diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0ea3a94..0d91a54 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
+0.3.0
diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/0011_playlists.py b/backend/alembic/versions/0011_playlists.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efd5c05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/0011_playlists.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""local playlists: playlists + playlist_items
+
+Revision ID: 0011_playlists
+Revises: 0010_watch_progress
+Create Date: 2026-06-15
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+revision: str = "0011_playlists"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0010_watch_progress"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.create_table(
+        "playlists",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "user_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("name", sa.String(length=255), nullable=False),
+        sa.Column(
+            "kind", sa.String(length=16), nullable=False, server_default="user"
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "source", sa.String(length=16), nullable=False, server_default="local"
+        ),
+        sa.Column("yt_playlist_id", sa.String(length=64), nullable=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "dirty", sa.Boolean(), nullable=False, server_default="false"
+        ),
+        sa.Column("position", sa.Integer(), nullable=False, server_default="0"),
+        sa.Column(
+            "created_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "updated_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_playlists_user_id", "playlists", ["user_id"])
+
+    op.create_table(
+        "playlist_items",
+        sa.Column("id", sa.Integer(), primary_key=True),
+        sa.Column(
+            "playlist_id",
+            sa.Integer(),
+            sa.ForeignKey("playlists.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column(
+            "video_id",
+            sa.String(length=16),
+            sa.ForeignKey("videos.id", ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.Column("position", sa.Integer(), nullable=False, server_default="0"),
+        sa.Column(
+            "added_at",
+            sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+            server_default=sa.func.now(),
+            nullable=False,
+        ),
+        sa.UniqueConstraint("playlist_id", "video_id", name="uq_playlist_video"),
+    )
+    op.create_index("ix_playlist_items_playlist_id", "playlist_items", ["playlist_id"])
+    op.create_index("ix_playlist_items_video_id", "playlist_items", ["video_id"])
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_index("ix_playlist_items_video_id", table_name="playlist_items")
+    op.drop_index("ix_playlist_items_playlist_id", table_name="playlist_items")
+    op.drop_table("playlist_items")
+    op.drop_index("ix_playlists_user_id", table_name="playlists")
+    op.drop_table("playlists")
diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/0012_watch_later.py b/backend/alembic/versions/0012_watch_later.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd5a847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/0012_watch_later.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+"""unify Saved into a built-in Watch later playlist
+
+Revision ID: 0012_watch_later
+Revises: 0011_playlists
+Create Date: 2026-06-15
+
+Migrates the old per-video status='saved' into membership of a built-in 'watch_later'
+playlist (one per user who had saved videos), then demotes those states to 'new'.
+"""
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "0012_watch_later"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0011_playlists"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    # 1) A Watch later playlist for each user that has saved videos (and none yet).
+    op.execute(
+        """
+        INSERT INTO playlists (user_id, name, kind, source, dirty, position, created_at, updated_at)
+        SELECT DISTINCT vs.user_id, 'Watch later', 'watch_later', 'local', false, 0, now(), now()
+        FROM video_states vs
+        WHERE vs.status = 'saved'
+          AND NOT EXISTS (
+            SELECT 1 FROM playlists p
+            WHERE p.user_id = vs.user_id AND p.kind = 'watch_later'
+          )
+        """
+    )
+    # 2) Add each saved video as an item, ordered (newest-saved first → position 0).
+    op.execute(
+        """
+        INSERT INTO playlist_items (playlist_id, video_id, position, added_at)
+        SELECT p.id, vs.video_id,
+               row_number() OVER (
+                 PARTITION BY vs.user_id
+                 ORDER BY COALESCE(vs.watched_at, vs.updated_at) DESC
+               ) - 1,
+               COALESCE(vs.watched_at, vs.updated_at, now())
+        FROM video_states vs
+        JOIN playlists p ON p.user_id = vs.user_id AND p.kind = 'watch_later'
+        WHERE vs.status = 'saved'
+        ON CONFLICT (playlist_id, video_id) DO NOTHING
+        """
+    )
+    # 3) Demote the migrated saved states to the default.
+    op.execute("UPDATE video_states SET status = 'new' WHERE status = 'saved'")
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    # Best-effort reverse: restore status='saved' for videos in watch_later lists, then drop them.
+    op.execute(
+        """
+        UPDATE video_states vs SET status = 'saved'
+        FROM playlist_items pi
+        JOIN playlists p ON p.id = pi.playlist_id AND p.kind = 'watch_later'
+        WHERE pi.video_id = vs.video_id AND p.user_id = vs.user_id
+          AND vs.status = 'new'
+        """
+    )
+    op.execute("DELETE FROM playlists WHERE kind = 'watch_later'")
diff --git a/backend/alembic/versions/0013_playlist_fingerprint.py b/backend/alembic/versions/0013_playlist_fingerprint.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ec6dbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/alembic/versions/0013_playlist_fingerprint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""record a synced-state fingerprint per playlist
+
+Revision ID: 0013_playlist_fingerprint
+Revises: 0012_watch_later
+Create Date: 2026-06-15
+
+Adds playlists.synced_fingerprint — a SHA-256 of the playlist's name + ordered video ids
+as last synced from / pushed to YouTube. `dirty` is then derived by comparing the current
+fingerprint to this baseline, so manually restoring the original order clears dirty without
+a YouTube read. Backfills the baseline for already-clean linked playlists (the current
+state == the synced state for them); dirty ones are left NULL so they stay dirty until the
+next real sync establishes a baseline.
+"""
+import hashlib
+from typing import Sequence, Union
+
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from alembic import op
+
+revision: str = "0013_playlist_fingerprint"
+down_revision: Union[str, None] = "0012_watch_later"
+branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
+
+
+def _fingerprint(name: str, ids: list[str]) -> str:
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    h.update((name or "").encode())
+    h.update(b"\n")
+    h.update(",".join(ids).encode())
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
+def upgrade() -> None:
+    op.add_column(
+        "playlists", sa.Column("synced_fingerprint", sa.String(), nullable=True)
+    )
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    # Backfill clean, YouTube-linked playlists: their current state IS the synced state.
+    rows = bind.execute(
+        sa.text(
+            "SELECT id, name FROM playlists "
+            "WHERE yt_playlist_id IS NOT NULL AND dirty = false"
+        )
+    ).fetchall()
+    for pid, name in rows:
+        ids = [
+            r[0]
+            for r in bind.execute(
+                sa.text(
+                    "SELECT video_id FROM playlist_items "
+                    "WHERE playlist_id = :pid ORDER BY position"
+                ),
+                {"pid": pid},
+            ).fetchall()
+        ]
+        bind.execute(
+            sa.text("UPDATE playlists SET synced_fingerprint = :fp WHERE id = :pid"),
+            {"fp": _fingerprint(name, ids), "pid": pid},
+        )
+
+
+def downgrade() -> None:
+    op.drop_column("playlists", "synced_fingerprint")
diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index 3e7db21..52bbd8a 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     autotag_title_sample: int = 40
     autotag_interval_minutes: int = 30
     subscriptions_resync_minutes: int = 360
+    playlist_sync_minutes: int = 360
     # live_status values hidden from the feed by default. Completed-stream VODs
     # ("was_live") are real watchable content and stay visible.
     feed_default_hidden_live: str = "live,upcoming"
diff --git a/backend/app/main.py b/backend/app/main.py
index cb07a68..34fef9e 100644
--- a/backend/app/main.py
+++ b/backend/app/main.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from starlette.middleware.sessions import SessionMiddleware
 
 from app import auth
 from app.config import settings
-from app.routes import admin, channels, feed, health, me, quota, sync, tags, version
+from app.routes import admin, channels, feed, health, me, playlists, quota, sync, tags, version
 from app.scheduler import shutdown_scheduler, start_scheduler
 
 
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ app.include_router(tags.router)
 app.include_router(feed.router)
 app.include_router(me.router)
 app.include_router(channels.router)
+app.include_router(playlists.router)
 app.include_router(admin.router)
 app.include_router(quota.router)
 app.include_router(version.router)
diff --git a/backend/app/models.py b/backend/app/models.py
index 46bb24c..cf4d044 100644
--- a/backend/app/models.py
+++ b/backend/app/models.py
@@ -301,3 +301,68 @@ class AppState(Base):
     sync_paused: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(
         Boolean, default=False, server_default="false"
     )
+
+
+class Playlist(Base):
+    """A per-user named, ordered collection of videos from the shared catalog.
+
+    `kind`: 'user' (normal) or 'watch_later' (built-in, undeletable, one per user).
+    `source`: 'local' (created here) or 'youtube' (mirrored from the user's YouTube
+    playlists). `yt_playlist_id` links a mirrored/exported playlist to its YouTube id.
+    `dirty` marks a YouTube-linked playlist with local edits not yet pushed, so the read
+    sync won't clobber them. (source/yt_playlist_id/dirty are forward-looking for the YT
+    sync phases; the foundation phase only uses local playlists.)"""
+
+    __tablename__ = "playlists"
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    user_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("users.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), index=True
+    )
+    name: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(255))
+    kind: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(String(16), default="user", server_default="user")
+    source: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(
+        String(16), default="local", server_default="local"
+    )
+    yt_playlist_id: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String(64))
+    # True when the current items/name differ from `synced_fingerprint` (unpushed edits).
+    dirty: Mapped[bool] = mapped_column(Boolean, default=False, server_default="false")
+    # SHA-256 of name + ordered video ids as last synced from / pushed to YouTube; the
+    # baseline `dirty` is derived against. NULL = no baseline yet (treated as dirty).
+    synced_fingerprint: Mapped[str | None] = mapped_column(String)
+    position: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0, server_default="0")
+    created_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
+    )
+    updated_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now(), onupdate=func.now()
+    )
+
+    items: Mapped[list["PlaylistItem"]] = relationship(
+        back_populates="playlist",
+        cascade="all, delete-orphan",
+        order_by="PlaylistItem.position",
+    )
+
+
+class PlaylistItem(Base):
+    """A video's membership in a playlist, with its order within that playlist."""
+
+    __tablename__ = "playlist_items"
+    __table_args__ = (
+        UniqueConstraint("playlist_id", "video_id", name="uq_playlist_video"),
+    )
+
+    id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(primary_key=True)
+    playlist_id: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("playlists.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), index=True
+    )
+    video_id: Mapped[str] = mapped_column(
+        ForeignKey("videos.id", ondelete="CASCADE"), index=True
+    )
+    position: Mapped[int] = mapped_column(Integer, default=0, server_default="0")
+    added_at: Mapped[datetime] = mapped_column(
+        DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now()
+    )
+
+    playlist: Mapped["Playlist"] = relationship(back_populates="items")
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/feed.py b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
index b743b92..0ef733b 100644
--- a/backend/app/routes/feed.py
+++ b/backend/app/routes/feed.py
@@ -7,13 +7,24 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session, aliased
 from app import quota
 from app.auth import current_user
 from app.db import get_db
-from app.models import Channel, ChannelTag, Subscription, Tag, User, Video, VideoState
+from app.models import (
+    Channel,
+    ChannelTag,
+    Playlist,
+    PlaylistItem,
+    Subscription,
+    Tag,
+    User,
+    Video,
+    VideoState,
+)
 from app.sync.videos import parse_iso8601_duration
 from app.youtube.client import YouTubeClient, YouTubeError
 
 router = APIRouter(prefix="/api", tags=["feed"])
 
