How to Access YouTube Music Library

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This wikiHow will show you how to access the YouTube Audio Library using YouTube Studio in a web browser. You cannot do this on a mobile phone or tablet. If, however, you're looking for the Library in YouTube Music, open the app on your mobile phone or tablet or go to the website ( https://music.youtube.com/ ), and tap the library icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (mobile) or click Library at the top of your screen (website).

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    Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ in a web browser. You can use any web browser to access YouTube's music library.
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    If you're automatically logged in, you can skip this step. Otherwise, enter your YouTube account information to sign in.
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    You'll see this at the bottom of the vertical menu on the left side of the page next to an icon of a music note.
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    By default, this tab is active, so you might be able to skip this step. You can click the Sound effects tab to get free sound effects.
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    A "Download" button will replace the text in the far right column under "Added." After you click Download , a file manager window will open for you to choose a file name and location for the downloaded music track.
    • Click in the "Search or filter library" box to either enter search keywords or filter the results (such as by genre).
    • Click the play button next to the track you want to download so you can preview it first. [1]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/3376882?hl=en

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      1. Go to https://studio.youtube.com/ in a web browser.
      2. Log in (if prompted).
      3. Click Audio Library .
      4. Click the Free music tab (if not already selected).
      5. Hover your mouse over the track you want and click Download .

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