and let background downloading finish without babysitting a browser tab.

FAQ

Can I mix video and audio from a playlist?

Choose the output format per job. Run separate passes if you need both a viewing copy and a lossless audio extract.