-VALID_STATES = {"new", "watched", "saved", "hidden"}
+# "saved" used to be a status; it's now membership in the built-in Watch later playlist.
+VALID_STATES = {"new", "watched", "hidden"}
 HIDDEN_LIVE = ("live", "upcoming")
 
 # Resume-position thresholds (mirror the client): positions below this are "didn't
@@ -29,6 +40,23 @@ def _channel_url(channel_id: str, handle: str | None) -> str:
     return f"https://www.youtube.com/channel/{channel_id}"
 
 
+def _saved_expr(user: User):
+    """A correlated EXISTS labelled `saved`: is this video in the user's Watch later list?
+    (Watch later is the built-in playlist that replaced the old per-video 'saved' status.)"""
+    return (
+        select(1)
+        .select_from(PlaylistItem)
+        .join(Playlist, Playlist.id == PlaylistItem.playlist_id)
+        .where(
+            Playlist.user_id == user.id,
+            Playlist.kind == "watch_later",
+            PlaylistItem.video_id == Video.id,
+        )
+        .exists()
+        .label("saved")
+    )
+
+
 def _serialize(row) -> dict:
     return {
         "id": row.id,
@@ -45,6 +73,7 @@ def _serialize(row) -> dict:
         "live_status": row.live_status,
         "status": row.status or "new",
         "position_seconds": row.position_seconds or 0,
+        "saved": bool(getattr(row, "saved", False)),
         "watch_url": f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={row.id}",
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +125,7 @@ def _filtered_query(
         Video.live_status,
         status_expr.label("status"),
         position_expr.label("position_seconds"),
+        _saved_expr(user),
     ).join(Channel, Channel.id == Video.channel_id)
 
     if scope == "all":
@@ -176,7 +206,7 @@ def _filtered_query(
 
     # Content type: Normal / Shorts / Live·Upcoming as a union of enabled types.
     # Explicit Watched/Saved/Hidden views show every type so nothing goes missing.
-    explicit_view = show in ("watched", "saved", "hidden")
+    explicit_view = show in ("watched", "hidden")
     if not explicit_view:
         type_clauses = []
         if show_normal:
@@ -198,8 +228,6 @@ def _filtered_query(
         )
     elif show == "watched":
         query = query.where(status_expr == "watched")
-    elif show == "saved":
-        query = query.where(status_expr == "saved")
     elif show == "hidden":
         query = query.where(status_expr == "hidden")
     else:  # all
diff --git a/backend/app/routes/playlists.py b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b923161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/routes/playlists.py
@@ -0,0 +1,507 @@
+"""Local playlists: per-user named, ordered collections of videos from the shared
+catalog. Foundation phase = local only (create / rename / delete, add / remove / reorder
+items). YouTube two-way sync (mirror existing playlists, push edits) lands in later phases."""
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
+from sqlalchemy import func, select, and_
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session, aliased
+
+from app import quota
+from app.auth import current_user, has_read_scope, has_write_scope
+from app.db import get_db
+from app.models import Channel, Playlist, PlaylistItem, User, Video, VideoState
+from app.routes.feed import _saved_expr, _serialize
+from app.sync.playlists import (
+    plan_push,
+    push_playlist,
+    recompute_dirty,
+    repull_playlist,
+    sync_user_playlists,
+)
+from app.youtube.client import YouTubeClient, YouTubeError
+
+router = APIRouter(prefix="/api/playlists", tags=["playlists"])
+
+
+def _own_playlist(db: Session, user: User, playlist_id: int) -> Playlist:
+    pl = db.get(Playlist, playlist_id)
+    if pl is None or pl.user_id != user.id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown playlist")
+    return pl
+
+
+def _summary(
+    db: Session,
+    pl: Playlist,
+    count: int,
+    total_duration: int = 0,
+    has_video: bool | None = None,
+) -> dict:
+    cover = db.scalar(
+        select(Video.thumbnail_url)
+        .join(PlaylistItem, PlaylistItem.video_id == Video.id)
+        .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
+        .order_by(PlaylistItem.position)
+        .limit(1)
+    )
+    out = {
+        "id": pl.id,
+        "name": pl.name,
+        "kind": pl.kind,
+        "source": pl.source,
+        "yt_playlist_id": pl.yt_playlist_id,
+        "dirty": pl.dirty,
+        "item_count": count,
+        "total_duration_seconds": total_duration,
+        "cover_thumbnail": cover,
+    }
+    if has_video is not None:
+        out["has_video"] = has_video
+    return out
+
+
+def _total_duration(db: Session, playlist_id: int) -> int:
+    return (
+        db.scalar(
+            select(func.coalesce(func.sum(Video.duration_seconds), 0))
+            .select_from(PlaylistItem)
+            .join(Video, Video.id == PlaylistItem.video_id)
+            .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == playlist_id)
+        )
+        or 0
+    )
+
+
+@router.get("")
+def list_playlists(
+    contains: str | None = None,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """The user's playlists (newest custom order). With `contains=<video_id>`, each entry
+    also reports whether that video is already in it — used by the add-to-playlist popover."""
+    pls = (
+        db.execute(
+            select(Playlist)
+            .where(Playlist.user_id == user.id)
+            .order_by(Playlist.position, Playlist.created_at)
+        )
+        .scalars()
+        .all()
+    )
+    if not pls:
+        return []
+    ids = [p.id for p in pls]
+    counts = dict(
+        db.execute(
+            select(PlaylistItem.playlist_id, func.count())
+            .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id.in_(ids))
+            .group_by(PlaylistItem.playlist_id)
+        ).all()
+    )
+    durations = dict(
+        db.execute(
+            select(
+                PlaylistItem.playlist_id,
+                func.coalesce(func.sum(Video.duration_seconds), 0),
+            )
+            .join(Video, Video.id == PlaylistItem.video_id)
+            .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id.in_(ids))
+            .group_by(PlaylistItem.playlist_id)
+        ).all()
+    )
+    member: set[int] = set()
+    if contains:
+        member = set(
+            db.execute(
+                select(PlaylistItem.playlist_id).where(
+                    PlaylistItem.playlist_id.in_(ids),
+                    PlaylistItem.video_id == contains,
+                )
+            )
+            .scalars()
+            .all()
+        )
+    return [
+        _summary(
+            db,
+            p,
+            counts.get(p.id, 0),
+            durations.get(p.id, 0),
+            (p.id in member) if contains else None,
+        )
+        for p in pls
+    ]
+
+
+@router.post("")
+def create_playlist(
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    name = (payload.get("name") or "").strip()
+    if not name:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name is required")
+    next_pos = (
+        db.scalar(
+            select(func.coalesce(func.max(Playlist.position), -1)).where(
+                Playlist.user_id == user.id
+            )
+        )
+        + 1
+    )
+    pl = Playlist(user_id=user.id, name=name, position=next_pos)
+    db.add(pl)
+    db.commit()
+    return _summary(db, pl, 0)
+
+
+def _watch_later(db: Session, user: User) -> Playlist:
+    """The user's built-in Watch later playlist, created on first use."""
+    pl = db.scalar(
+        select(Playlist).where(
+            Playlist.user_id == user.id, Playlist.kind == "watch_later"
+        )
+    )
+    if pl is None:
+        next_pos = (
+            db.scalar(
+                select(func.coalesce(func.max(Playlist.position), -1)).where(
+                    Playlist.user_id == user.id
+                )
+            )
+            + 1
+        )
+        pl = Playlist(
+            user_id=user.id, name="Watch later", kind="watch_later", position=next_pos
+        )
+        db.add(pl)
+        db.commit()
+    return pl
+
+
+@router.post("/watch-later")
+def add_watch_later(
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Bookmark shortcut: add a video to the built-in Watch later playlist."""
+    video_id = payload.get("video_id")
+    if not video_id or db.get(Video, video_id) is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown video")
+    pl = _watch_later(db, user)
+    exists = db.scalar(
+        select(PlaylistItem).where(
+            PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id, PlaylistItem.video_id == video_id
+        )
+    )
+    if exists is None:
+        next_pos = (
+            db.scalar(
+                select(func.coalesce(func.max(PlaylistItem.position), -1)).where(
+                    PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id
+                )
+            )
+            + 1
+        )
+        db.add(PlaylistItem(playlist_id=pl.id, video_id=video_id, position=next_pos))
+        db.commit()
+    return {"saved": True, "playlist_id": pl.id}
+
+
+@router.delete("/watch-later/{video_id}")
+def remove_watch_later(
+    video_id: str,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = db.scalar(
+        select(Playlist).where(
+            Playlist.user_id == user.id, Playlist.kind == "watch_later"
+        )
+    )
+    if pl is not None:
+        item = db.scalar(
+            select(PlaylistItem).where(
+                PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id, PlaylistItem.video_id == video_id
+            )
+        )
+        if item is not None:
+            db.delete(item)
+            db.commit()
+    return {"saved": False}
+
+
+@router.post("/sync-youtube")
+def sync_youtube(
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Pull the user's YouTube playlists into local mirrors now (read-only direction).
+    Also runs automatically on the scheduler; this is the manual 'sync now'."""
+    if not has_read_scope(user):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403,
+            detail="Connect YouTube (read access) to sync your playlists.",
+        )
+    with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_sync"):
+        return sync_user_playlists(db, user)
+
+
+@router.post("/{playlist_id}/revert-youtube")
+def revert_youtube(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Reset one YouTube-linked playlist to its current YouTube state, discarding local
+    edits (and clearing the dirty flag). The user-facing 'undo all my changes' for a list
+    once the in-session undo history is gone."""
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="This playlist isn't linked to YouTube.")
+    if not has_read_scope(user):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403, detail="Connect YouTube (read access) to sync your playlists."
+        )
+    try:
+        with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_sync"):
+            return repull_playlist(db, user, pl)
+    except YouTubeError:
+        db.rollback()
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Couldn't refresh from YouTube.")
+
+
+def _pushable(db: Session, user: User, playlist_id: int) -> Playlist:
+    """A local playlist the user may push to YouTube (create or update). The built-in
+    Watch later and read-only YouTube mirrors are never pushable."""
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if pl.kind == "watch_later":
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400, detail="The Watch later list can't be sent to YouTube."
+        )
+    return pl
+
+
+@router.get("/{playlist_id}/push-plan")
+def push_plan(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Dry run: what 'Sync to YouTube' would do + the quota estimate, so the UI can show a
+    confirm. For a linked playlist this reads the live YouTube state (cheap, 1 unit/page)."""
+    pl = _pushable(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if not has_write_scope(user):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403, detail="Enable YouTube editing in Settings first."
+        )
+    try:
+        with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_push"):
+            plan = plan_push(db, user, pl)
+    except YouTubeError:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="Couldn't read the playlist on YouTube.")
+    plan["remaining_today"] = quota.remaining_today(db)
+    plan["affordable"] = plan["units_estimate"] <= plan["remaining_today"]
+    return plan
+
+
+@router.post("/{playlist_id}/push")
+def push(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    """Push a local playlist to YouTube (create it on first push, else reconcile to match
+    local — local wins). Refuses if the estimated quota exceeds what's left today, so a
+    big playlist can't strand half-pushed."""
+    pl = _pushable(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if not has_write_scope(user):
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=403, detail="Enable YouTube editing in Settings first."
+        )
+    try:
+        with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_push"):
+            plan = plan_push(db, user, pl)
+            if plan["units_estimate"] > quota.remaining_today(db):
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=429,
+                    detail="Not enough YouTube quota left today for this sync.",
+                )
+            return push_playlist(db, user, pl)
+    except YouTubeError:
+        db.rollback()
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="YouTube playlist sync failed.")
+
+
+@router.get("/{playlist_id}")
+def get_playlist(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    state = aliased(VideoState)
+    rows = db.execute(
+        select(
+            Video.id,
+            Video.title,
+            Video.channel_id,
+            Channel.title.label("channel_title"),
+            Channel.thumbnail_url.label("channel_thumbnail"),
+            Channel.handle.label("channel_handle"),
+            Video.published_at,
+            Video.thumbnail_url,
+            Video.duration_seconds,
+            Video.view_count,
+            Video.is_short,
+            Video.live_status,
+            func.coalesce(state.status, "new").label("status"),
+            func.coalesce(state.position_seconds, 0).label("position_seconds"),
+            _saved_expr(user),
+        )
+        .join(PlaylistItem, PlaylistItem.video_id == Video.id)
+        .join(Channel, Channel.id == Video.channel_id)
+        .outerjoin(state, and_(state.video_id == Video.id, state.user_id == user.id))
+        .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
+        .order_by(PlaylistItem.position)
+    ).all()
+    return {
+        "id": pl.id,
+        "name": pl.name,
+        "kind": pl.kind,
+        "source": pl.source,
+        "yt_playlist_id": pl.yt_playlist_id,
+        "dirty": pl.dirty,
+        "items": [_serialize(r) for r in rows],
+    }
+
+
+@router.patch("/{playlist_id}")
+def rename_playlist(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if "name" in payload:
+        name = (payload.get("name") or "").strip()
+        if not name:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="name cannot be empty")
+        if name != pl.name:
+            pl.name = name
+            recompute_dirty(db, pl)
+    db.commit()
+    count = db.scalar(
+        select(func.count()).where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
+    )
+    return _summary(db, pl, count or 0, _total_duration(db, pl.id))
+
+
+@router.delete("/{playlist_id}")
+def delete_playlist(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    on_youtube: bool = False,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    if pl.kind == "watch_later":
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="The Watch later list can't be deleted.")
+    if on_youtube:
+        if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="This playlist isn't on YouTube.")
+        if not has_write_scope(user):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=403, detail="Enable YouTube editing in Settings first."
+            )
+        try:
+            with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_delete"):
+                with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
+                    yt.delete_playlist(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+        except YouTubeError:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=502, detail="YouTube delete failed.")
+    db.delete(pl)  # items cascade
+    db.commit()
+    return {"deleted": playlist_id}
+
+
+@router.post("/{playlist_id}/items")
+def add_item(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    video_id = payload.get("video_id")
+    if not video_id or db.get(Video, video_id) is None:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Unknown video")
+    exists = db.scalar(
+        select(PlaylistItem).where(
+            PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id, PlaylistItem.video_id == video_id
+        )
+    )
+    if exists is None:
+        next_pos = (
+            db.scalar(
+                select(func.coalesce(func.max(PlaylistItem.position), -1)).where(
+                    PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id
+                )
+            )
+            + 1
+        )
+        db.add(
+            PlaylistItem(playlist_id=pl.id, video_id=video_id, position=next_pos)
+        )
+        recompute_dirty(db, pl)
+        db.commit()
+    return {"playlist_id": pl.id, "video_id": video_id}
+
+
+@router.delete("/{playlist_id}/items/{video_id}")
+def remove_item(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    video_id: str,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    item = db.scalar(
+        select(PlaylistItem).where(
+            PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id, PlaylistItem.video_id == video_id
+        )
+    )
+    if item is not None:
+        db.delete(item)
+        recompute_dirty(db, pl)
+        db.commit()
+    return {"playlist_id": pl.id, "video_id": video_id}
+
+
+@router.put("/{playlist_id}/order")
+def reorder_items(
+    playlist_id: int,
+    payload: dict,
+    user: User = Depends(current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+) -> dict:
+    pl = _own_playlist(db, user, playlist_id)
+    order = payload.get("video_ids") or []
+    items = {
+        it.video_id: it
+        for it in db.execute(
+            select(PlaylistItem).where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
+        ).scalars()
+    }
+    pos = 0
+    for vid in order:
+        it = items.get(vid)
+        if it is not None:
+            it.position = pos
+            pos += 1
+    recompute_dirty(db, pl)
+    db.commit()
+    return {"playlist_id": pl.id, "count": pos}
diff --git a/backend/app/scheduler.py b/backend/app/scheduler.py
index bd93d07..8d6d0c3 100644
--- a/backend/app/scheduler.py
+++ b/backend/app/scheduler.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from app.config import settings
 from app.db import SessionLocal
 from app.state import is_sync_paused
 from app.sync.autotag import run_autotag_all
+from app.sync.playlists import sync_all_playlists
 from app.sync.runner import (
     run_deep_backfill,
     run_enrich,
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@ def _subscriptions_job() -> None:
     _job("subscriptions", work)
 
