The Ultimate Guide to Putting Songs on Repeat on YouTube (Without Losing Your Mind)

We’ve all been there: you stumble upon a transcendent track, an absolute earworm, or the perfect lofi beat to study to, and standard playback just won’t cut it. One play ends, and you find yourself reaching back to hit replay manually, breaking your focus every three minutes.

Fortunately, you no longer have to live the manual-replay struggle. YouTube and YouTube Music feature built-in ways to loop your favorite tracks seamlessly. Whether you are on a desktop, mobile phone, or living room TV, here is your complete guide to putting any song on infinite repeat.

1. How to Repeat a Song on a Computer (Desktop Browser)

If you are listening via your laptop or desktop browser, looping a YouTube video is just a couple of clicks away:

• The Quick Right-Click:
  1. Open the video you want to hear on repeat.
  2. Right-click anywhere directly inside the video player (make sure it’s on the video itself and not an ad).
  3. From the pop-up menu that appears, click Loop.
  4. A checkmark will appear next to it, and your track will now replay endlessly until you close the tab or toggle it off.

2. How to Repeat a Song on Mobile (iOS & Android)

The mobile app process depends on whether you are using the standard YouTube app or YouTube Music.

On the Standard YouTube App:

1. Open the video you want to watch or listen to.
2. Tap the video player to bring up the on-screen controls, then tap the Gear icon (Settings) in the top-right corner.
3. Tap on Additional settings.
4. Toggle on Loop video. (Note: On some newer app versions, you can find this directly under the video settings menu without tapping “additional settings”).

On YouTube Music:

If you use YouTube Music for your daily listening, looping a single track is even faster:

1. Start playing your track and look at the playback control bar.
2. Locate the Repeat icon (two looping arrows) to the right of the play/pause button.
3. Tap it once to loop an entire playlist/album (it will highlight).
4. Tap it a second time until a tiny “1” appears inside the loop icon. This locks it into single-song repeat mode.

3. Looping on Smart TVs and Consoles

Listening through your living room setup or game console? You can still enjoy the loop:

1. While the video is playing, press down on your TV remote or game controller to open the bottom player menu.
2. Scroll over and select Repeat until it reads Repeat • Currently playing.
3. Alternatively, you can pull up the Settings gear while the video plays and toggle the repeat option on from there.

Pro-Tip: How to Loop Just a Specific Part of a Song

Ever wanted to repeat just a stellar 10-second guitar solo or a catchy chorus hook rather than the whole three-minute track? YouTube’s native player doesn’t support partial loops natively, but you can use free web utilities designed precisely for this:

• Use LoopTube (or similar web tools): Copy your YouTube video URL, paste it into a loop-segment website, and drag the custom timeline handles to isolate the exact seconds you want to hear on repeat. It will cycle through just that snippet indefinitely.

Summary Checklist

| Device | Action Required |
| :— | :— |
| PC / Mac (Browser) | Right-click video player $rightarrow$ Click Loop |
| YouTube Mobile App | Tap Gear icon $rightarrow$ Additional settings $rightarrow$ Turn on Loop video |
| YouTube Music App | Tap Repeat icon twice until the “1” appears |
| Smart TV / Console | Press down on remote $rightarrow$ Select Repeat until active |

Stop wearing out your mouse clicking the replay button. Set your favorite anthem on loop, sit back, and let the music play on repeat.