Quick summary
Playing YouTube in the background lets you keep audio running while you browse other tabs or work in other apps. This guide shows how to search, play, and loop YouTube videos or podcasts without interruption using any desktop browser.
Steps
- Open youtube.com in your browser (Chrome, Edge, Opera, etc.).
- Search for a YouTube video or podcast you want to play in the background.
- Play your chosen video or podcast.
- Open a new tab or switch tabs — the audio will keep playing, letting you multitask while YouTube continues in the background.
- Turn on Autoplay at the bottom of the player to keep content playing and automatically move to the next video.
- Optionally, right-click the video and select Loop to repeat it continuously.