 
+def _playlist_sync_job() -> None:
+    # Mirror each read-scope user's YouTube playlists; per-user quota attribution is
+    # handled inside sync_all_playlists.
+    _job("playlist_sync", sync_all_playlists)
+
+
 def start_scheduler() -> None:
     global _scheduler
     if not settings.scheduler_enabled or _scheduler is not None:
@@ -114,6 +121,12 @@ def start_scheduler() -> None:
         minutes=settings.subscriptions_resync_minutes,
         id="subscriptions",
     )
+    scheduler.add_job(
+        _playlist_sync_job,
+        "interval",
+        minutes=settings.playlist_sync_minutes,
+        id="playlist_sync",
+    )
     scheduler.start()
     _scheduler = scheduler
     logger.info("scheduler started")
diff --git a/backend/app/sync/playlists.py b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb60489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/sync/playlists.py
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+"""Read-direction YouTube playlist sync: mirror each user's own YouTube playlists into
+local `source='youtube'` playlists (kept fresh by the scheduler). One-way (YT -> local);
+the write-back direction (local edits -> YouTube) is a later phase.
+
+YouTube's special Watch Later / History playlists are not exposed by the Data API and are
+never synced. Videos in a playlist that aren't in our shared catalog yet are fetched and
+ingested (with a stub channel) so the mirror is faithful."""
+import hashlib
+import logging
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from sqlalchemy import delete, select
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+
+from app import quota
+from app.auth import has_read_scope, has_write_scope
+from app.models import Channel, OAuthToken, Playlist, PlaylistItem, User, Video
+from app.sync.videos import apply_video_details, parse_dt
+from app.youtube.client import YouTubeClient, YouTubeError
+
+log = logging.getLogger("subfeed.sync")
+
+# Cost of a single YouTube write op (playlists/playlistItems insert/update/delete).
+WRITE_UNIT_COST = 50
+
+
+def fingerprint(name: str, ids: list[str]) -> str:
+    """A stable checksum of a playlist's name + ordered video ids. Stored as the synced
+    baseline; the current fingerprint is compared to it to derive `dirty`."""
+    h = hashlib.sha256()
+    h.update((name or "").encode())
+    h.update(b"\n")
+    h.update(",".join(ids).encode())
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+
+def current_fingerprint(db: Session, pl: Playlist) -> str:
+    return fingerprint(pl.name, _local_video_ids(db, pl))
+
+
+def recompute_dirty(db: Session, pl: Playlist) -> None:
+    """Set `dirty` by comparing the current state to the synced baseline. Unlinked lists
+    (and Watch later) are never dirty; a missing baseline counts as dirty (unknown YT state)."""
+    if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+        pl.dirty = False
+        return
+    # The session has autoflush off, so the caller's pending item/order/name edits aren't
+    # visible to current_fingerprint's query yet — flush first or dirty would lag one edit.
+    db.flush()
+    pl.dirty = pl.synced_fingerprint != current_fingerprint(db, pl)
+
+
+def _ensure_videos(db: Session, yt: YouTubeClient, video_ids: list[str]) -> None:
+    """Make sure every given video id exists in the catalog, fetching + ingesting the
+    missing ones (and a stub channel for any unknown channel). Deleted/private videos that
+    the API won't return are simply left out."""
+    if not video_ids:
+        return
+    have = set(
+        db.execute(select(Video.id).where(Video.id.in_(video_ids))).scalars().all()
+    )
+    missing = [v for v in dict.fromkeys(video_ids) if v not in have]
+    if not missing:
+        return
+    items = yt.get_videos(missing)
+    chan_ids = {
+        it.get("snippet", {}).get("channelId")
+        for it in items
+        if it.get("snippet", {}).get("channelId")
+    }
+    existing_ch = set(
+        db.execute(select(Channel.id).where(Channel.id.in_(chan_ids))).scalars().all()
+    )
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    for it in items:
+        sn = it.get("snippet", {})
+        cid = sn.get("channelId")
+        if cid and cid not in existing_ch:
+            db.add(Channel(id=cid, title=sn.get("channelTitle")))
+            existing_ch.add(cid)
+    db.flush()
+    seen: set[str] = set()
+    for it in items:
+        vid = it.get("id")
+        sn = it.get("snippet", {})
+        cid = sn.get("channelId")
+        if not vid or not cid or vid in seen:
+            continue
+        seen.add(vid)
+        v = Video(id=vid, channel_id=cid, published_at=parse_dt(sn.get("publishedAt")))
+        apply_video_details(v, it)
+        v.enriched_at = now
+        db.add(v)
+    db.commit()
+
+
+def sync_user_playlists(db: Session, user: User) -> dict:
+    """Mirror the user's YouTube playlists into local source='youtube' playlists. Leaves
+    the user's local playlists and the built-in Watch later untouched."""
+    if not has_read_scope(user):
+        return {"synced": 0, "reason": "no read scope"}
+    synced = 0
+    with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
+        yt_playlists = list(yt.iter_my_playlists())
+        yt_ids = {p["id"] for p in yt_playlists if p.get("id")}
+        existing = {
+            pl.yt_playlist_id: pl
+            for pl in db.execute(
+                select(Playlist).where(
+                    Playlist.user_id == user.id, Playlist.source == "youtube"
+                )
+            ).scalars()
+        }
+        # YouTube playlists that we already own as local (exported) playlists must not be
+        # re-mirrored, or every exported list would also show up as a read-only duplicate.
+        owned_yt_ids = set(
+            db.execute(
+                select(Playlist.yt_playlist_id).where(
+                    Playlist.user_id == user.id,
+                    Playlist.source == "local",
+                    Playlist.yt_playlist_id.is_not(None),
+                )
+            )
+            .scalars()
+            .all()
+        )
+        # Drop mirrors whose YouTube playlist no longer exists.
+        for ytid, pl in existing.items():
+            if ytid not in yt_ids:
+                db.delete(pl)
+        db.flush()
+
+        for idx, p in enumerate(yt_playlists):
+            ytid = p.get("id")
+            if not ytid or ytid in owned_yt_ids:
+                continue
+            pl = existing.get(ytid)
+            if pl is not None and pl.dirty:
+                # Local edits not yet pushed: don't clobber them with YouTube's state.
+                # A successful 'Sync to YouTube' clears dirty and lets the mirror refresh.
+                continue
+            if pl is None:
+                pl = Playlist(
+                    user_id=user.id,
+                    name=p.get("title") or "Untitled",
+                    kind="user",
+                    source="youtube",
+                    yt_playlist_id=ytid,
+                    position=1000 + idx,  # sort mirrored lists after local ones
+                )
+                db.add(pl)
+                db.flush()
+            else:
+                pl.name = p.get("title") or pl.name
+            ids = list(yt.iter_my_playlist_video_ids(ytid))
+            _ensure_videos(db, yt, ids)
+            present = (
+                set(db.execute(select(Video.id).where(Video.id.in_(ids))).scalars().all())
+                if ids
+                else set()
+            )
+            ordered: list[str] = []
+            seen: set[str] = set()
+            for v in ids:
+                if v in present and v not in seen:
+                    seen.add(v)
+                    ordered.append(v)
+            # Mirror is authoritative: replace the items to match YouTube's order.
+            db.execute(delete(PlaylistItem).where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id))
+            for pos, vid in enumerate(ordered):
+                db.add(PlaylistItem(playlist_id=pl.id, video_id=vid, position=pos))
+            pl.synced_fingerprint = fingerprint(pl.name, ordered)
+            pl.dirty = False
+            db.commit()
+            synced += 1
+    return {"synced": synced}
+
+
+def _local_video_ids(db: Session, pl: Playlist) -> list[str]:
+    return list(
+        db.execute(
+            select(PlaylistItem.video_id)
+            .where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id)
+            .order_by(PlaylistItem.position)
+        )
+        .scalars()
+        .all()
+    )
+
+
+def _reorder_moves(current: list[str], desired: list[str]) -> int:
+    """Count the playlistItems.update moves an insertion-sort would need to turn
+    `current` order into `desired` order (both already the same set of video ids).
+    Items already in place are skipped; this matches what apply_push actually executes."""
+    model = list(current)
+    moves = 0
+    for i, want in enumerate(desired):
+        if i < len(model) and model[i] == want:
+            continue
+        j = model.index(want, i)
+        model.pop(j)
+        model.insert(i, want)
+        moves += 1
+    return moves
+
+
+def plan_push(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
+    """Compute (without writing) what pushing this local playlist to YouTube would do:
+    create vs update, how many inserts/deletes/reorders, the quota estimate, and whether
+    YouTube has diverged (items present there that local will remove). Costs read units
+    (1/page) for a linked playlist; nothing for a fresh export."""
+    desired = _local_video_ids(db, pl)
+    if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+        ops = 1 + len(desired)  # create the playlist + one insert per video
+        return {
+            "action": "create",
+            "to_insert": len(desired),
+            "to_delete": 0,
+            "to_reorder": 0,
+            "rename": False,
+            "yt_extra": 0,
+            "units_estimate": ops * WRITE_UNIT_COST,
+        }
+    with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
+        current = list(yt.iter_playlist_items_with_ids(pl.yt_playlist_id))
+        snippet = yt.get_playlist_snippet(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+    rename = bool(snippet) and (snippet.get("title") or "") != pl.name
+    cur_vids = [it["video_id"] for it in current]
+    cur_set = set(cur_vids)
+    desired_set = set(desired)
+    to_insert = [v for v in desired if v not in cur_set]
+    to_delete = [v for v in cur_vids if v not in desired_set]
+    # After membership reconciliation, the YT order is current-minus-deletes plus inserts
+    # appended; the reorder pass then moves items into the desired order.
+    after_membership = [v for v in cur_vids if v in desired_set] + to_insert
+    reorders = _reorder_moves(after_membership, desired)
+    ops = len(to_insert) + len(to_delete) + reorders + (1 if rename else 0)
+    return {
+        "action": "update",
+        "to_insert": len(to_insert),
+        "to_delete": len(to_delete),
+        "to_reorder": reorders,
+        "rename": rename,
+        "yt_extra": len(to_delete),
+        "units_estimate": ops * WRITE_UNIT_COST,
+    }
+
+
+def push_playlist(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
+    """Push a local playlist to YouTube: create it if needed, then reconcile membership
+    and order so YouTube matches local (local wins). Marks the playlist clean on success.
+    Caller must have checked the write scope and the quota budget."""
+    desired = _local_video_ids(db, pl)
+    inserted = deleted = reordered = created = 0
+    failures: list[str] = []
+    with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
+        if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+            pl.yt_playlist_id = yt.create_playlist(pl.name)
+            db.commit()
+            created = 1
+            # Brand-new playlist: just append every video in order.
+            for vid in desired:
+                try:
+                    yt.add_playlist_item(pl.yt_playlist_id, vid)
+                    inserted += 1
+                except YouTubeError:
+                    failures.append(vid)
+            if not failures:
+                pl.synced_fingerprint = fingerprint(pl.name, desired)
+                pl.dirty = False
+            db.commit()
+            return {
+                "created": created,
+                "inserted": inserted,
+                "deleted": deleted,
+                "reordered": reordered,
+                "failures": failures,
+                "yt_playlist_id": pl.yt_playlist_id,
+            }
+
+        # Existing link: diff against the live YouTube state.
+        snippet = yt.get_playlist_snippet(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+        if snippet is not None and (snippet.get("title") or "") != pl.name:
+            try:
+                yt.update_playlist_title(pl.yt_playlist_id, pl.name)
+            except YouTubeError:
+                failures.append("title")
+        current = list(yt.iter_playlist_items_with_ids(pl.yt_playlist_id))
+        item_id_by_vid = {it["video_id"]: it["item_id"] for it in current}
+        cur_vids = [it["video_id"] for it in current]
+        desired_set = set(desired)
+        # Delete extras (local is authoritative).
+        for it in current:
+            if it["video_id"] not in desired_set:
+                try:
+                    yt.delete_playlist_item(it["item_id"])
+                    deleted += 1
+                except YouTubeError:
+                    failures.append(it["video_id"])
+        # Insert missing (append; the reorder pass below fixes positions).
+        cur_set = set(cur_vids)
+        for vid in desired:
+            if vid not in cur_set:
+                try:
+                    item_id_by_vid[vid] = yt.add_playlist_item(pl.yt_playlist_id, vid)
+                    inserted += 1
+                except YouTubeError:
+                    failures.append(vid)
+        # Reorder to match `desired` via insertion-sort moves over a local model.
+        model = [v for v in cur_vids if v in desired_set] + [
+            v for v in desired if v not in cur_set and v in item_id_by_vid
+        ]
+        for i, want in enumerate(desired):
+            if want not in item_id_by_vid:
+                continue  # failed insert; skip
+            if i < len(model) and model[i] == want:
+                continue
+            try:
+                yt.move_playlist_item(item_id_by_vid[want], pl.yt_playlist_id, want, i)
+                reordered += 1
+            except YouTubeError:
+                failures.append(want)
+                continue
+            j = model.index(want)
+            model.pop(j)
+            model.insert(i, want)
+        if not failures:
+            pl.synced_fingerprint = fingerprint(pl.name, desired)
+            pl.dirty = False
+        db.commit()
+    return {
+        "created": created,
+        "inserted": inserted,
+        "deleted": deleted,
+        "reordered": reordered,
+        "failures": failures,
+        "yt_playlist_id": pl.yt_playlist_id,
+    }
+
+
+def repull_playlist(db: Session, user: User, pl: Playlist) -> dict:
+    """Force-refresh ONE YouTube-linked playlist from YouTube, discarding local edits and
+    clearing dirty. This is the per-playlist 'reset to YouTube' — unlike the bulk read-sync
+    it deliberately does NOT skip a dirty playlist (overwriting local changes is the point).
+    Works for both mirrors (source='youtube') and exported local playlists (yt_playlist_id)."""
+    if not pl.yt_playlist_id:
+        raise YouTubeError("Playlist is not linked to YouTube")
+    with YouTubeClient(db, user) as yt:
+        snippet = yt.get_playlist_snippet(pl.yt_playlist_id)
+        if snippet is None:
+            raise YouTubeError("Playlist no longer exists on YouTube")
+        ids = list(yt.iter_my_playlist_video_ids(pl.yt_playlist_id))
+        _ensure_videos(db, yt, ids)
+        present = (
+            set(db.execute(select(Video.id).where(Video.id.in_(ids))).scalars().all())
+            if ids
+            else set()
+        )
+        ordered: list[str] = []
+        seen: set[str] = set()
+        for v in ids:
+            if v in present and v not in seen:
+                seen.add(v)
+                ordered.append(v)
+        pl.name = snippet.get("title") or pl.name
+        db.execute(delete(PlaylistItem).where(PlaylistItem.playlist_id == pl.id))
+        for pos, vid in enumerate(ordered):
+            db.add(PlaylistItem(playlist_id=pl.id, video_id=vid, position=pos))
+        pl.synced_fingerprint = fingerprint(pl.name, ordered)
+        pl.dirty = False
+        db.commit()
+    return {"items": len(ordered)}
+
+
+def sync_all_playlists(db: Session) -> dict:
+    """Scheduler entry point: mirror playlists for every user with a read scope + token."""
+    users = (
+        db.execute(
+            select(User).join(OAuthToken).where(OAuthToken.refresh_token_enc.is_not(None))
+        )
+        .scalars()
+        .all()
+    )
+    total = 0
+    for user in users:
+        if not has_read_scope(user):
+            continue
+        try:
+            with quota.attribute(user.id, "playlist_sync"):
+                total += sync_user_playlists(db, user).get("synced", 0)
+        except YouTubeError:
+            db.rollback()
+            log.warning("Playlist sync failed for user %s", user.id)
+        except Exception:
+            db.rollback()
+            log.exception("Playlist sync crashed for user %s", user.id)
+    return {"users": len(users), "playlists_synced": total}
diff --git a/backend/app/youtube/client.py b/backend/app/youtube/client.py
index 62f2125..f0d0da4 100644
--- a/backend/app/youtube/client.py
+++ b/backend/app/youtube/client.py
@@ -125,6 +125,49 @@ class YouTubeClient:
             if not page_token:
                 break
 
+    def iter_my_playlists(self) -> Iterator[dict]:
+        """Yield the authenticated user's own playlists (OAuth, so private ones are
+        included). Note: YouTube's special Watch Later / History playlists are NOT
+        returned by the Data API and cannot be synced."""
+        page_token = None
+        while True:
+            params = {"part": "snippet,contentDetails", "mine": "true", "maxResults": 50}
+            if page_token:
+                params["pageToken"] = page_token
+            data = self._get("playlists", params, cost=1, allow_key=False)
+            for item in data.get("items", []):
+                sn = item.get("snippet", {})
+                yield {
+                    "id": item.get("id"),
+                    "title": sn.get("title"),
+                    "item_count": item.get("contentDetails", {}).get("itemCount"),
+                    "thumbnail_url": best_thumbnail(sn.get("thumbnails")),
+                }
+            page_token = data.get("nextPageToken")
+            if not page_token:
+                break
+
+    def iter_my_playlist_video_ids(self, playlist_id: str) -> Iterator[str]:
+        """Yield the video ids of one of the user's own playlists, in playlist order
+        (OAuth, so private/unlisted playlists work)."""
+        page_token = None
+        while True:
+            params = {
+                "part": "contentDetails",
+                "playlistId": playlist_id,
+                "maxResults": 50,
+            }
+            if page_token:
+                params["pageToken"] = page_token
+            data = self._get("playlistItems", params, cost=1, allow_key=False)
+            for item in data.get("items", []):
+                vid = item.get("contentDetails", {}).get("videoId")
+                if vid:
+                    yield vid
+            page_token = data.get("nextPageToken")
+            if not page_token:
+                break
+
     def get_channels(self, channel_ids: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
         items: list[dict] = []
         for batch in _chunks(channel_ids, 50):
@@ -170,6 +213,114 @@ class YouTubeClient:
                 f"DELETE subscriptions -> {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:300]}"
             )
 
+    def iter_playlist_items_with_ids(self, playlist_id: str) -> Iterator[dict]:
+        """Yield {item_id, video_id} for each item of one of the user's playlists, in
+        playlist order. `item_id` is the playlistItem resource id, needed to delete or
+        reposition the item via the write API. OAuth (private playlists work)."""
+        page_token = None
+        while True:
+            params = {
+                "part": "contentDetails",
+                "playlistId": playlist_id,
+                "maxResults": 50,
+            }
+            if page_token:
+                params["pageToken"] = page_token
+            data = self._get("playlistItems", params, cost=1, allow_key=False)
+            for item in data.get("items", []):
+                vid = item.get("contentDetails", {}).get("videoId")
+                if vid:
+                    yield {"item_id": item.get("id"), "video_id": vid}
+            page_token = data.get("nextPageToken")
+            if not page_token:
+                break
+
+    # --- write endpoints (OAuth only, never the API key; each costs 50 quota units) ---
+    def _write(self, method: str, path: str, *, params: dict, json: dict | None = None) -> dict:
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {self._access_token()}"}
+        resp = self._http.request(
+            method, f"{API_BASE}/{path}", params=params, json=json, headers=headers
+        )
+        quota.record_usage(self.db, 50)
+        if resp.status_code not in (200, 204):
+            log.warning("YouTube %s %s -> %s: %s", method, path, resp.status_code, resp.text[:200])
+            raise YouTubeError(f"{method} {path} -> {resp.status_code}: {resp.text[:300]}")
+        return resp.json() if resp.content else {}
+
+    def get_playlist_snippet(self, playlist_id: str) -> dict | None:
+        """The snippet (title/description) of one playlist, or None if it no longer
+        exists. 1 unit (OAuth, so private playlists work)."""
+        data = self._get(
+            "playlists",
+            {"part": "snippet", "id": playlist_id, "maxResults": 1},
+            cost=1,
+            allow_key=False,
+        )
+        items = data.get("items", [])
+        return items[0].get("snippet") if items else None
+
+    def update_playlist_title(self, playlist_id: str, title: str) -> None:
+        """Rename a playlist on YouTube. 50 units."""
+        self._write(
+            "PUT",
+            "playlists",
+            params={"part": "snippet"},
+            json={"id": playlist_id, "snippet": {"title": title[:150]}},
+        )
+
+    def create_playlist(self, title: str, description: str = "", privacy: str = "private") -> str:
+        """Create a new YouTube playlist; returns its id. 50 units."""
+        data = self._write(
+            "POST",
+            "playlists",
+            params={"part": "snippet,status"},
+            json={
+                "snippet": {"title": title[:150], "description": description[:5000]},
+                "status": {"privacyStatus": privacy},
+            },
+        )
+        return data["id"]
+
+    def add_playlist_item(self, playlist_id: str, video_id: str, position: int | None = None) -> str:
+        """Append (or insert at `position`) a video into a playlist; returns the new
+        playlistItem id. 50 units."""
+        snippet = {
+            "playlistId": playlist_id,
+            "resourceId": {"kind": "youtube#video", "videoId": video_id},
+        }
+        if position is not None:
+            snippet["position"] = position
+        data = self._write(
+            "POST", "playlistItems", params={"part": "snippet"}, json={"snippet": snippet}
+        )
+        return data["id"]
+
+    def move_playlist_item(
+        self, item_id: str, playlist_id: str, video_id: str, position: int
+    ) -> None:
+        """Reposition an existing playlistItem to absolute 0-based `position`. 50 units."""
+        self._write(
+            "PUT",
+            "playlistItems",
+            params={"part": "snippet"},
+            json={
+                "id": item_id,
+                "snippet": {
+                    "playlistId": playlist_id,
+                    "position": position,
+                    "resourceId": {"kind": "youtube#video", "videoId": video_id},
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+    def delete_playlist_item(self, item_id: str) -> None:
+        """Remove a playlistItem from its playlist. 50 units."""
+        self._write("DELETE", "playlistItems", params={"id": item_id})
+
+    def delete_playlist(self, playlist_id: str) -> None:
+        """Delete a whole playlist on YouTube. 50 units."""
+        self._write("DELETE", "playlists", params={"id": playlist_id})
+
     def get_videos(self, video_ids: list[str]) -> list[dict]:
         items: list[dict] = []
         for batch in _chunks(video_ids, 50):
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 719da76..21b27e7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import Header from "./components/Header";
 import Sidebar from "./components/Sidebar";
 import Feed from "./components/Feed";
 import Channels, { type ChannelStatusFilter } from "./components/Channels";
+import Playlists from "./components/Playlists";
 import Stats from "./components/Stats";
 import SettingsPanel from "./components/SettingsPanel";
 import OnboardingWizard from "./components/OnboardingWizard";
@@ -47,6 +48,17 @@ const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FeedFilters = {
 };
 
 const FILTERS_KEY = "subfeed.filters";
+const PAGE_KEY = "siftlode.page";
+
+// Page is navigation state, not a filter, but it's also kept out of the address bar — so
+// persist it to localStorage to survive a reload. A share link's ?page= still wins.
+function loadInitialPage(): Page {
+  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+  if (params.has("page")) return readPage();
+  const stored = localStorage.getItem(PAGE_KEY);
+  if (stored === "channels" || stored === "stats" || stored === "playlists") return stored;
+  return "feed";
+}
 
 function loadStoredFilters(): FeedFilters {
   try {
@@ -69,7 +81,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [filters, setFiltersState] = useState<FeedFilters>(loadInitialFilters);
   const [view, setView] = useState<"grid" | "list">("grid");
   const [sidebarLayout, setSidebarLayoutState] = useState<SidebarLayout>(loadLayout);
-  const [page, setPageState] = useState<Page>(readPage);
+  const [page, setPageState] = useState<Page>(loadInitialPage);
   const [settingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [wizardOpen, setWizardOpen] = useState(false);
   const [channelFilter, setChannelFilter] = useState<ChannelStatusFilter>("all");
@@ -89,6 +101,7 @@ export default function App() {
 
   function setPage(next: Page) {
     setPageState(next);
+    localStorage.setItem(PAGE_KEY, next);
   }
 
   function setSidebarLayout(next: SidebarLayout) {
@@ -218,6 +231,8 @@ export default function App() {
             />
           ) : page === "stats" && meQuery.data!.role === "admin" ? (
             <Stats />
+          ) : page === "playlists" ? (
+            <Playlists canWrite={meQuery.data!.can_write} />
           ) : (
             <Feed
               filters={filters}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3124c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AddToPlaylist.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Check, ListPlus, Plus, Youtube } from "lucide-react";
+import { api, type Playlist } from "../lib/api";
+
+// A small popover (portaled to body, so the feed grid can't clip it) for toggling a
+// video's membership in the user's playlists, with inline "new playlist" creation.
+export default function AddToPlaylist({
+  videoId,
+  className,
+}: {
+  videoId: string;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const triggerRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
+  const panelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [coords, setCoords] = useState<{ top: number; left: number }>({ top: 0, left: 0 });
+  const [newName, setNewName] = useState("");
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
+
+  const membership = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["playlist-membership", videoId],
+    queryFn: () => api.playlists(videoId),
+    enabled: open,
+  });
+
+  // Re-place once the panel is actually rendered (so we know its real height) and whenever
+  // its content — hence height — changes, so the flip-above decision uses the true size.
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
+    if (open) place();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [open, membership.data]);
+
+  function place() {
+    const r = triggerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!r) return;
+    const width = 240;
+    const margin = 8;
+    // Use the panel's real height once it's mounted; estimate on the first open.
+    const h = panelRef.current?.offsetHeight ?? 300;
+    let top = r.bottom + 6;
+    if (top + h > window.innerHeight - margin) {
+      // Not enough room below — open upward, clamped to the viewport.
+      top = Math.max(margin, r.top - h - 6);
+    }
+    const left = Math.min(Math.max(margin, r.left), window.innerWidth - width - margin);
+    setCoords({ top: Math.round(top), left: Math.round(left) });
+  }
+
+  function toggleOpen(e: React.MouseEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    if (!open) place();
+    setOpen((o) => !o);
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    function onDoc(e: MouseEvent) {
+      if (
+        !panelRef.current?.contains(e.target as Node) &&
+        !triggerRef.current?.contains(e.target as Node)
+      )
+        setOpen(false);
+    }
+    function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (e.key === "Escape") setOpen(false);
+    }
+    document.addEventListener("mousedown", onDoc);
+    document.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    window.addEventListener("resize", place);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", place, true);
+    return () => {
+      document.removeEventListener("mousedown", onDoc);
+      document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", place);
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", place, true);
+    };
+  }, [open]);
+
+  function refresh() {
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist-membership", videoId] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+    // Also invalidate every open/cached playlist detail (["playlist", id]) so the
+    // Playlists page reflects the add/remove when navigated to, not only after F5.
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist"] });
+  }
+
+  async function toggle(pl: Playlist) {
+    if (busy) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      if (pl.has_video) await api.removeFromPlaylist(pl.id, videoId);
+      else await api.addToPlaylist(pl.id, videoId);
+      refresh();
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function createAndAdd(e: React.FormEvent) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const name = newName.trim();
+    if (!name || busy) return;
+    setBusy(true);
+    try {
+      const pl = await api.createPlaylist(name);
+      await api.addToPlaylist(pl.id, videoId);
+      setNewName("");
+      refresh();
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // All of the user's playlists are add targets, including YouTube-linked ones — adding
+  // marks them dirty, and a later "Sync to YouTube" pushes the change back.
+  const lists = membership.data ?? [];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        ref={triggerRef}
+        onClick={toggleOpen}
+        title={t("playlists.addToPlaylist")}
+        aria-label={t("playlists.addToPlaylist")}
+        className={className ?? "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg"}
+      >
+        <ListPlus className="w-4 h-4" />
+      </button>
+
+      {open &&
+        createPortal(
+          <div
+            ref={panelRef}
+            style={{ position: "fixed", top: coords.top, left: coords.left, width: 240 }}
+            className="z-50 glass rounded-xl p-2 shadow-2xl"
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          >
+            <div className="text-xs text-muted px-1.5 pb-1.5">
+              {t("playlists.addToPlaylist")}
+            </div>
+            <div className="max-h-56 overflow-y-auto">
+              {lists.length === 0 && !membership.isLoading && (
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted px-1.5 py-2">
+                  {t("playlists.noneYet")}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              {lists.map((pl) => (
+                <button
+                  key={pl.id}
+                  onClick={() => toggle(pl)}
+                  disabled={busy}
+                  className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 text-sm px-1.5 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-fg hover:bg-card/60 transition disabled:opacity-50"
+                >
+                  <span
+                    className={`grid place-items-center w-4 h-4 rounded border ${
+                      pl.has_video
+                        ? "bg-accent border-accent text-accent-fg"
+                        : "border-border"
+                    }`}
+                  >
+                    {pl.has_video && <Check className="w-3 h-3" />}
+                  </span>
+                  <span className="truncate flex-1 text-left">
+                    {pl.kind === "watch_later" ? t("playlists.watchLater") : pl.name}
+                  </span>
+                  {(pl.source === "youtube" || pl.yt_playlist_id) && (
+                    <Youtube className="w-3 h-3 shrink-0 text-muted" />
+                  )}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            <form
+              onSubmit={createAndAdd}
+              className="flex items-center gap-1.5 border-t border-border mt-1.5 pt-1.5"
+            >
+              <Plus className="w-3.5 h-3.5 text-muted shrink-0" />
+              <input
+                value={newName}
+                onChange={(e) => setNewName(e.target.value)}
+                placeholder={t("playlists.newPlaylist")}
+                className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-card border border-border rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-accent"
+              />
+            </form>
+          </div>,
+          document.body
+        )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
index 2e32004..3db9eb1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Channels.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { formatEta } from "../lib/format";
 import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
 import Tooltip from "./Tooltip";
 import Avatar from "./Avatar";
+import { useConfirm } from "./ConfirmProvider";
 
 export type ChannelStatusFilter = "all" | "needs_full" | "fully_synced" | "hidden";
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ export default function Channels({
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const confirm = useConfirm();
 
   // A YouTube-gated action (sync, backfill, unsubscribe) that 403s means the user hasn't
   // granted the needed scope — surface that with a "Connect" action instead of a vague fail.
@@ -309,13 +311,14 @@ export default function Channels({
               c={c}
               userTags={userTags}
               canWrite={canWrite}
-              onUnsubscribe={() => {
-                if (
-                  window.confirm(
-                    t("channels.confirmUnsubscribe", { name: c.title ?? c.id })
-                  )
-                )
-                  unsubscribe.mutate(c.id);
+              onUnsubscribe={async () => {
+                const ok = await confirm({
+                  title: t("channels.row.unsubscribeOnYoutube"),
+                  message: t("channels.confirmUnsubscribe", { name: c.title ?? c.id }),
+                  confirmLabel: t("channels.row.unsubscribeOnYoutube"),
+                  danger: true,
+                });
+                if (ok) unsubscribe.mutate(c.id);
               }}
               onView={() => onViewChannel(c.id, c.title ?? t("channels.row.thisChannel"))}
               onPriority={(d) => bumpPriority(c.id, c.priority, d)}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ConfirmProvider.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ConfirmProvider.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6794a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ConfirmProvider.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useState, type ReactNode } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import Modal from "./Modal";
+
+// App-styled, promise-based replacement for window.confirm. Wrap the tree in
+// <ConfirmProvider> once, then anywhere:  const confirm = useConfirm();
+//   if (await confirm({ message: "…", danger: true })) { … }
+export interface ConfirmOptions {
+  title?: string;
+  message: ReactNode;
+  confirmLabel?: string;
+  cancelLabel?: string;
+  danger?: boolean;
+}
+
+type ConfirmFn = (opts: ConfirmOptions) => Promise<boolean>;
+
+const ConfirmContext = createContext<ConfirmFn>(() => Promise.resolve(false));
+
+export function useConfirm(): ConfirmFn {
+  return useContext(ConfirmContext);
+}
+
+export function ConfirmProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [state, setState] = useState<{
+    opts: ConfirmOptions;
+    resolve: (ok: boolean) => void;
+  } | null>(null);
+
+  const confirm = useCallback<ConfirmFn>(
+    (opts) => new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => setState({ opts, resolve })),
+    []
+  );
+
+  function close(ok: boolean) {
+    state?.resolve(ok);
+    setState(null);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ConfirmContext.Provider value={confirm}>
+      {children}
+      {state && (
+        <Modal
+          title={state.opts.title ?? t("common.confirmTitle")}
+          onClose={() => close(false)}
+          maxWidth="max-w-sm"
+        >
+          <p className="text-sm text-muted leading-relaxed">{state.opts.message}</p>
+          <div className="flex justify-end gap-2 mt-5">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => close(false)}
+              className="px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm border border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-surface transition"
+            >
+              {state.opts.cancelLabel ?? t("common.cancel")}
+            </button>
+            <button
+              autoFocus
+              onClick={() => close(true)}
+              className={`px-4 py-2 rounded-lg text-sm font-semibold transition ${
+                state.opts.danger
+                  ? "bg-red-500 text-white hover:bg-red-600"
+                  : "bg-accent text-accent-fg hover:opacity-90"
+              }`}
+            >
+              {state.opts.confirmLabel ?? t("common.confirm")}
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </Modal>
+      )}
+    </ConfirmContext.Provider>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
index 7380bb0..9133f7b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Feed.tsx
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ function matchesView(status: string, show: string): boolean {
       return status === "hidden";
     case "watched":
       return status === "watched";
-    case "saved":
-      return status === "saved";
     case "unwatched":
     case "in_progress":
       // (in_progress is further narrowed server-side by resume position; here we only
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@ export default function Feed({
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [overrides, setOverrides] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
+  const [savedOverrides, setSavedOverrides] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   // The open player: which video and where to start (null = resume from saved position).
   const [activeVideo, setActiveVideo] = useState<{ video: Video; startAt: number | null } | null>(
     null
@@ -64,8 +63,14 @@ export default function Feed({
   // arrives — after a refetch the server is authoritative, so a stale override
   // (e.g. a video reverted to "new" from the notification center) won't keep it
   // filtered out of the current view.
-  useEffect(() => setOverrides({}), [filters]);
-  useEffect(() => setOverrides({}), [query.dataUpdatedAt]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setOverrides({});
+    setSavedOverrides({});
+  }, [filters]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setOverrides({});
+    setSavedOverrides({});
+  }, [query.dataUpdatedAt]);
 
   const countQuery = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["feed-count", filters],
@@ -139,10 +144,24 @@ export default function Feed({
     [filters, setFilters]
   );
 
+  const onToggleSave = useCallback(
+    (id: string, saved: boolean) => {
+      setSavedOverrides((o) => ({ ...o, [id]: saved }));
+      (saved ? api.watchLaterAdd(id) : api.watchLaterRemove(id))
+        .then(() => {
+          qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+          qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist"] });
+        })
+        .catch(() => setSavedOverrides((o) => ({ ...o, [id]: !saved })));
+    },
+    [qc]
+  );
+
   const loaded: Video[] = (query.data?.pages ?? []).flatMap((p) => p.items);
   loadedRef.current = loaded;
   const items: Video[] = loaded
     .map((v) => (overrides[v.id] ? { ...v, status: overrides[v.id] } : v))
+    .map((v) => (savedOverrides[v.id] !== undefined ? { ...v, saved: savedOverrides[v.id] } : v))
     .filter((v) => matchesView(v.status, filters.show));
 
   if (query.isLoading) return <div className="p-8 text-muted">{t("feed.loading")}</div>;
@@ -192,6 +211,7 @@ export default function Feed({
               video={v}
               view="grid"
               onState={onState}
+              onToggleSave={onToggleSave}
               onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter}
               onOpen={openVideo}
             />
@@ -205,6 +225,7 @@ export default function Feed({
               video={v}
               view="list"
               onState={onState}
+              onToggleSave={onToggleSave}
               onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter}
               onOpen={openVideo}
             />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
index 15dc8d0..1d535f5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { BarChart3, Home, Info, Library, LogOut, Search, Settings, Shield, Tv, User } from "lucide-react";
+import { BarChart3, Home, Info, Library, ListVideo, LogOut, Search, Settings, Shield, Tv, User } from "lucide-react";
 import type { FeedFilters, Me } from "../lib/api";
 import type { Page } from "../lib/urlState";
 import { type LangCode } from "../i18n";
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ export default function Header({
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="flex-1 text-center text-sm font-semibold">
-          {page === "stats" ? t("header.usageStats") : t("header.channelManager")}
+          {page === "stats"
+            ? t("header.usageStats")
+            : page === "playlists"
+              ? t("header.account.playlists")
+              : t("header.channelManager")}
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -194,6 +198,12 @@ function AccountMenu({
                 {t("header.account.channels")}
               </button>
             )}
+            {page !== "playlists" && (
+              <button onClick={() => { setPage("playlists"); setOpen(false); }} className={itemClass}>
+                <ListVideo className="w-4 h-4" />
+                {t("header.account.playlists")}
+              </button>
+            )}
             {me.role === "admin" && page !== "stats" && (
               <button onClick={() => { setPage("stats"); setOpen(false); }} className={itemClass}>
                 <BarChart3 className="w-4 h-4" />
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
index 0e51280..0448c15 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PlayerModal.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { TFunction } from "i18next";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check, CheckCheck, X } from "lucide-react";
+import { ArrowLeft, Check, CheckCheck, SkipBack, SkipForward, X } from "lucide-react";
 import Avatar from "./Avatar";
+import AddToPlaylist from "./AddToPlaylist";
 import { api, type Video } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatDuration, formatViews, relativeTime } from "../lib/format";
 
@@ -183,6 +184,8 @@ function loadYouTubeApi(): Promise<any> {
 export default function PlayerModal({
   video,
   startAt,
+  queue,
+  startIndex,
   onClose,
   onState,
 }: {
@@ -190,30 +193,47 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
   // Where to start the opened video: a number of seconds (0 = Restart), or null/undefined
   // to resume from the server-saved position carried on the video.
   startAt?: number | null;
+  // Optional playback queue (e.g. a playlist). When present, the player advances through
+  // it (auto-advance on end + prev/next), recreating per item to reuse the single-video
+  // resume / auto-watch / progress logic.
+  queue?: Video[];
+  startIndex?: number;
   onClose: () => void;
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const qc = useQueryClient();
-  // Resume point for the video we opened with.
-  const resumeAt = startAt != null ? startAt : video.position_seconds || 0;
+  // Track the playing item by id (not a frozen index) so it survives the queue changing
+  // under us — e.g. an item removed in another tab. The index is derived from the *live*
+  // queue, so the N / M counter and prev/next neighbours stay correct without disrupting
+  // playback of the current video.
+  const [playingId, setPlayingId] = useState<string>(
+    queue?.[startIndex ?? 0]?.id ?? video.id
+  );
+  let index = queue ? queue.findIndex((v) => v.id === playingId) : 0;
+  if (index < 0) index = 0;
+  const active = queue && queue[index] ? queue[index] : video;
+  const hasQueue = !!queue && queue.length > 1;
+  // startAt only applies to the item we opened with; advanced items resume their own pos.
+  const resumeAt =
+    startAt != null && active.id === video.id ? startAt : active.position_seconds || 0;
   const mountRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const playerRef = useRef<any>(null);
   const autoMarkedRef = useRef(false);
 
   // The player can navigate to other videos (YouTube links in a description). The
-  // currently-playing id may differ from the feed video we opened with.
-  const [currentVideoId, setCurrentVideoId] = useState(video.id);
-  const currentIdRef = useRef(video.id);
-  const navigated = currentVideoId !== video.id;
+  // currently-playing id may differ from the active item.
+  const [currentVideoId, setCurrentVideoId] = useState(active.id);
+  const currentIdRef = useRef(active.id);
+  const navigated = currentVideoId !== active.id;
   // Title/author of a navigated-to video, read from the player (free, no API call).
   const [liveData, setLiveData] = useState<{ title?: string; author?: string } | null>(null);
 
   const loadVideo = (id: string, start: number | null) => {
     const p = playerRef.current;
     if (!p || typeof p.loadVideoById !== "function") return;
-    // Explicit start wins; otherwise resume the opened video, start others at 0.
-    const startSeconds = start != null ? start : id === video.id ? resumeAt : 0;
+    // Explicit start wins; otherwise resume the active item, start others at 0.
+    const startSeconds = start != null ? start : id === active.id ? resumeAt : 0;
     p.loadVideoById({ videoId: id, startSeconds: startSeconds || 0 });
     currentIdRef.current = id;
     setCurrentVideoId(id);
@@ -222,14 +242,22 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
 
   // Local mirror of watch status so the toggle reacts instantly; changes are
   // propagated to the feed (and server) via onState.
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState(video.status);
+  const [status, setStatus] = useState(active.status);
   const watched = status === "watched";
   const setWatched = (on: boolean) => {
     const next = on ? "watched" : "new";
     setStatus(next);
-    onState(video.id, next);
+    onState(active.id, next);
   };
 
+  // On queue advance (active changes), sync local state to the new item.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setStatus(active.status);
+    setCurrentVideoId(active.id);
+    currentIdRef.current = active.id;
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [active.id]);
+
   const seekTo = (seconds: number) => {
     const p = playerRef.current;
     if (p && typeof p.seekTo === "function") {
@@ -291,10 +319,11 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
   // auto-mark watched once playback reaches the end.
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
-    const id = video.id;
+    const id = active.id;
+    autoMarkedRef.current = false;
 
-    // Auto-watch only applies to the feed video we opened with — not to other
-    // videos the player navigated to via description links.
+    // Auto-watch only applies to the active item — not to other videos the player
+    // navigated to via description links.
     const maybeAutoWatch = (current: number, duration: number) => {
       if (autoMarkedRef.current || duration <= 0 || currentIdRef.current !== id) return;
       if (current > duration - FINISH_MARGIN) {
@@ -341,10 +370,13 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
               const d = p && typeof p.getVideoData === "function" ? p.getVideoData() : null;
               if (d) setLiveData({ title: d.title, author: d.author });
             }
-            // 0 === ended → mark watched (guarded to the feed video inside maybeAutoWatch).
-            if (e?.data === 0 && !autoMarkedRef.current && currentIdRef.current === id) {
-              autoMarkedRef.current = true;
-              setWatched(true);
+            // 0 === ended → mark watched, then advance to the next queue item if any.
+            if (e?.data === 0 && currentIdRef.current === id) {
+              if (!autoMarkedRef.current) {
+                autoMarkedRef.current = true;
+                setWatched(true);
+              }
+              if (queue && index < queue.length - 1) setPlayingId(queue[index + 1].id);
             }
           },
         },
@@ -357,10 +389,11 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
       window.clearInterval(timer);
-      // Final flush, then refresh the feed so the card's resume bar reflects this session.
-      Promise.resolve(persist()).finally(() =>
-        qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] })
-      );
+      // Final flush, then refresh the feed + playlists so resume bars reflect this session.
+      Promise.resolve(persist()).finally(() => {
+        qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+        qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist"] });
+      });
       const p = playerRef.current;
       if (p && typeof p.destroy === "function") {
         try {
@@ -372,7 +405,7 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
       playerRef.current = null;
     };
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [video.id]);
+  }, [active.id]);
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -389,6 +422,28 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
           <div ref={mountRef} className="w-full h-full" />
         </div>
 
+        {hasQueue && (
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-center gap-5 px-4 py-2 border-b border-border text-sm">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => index > 0 && setPlayingId(queue![index - 1].id)}
+              disabled={index === 0}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-muted enabled:hover:text-fg disabled:opacity-40 transition"
+            >
+              <SkipBack className="w-4 h-4" /> {t("player.previous")}
+            </button>
+            <span className="text-muted tabular-nums">
+              {index + 1} / {queue!.length}
+            </span>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => index < queue!.length - 1 && setPlayingId(queue![index + 1].id)}
+              disabled={index === queue!.length - 1}
+              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-muted enabled:hover:text-fg disabled:opacity-40 transition"
+            >
+              {t("player.next")} <SkipForward className="w-4 h-4" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         <div className="p-4 sm:p-5">
           {/* Title row — title (with hover description) on the left, Close on the right. */}
           <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
@@ -400,12 +455,12 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
                 onMouseEnter={openDesc}
                 onMouseLeave={scheduleCloseDesc}
               >
-                {navigated ? liveData?.title ?? t("player.loading") : video.title}
+                {navigated ? liveData?.title ?? t("player.loading") : active.title}
               </span>
             </h2>
             {navigated && (
               <button
-                onClick={() => loadVideo(video.id, null)}
+                onClick={() => loadVideo(active.id, null)}
                 title={t("player.backToOriginal")}
                 className="shrink-0 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-surface transition"
               >
@@ -462,8 +517,8 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
           <div className="flex items-center gap-3 mt-3">
             {!navigated && (
               <Avatar
-                src={video.channel_thumbnail}
-                fallback={video.channel_title ?? ""}
+                src={active.channel_thumbnail}
+                fallback={active.channel_title ?? ""}
                 className="w-9 h-9 rounded-full shrink-0"
               />
             )}
@@ -482,24 +537,24 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
               )
             ) : (
               <a
-                href={video.channel_url}
+                href={active.channel_url}
                 target="_blank"
                 rel="noreferrer"
                 className="font-medium hover:text-accent shrink-0"
               >
-                {video.channel_title}
+                {active.channel_title}
               </a>
             )}
             {!navigated ? (
               <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-0.5 text-sm text-muted min-w-0">
-                {video.view_count != null && (
-                  <span>· {t("player.views", { count: video.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(video.view_count) })}</span>
+                {active.view_count != null && (
+                  <span>· {t("player.views", { count: active.view_count, formattedCount: formatViews(active.view_count) })}</span>
                 )}
-                <span>· {relativeTime(video.published_at)}</span>
-                {video.duration_seconds != null && (
-                  <span>· {formatDuration(video.duration_seconds)}</span>
+                <span>· {relativeTime(active.published_at)}</span>
+                {active.duration_seconds != null && (
+                  <span>· {formatDuration(active.duration_seconds)}</span>
                 )}
-                {video.live_status === "was_live" && (
+                {active.live_status === "was_live" && (
                   <span className="bg-accent text-accent-fg text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded">
                     {t("player.stream")}
                   </span>
@@ -518,12 +573,18 @@ export default function PlayerModal({
               </div>
             )}
 
+            {!navigated && (
+              <AddToPlaylist
+                videoId={active.id}
+                className="ml-auto shrink-0 inline-flex items-center justify-center w-9 h-9 rounded-lg text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-surface border border-border transition"
+              />
+            )}
             {!navigated && (
               <button
                 onClick={() => setWatched(!watched)}
                 title={watched ? t("player.watchedUnmark") : t("player.markWatched")}
                 className={
-                  "ml-auto shrink-0 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg transition " +
+                  "shrink-0 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg transition " +
                   (watched
                     ? "bg-accent text-accent-fg shadow-sm hover:opacity-90"
                     : "text-muted hover:text-fg hover:bg-surface border border-border")
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..910d9d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Playlists.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,856 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import {
+  DndContext,
+  PointerSensor,
+  closestCenter,
+  useSensor,
+  useSensors,
+  type DragEndEvent,
+} from "@dnd-kit/core";
+import {
+  SortableContext,
+  arrayMove,
+  useSortable,
+  verticalListSortingStrategy,
+} from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
+import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
+import {
+  ArrowDown,
+  ArrowUp,
+  Check,
+  ExternalLink,
+  GripVertical,
+  ListPlus,
+  Pencil,
+  Pin,
+  Play,
+  Plus,
+  RefreshCw,
+  RotateCcw,
+  Trash2,
+  Upload,
+  X,
+  Youtube,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { api, type Playlist, type Video } from "../lib/api";
+import { formatDuration } from "../lib/format";
+import { notify } from "../lib/notifications";
+import { useUndoable } from "../lib/useUndoable";
+import PlayerModal from "./PlayerModal";
+import UndoToolbar from "./UndoToolbar";
+import { useConfirm } from "./ConfirmProvider";
+
+type SortKey = "manual" | "title" | "duration" | "channel";
+type SortDir = "asc" | "desc";
+
+function comparator(key: SortKey, dir: SortDir): ((a: Video, b: Video) => number) | null {
+  if (key === "manual") return null;
+  const sign = dir === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+  if (key === "duration")
+    return (a, b) => {
+      const av = a.duration_seconds;
+      const bv = b.duration_seconds;
+      if (av == null && bv == null) return 0;
+      if (av == null) return 1; // nulls always last, both directions
+      if (bv == null) return -1;
+      return sign * (av - bv);
+    };
+  return (a, b) => {
+    const av = (key === "channel" ? a.channel_title : a.title) ?? "";
+    const bv = (key === "channel" ? b.channel_title : b.title) ?? "";
+    return sign * av.localeCompare(bv);
+  };
+}
+
+// Sort a playlist's items. When `group` is on, items are grouped by channel (groups ordered
+// by channel name in the chosen direction) and the chosen sort is applied within each group;
+// with key "manual" the within-group order is left as-is. Returns the same array reference
+// when nothing would change, so it doesn't create a spurious undo entry.
+function sortItems(items: Video[], key: SortKey, dir: SortDir, group: boolean): Video[] {
+  const cmp = comparator(key, dir);
+  if (!group) return cmp ? [...items].sort(cmp) : items;
+  const groups = new Map<string, Video[]>();
+  for (const v of items) {
+    const k = v.channel_title ?? "";
+    const g = groups.get(k);
+    if (g) g.push(v);
+    else groups.set(k, [v]);
+  }
+  const sign = dir === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+  const keys = [...groups.keys()].sort((a, b) => sign * a.localeCompare(b));
+  const out: Video[] = [];
+  for (const k of keys) {
+    const g = groups.get(k)!;
+    out.push(...(cmp ? [...g].sort(cmp) : g));
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+const idsKey = (items: Video[]) =>
+  items
+    .map((v) => v.id)
+    .sort()
+    .join(",");
+
+type PlSort = { key: "custom" | "name" | "count" | "duration"; dir: SortDir; dirtyFirst: boolean };
+const PL_SORT_DEFAULT: PlSort = { key: "custom", dir: "asc", dirtyFirst: false };
+
+function Row({
+  video,
+  index,
+  readOnly,
+  onPlay,
+  onRemove,
+}: {
+  video: Video;
+  index: number;
+  readOnly?: boolean;
+  onPlay: () => void;
+  onRemove: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { attributes, listeners, setNodeRef, transform, transition, isDragging } =
+    useSortable({ id: video.id, disabled: readOnly });
+  const style = {
+    transform: CSS.Transform.toString(transform),
+    transition,
+    opacity: isDragging ? 0.6 : 1,
+  };
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={setNodeRef}
+      style={style}
+      className="flex items-center gap-2.5 p-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card"
+    >
+      {readOnly ? (
+        <span className="w-4" />
+      ) : (
+        <button
+          {...attributes}
+          {...listeners}
+          className="text-muted hover:text-fg cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing"
+          aria-label="reorder"
+        >
+          <GripVertical className="w-4 h-4" />
+        </button>
+      )}
+      <span className="text-xs text-muted w-4 text-center tabular-nums">{index + 1}</span>
+      <button
+        onClick={onPlay}
+        className="relative w-[62px] h-[35px] rounded overflow-hidden bg-surface shrink-0 group"
+      >
+        {video.thumbnail_url && (
+          <img src={video.thumbnail_url} alt="" className="w-full h-full object-cover" />
+        )}
+        <span className="absolute inset-0 grid place-items-center bg-black/40 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition">
+          <Play className="w-4 h-4 text-white fill-current" />
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      <button onClick={onPlay} className="min-w-0 flex-1 text-left">
+        <div className="text-[13px] text-fg truncate">{video.title}</div>
+        <div className="text-[11px] text-muted truncate">{video.channel_title}</div>
+      </button>
+      {video.duration_seconds != null && (
+        <span className="text-[11px] text-muted tabular-nums">
+          {formatDuration(video.duration_seconds)}
+        </span>
+      )}
+      {!readOnly && (
+        <button
+          onClick={onRemove}
+          title="remove"
+          className="text-muted hover:text-fg p-1"
+          aria-label="remove from playlist"
+        >
+          <X className="w-4 h-4" />
+        </button>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function Playlists({ canWrite }: { canWrite: boolean }) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  const confirm = useConfirm();
+  // Persist the selected playlist so F5 keeps it (the de-URL refactor dropped it from the URL).
+  const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = useState<number | null>(() => {
+    const s = localStorage.getItem("siftlode.playlist");
+    return s ? Number(s) : null;
+  });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (selectedId != null) localStorage.setItem("siftlode.playlist", String(selectedId));
+  }, [selectedId]);
+  const selectedRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement | null>(null);
+  const scrolledRef = useRef(false);
+  // How the left playlist rail is ordered (persisted).
+  const [plSort, setPlSort] = useState<PlSort>(() => {
+    try {
+      const s = localStorage.getItem("siftlode.plSort");
+      if (s) return { ...PL_SORT_DEFAULT, ...JSON.parse(s) };
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+    return PL_SORT_DEFAULT;
+  });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem("siftlode.plSort", JSON.stringify(plSort));
+  }, [plSort]);
+  const [newName, setNewName] = useState("");
+  const [renaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
+  const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState("");
+  // The item order is undoable: drag, sort and group all go through `order.set`, so each is
+  // reversible (buttons + Ctrl+Z/Y). onApply persists the new order to the server.
+  const order = useUndoable<Video[]>([], {
+    onApply: (next) => {
+      if (selectedId == null) return;
+      api.reorderPlaylist(selectedId, next.map((v) => v.id)).then(() => {
+        // Refresh the sidebar (cover may change) and the detail (so the now-dirty state,
+        // and the Reset/Unsynced indicators, show without an F5). The membership guard
+        // keeps the refetch from wiping the undo history on a pure reorder.
+        qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+        qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist", selectedId] });
+      });
+    },
+  });
+  const items = order.value;
+  const [sortKey, setSortKey] = useState<SortKey>("manual");
+  const [sortDir, setSortDir] = useState<SortDir>("asc");
+  const [groupBy, setGroupBy] = useState(false);
+  // Tracks the membership (id set) currently loaded into `order`, so a refetch that only
+  // re-confirms our own reorder doesn't wipe the undo history — we reset history only when
+  // the actual set of items changes (different playlist, or an add/remove).
+  const lastSetRef = useRef<string>("");
+  // The open player, as an index into `items` (the queue); null = closed.
+  const [playingIndex, setPlayingIndex] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  const listQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["playlists"],
+    queryFn: () => api.playlists(),
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
+  });
+  const playlists = listQuery.data ?? [];
+
+  // Keep the selection valid: default to the first playlist, and if the selected one
+  // disappears (e.g. just deleted) drop to the next available, or clear when none remain.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Wait for the first load before adjusting the selection — otherwise the empty
+    // placeholder list would null the restored selection and we'd fall back to the first.
+    if (!listQuery.data) return;
+    if (!playlists.length) {
+      if (selectedId != null) setSelectedId(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (selectedId == null || !playlists.some((p) => p.id === selectedId)) {
+      setSelectedId(playlists[0].id);
+    }
+  }, [playlists, selectedId, listQuery.data]);
+
+  const detailQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["playlist", selectedId],
+    queryFn: () => api.playlist(selectedId as number),
+    enabled: selectedId != null,
+    // Refetch when returning to the tab so a change made elsewhere (another tab/device)
+    // shows up — including the player's live N / M count, which reads the queue length.
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
+  });
+  const detail = detailQuery.data;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!detail) return;
+    const key = idsKey(detail.items);
+    if (key !== lastSetRef.current) {
+      lastSetRef.current = key;
+      order.reset(detail.items);
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [detail]);
+
+  // Reset the sort controls when switching playlists (the order itself is per-playlist).
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSortKey("manual");
+    setSortDir("asc");
+    setGroupBy(false);
+  }, [selectedId]);
+
+  function applySort(key: SortKey, dir: SortDir, group: boolean) {
+    order.set(sortItems(items, key, dir, group));
+  }
+  const undo = () => {
+    setSortKey("manual");
+    setGroupBy(false);
+    order.undo();
+  };
+  const redo = () => {
+    setSortKey("manual");
+    setGroupBy(false);
+    order.redo();
+  };
+
+  const sensors = useSensors(
+    useSensor(PointerSensor, { activationConstraint: { distance: 4 } })
+  );
+
+  // Watch later is a built-in playlist: show a localized name and no rename/delete.
+  const plName = (p: { kind: string; name: string }) =>
+    p.kind === "watch_later" ? t("playlists.watchLater") : p.name;
+
+  // The left rail in the chosen order. "custom" keeps the server position order (Array.sort
+  // is stable); "dirty first" floats playlists with unpushed edits to the top.
+  const sortedPlaylists = useMemo(() => {
+    const sign = plSort.dir === "asc" ? 1 : -1;
+    return [...playlists].sort((a, b) => {
+      if (plSort.dirtyFirst && a.dirty !== b.dirty) return a.dirty ? -1 : 1;
+      switch (plSort.key) {
+        case "name":
+          return sign * plName(a).localeCompare(plName(b));
+        case "count":
+          return sign * (a.item_count - b.item_count);
+        case "duration":
+          return sign * ((a.total_duration_seconds ?? 0) - (b.total_duration_seconds ?? 0));
+        default:
+          return 0; // custom: server order
+      }
+    });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [playlists, plSort]);
+
+  // Scroll the restored selection into view once after the rail first renders.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!scrolledRef.current && selectedRef.current) {
+      selectedRef.current.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+      scrolledRef.current = true;
+    }
+  }, [sortedPlaylists]);
+
+  const builtin = detail?.kind === "watch_later";
+  // YouTube-mirrored playlists can be edited locally and synced back (the read-sync skips a
+  // dirty mirror so it won't clobber unpushed edits); the YT-link button marks their origin.
+  const editable = !builtin;
+  const linked = editable && !!detail?.yt_playlist_id;
+  const [syncing, setSyncing] = useState(false);
+  const [pushing, setPushing] = useState(false);
+  const [reverting, setReverting] = useState(false);
+
+  async function revertToYoutube() {
+    if (selectedId == null || !detail || reverting) return;
+    const ok = await confirm({
+      title: t("playlists.revertTitle"),
+      message: t("playlists.revertMsg"),
+      confirmLabel: t("playlists.revertConfirm"),
+      danger: true,
+    });
+    if (!ok) return;
+    setReverting(true);
+    try {
+      await api.revertPlaylist(selectedId);
+      refreshAll();
+      notify({ level: "success", message: t("playlists.revertDone") });
+    } catch {
+      notify({ level: "warning", message: t("playlists.revertFailed") });
+    } finally {
+      setReverting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function pushToYoutube() {
+    if (selectedId == null || !detail || pushing) return;
+    setPushing(true);
+    try {
+      const plan = await api.playlistPushPlan(selectedId);
+      if (plan.action === "update" && !plan.to_insert && !plan.to_delete && !plan.to_reorder) {
+        notify({ level: "info", message: t("playlists.pushUpToDate") });
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!plan.affordable) {
+        notify({
+          level: "warning",
+          message: t("playlists.pushNoQuota", {
+            left: plan.remaining_today,
+            units: plan.units_estimate,
+          }),
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+      let message =
+        plan.action === "create"
+          ? t("playlists.pushPlanCreate", {
+              count: plan.to_insert,
+              units: plan.units_estimate,
+              left: plan.remaining_today,
+            })
+          : t("playlists.pushPlanUpdate", {
+              insert: plan.to_insert,
+              del: plan.to_delete,
+              reorder: plan.to_reorder,
+              units: plan.units_estimate,
+              left: plan.remaining_today,
+            });
+      if (plan.yt_extra > 0) message += " " + t("playlists.pushDiverged", { count: plan.yt_extra });
+      const ok = await confirm({
+        title: t("playlists.pushTitle"),
+        message,
+        confirmLabel: t("playlists.pushConfirm"),
+      });
+      if (!ok) return;
+      const r = await api.pushPlaylist(selectedId);
+      refreshAll();
+      if (r.failures.length) {
+        notify({ level: "warning", message: t("playlists.pushPartial", { count: r.failures.length }) });
+      } else {
+        notify({ level: "success", message: t("playlists.pushDone") });
+      }
+    } catch {
+      notify({ level: "warning", message: t("playlists.pushFailed") });
+    } finally {
+      setPushing(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function syncYoutube() {
+    if (syncing) return;
+    setSyncing(true);
+    try {
+      const r = await api.syncYoutubePlaylists();
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist"] });
+      notify({ level: "success", message: t("playlists.syncedToast", { count: r.synced }) });
+    } catch {
+      notify({ level: "warning", message: t("playlists.syncFailed") });
+    } finally {
+      setSyncing(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const createMut = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (name: string) => api.createPlaylist(name),
+    onSuccess: (pl: Playlist) => {
+      setNewName("");
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+      setSelectedId(pl.id);
+    },
+  });
+
+  function refreshAll() {
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist", selectedId] });
+  }
+
+  function onDragEnd(e: DragEndEvent) {
+    const { active: a, over } = e;
+    if (!over || a.id === over.id || selectedId == null) return;
+    const oldIndex = items.findIndex((v) => v.id === a.id);
+    const newIndex = items.findIndex((v) => v.id === over.id);
+    if (oldIndex < 0 || newIndex < 0) return;
+    // A manual drag breaks any active sort/grouping; reflect that in the controls.
+    setSortKey("manual");
+    setGroupBy(false);
+    order.set(arrayMove(items, oldIndex, newIndex)); // onApply persists
+  }
+
+  async function removeItem(videoId: string) {
+    if (selectedId == null) return;
+    // Membership changes aren't undoable: reset the order to the new set (clearing history)
+    // and keep lastSetRef in sync so the follow-up refetch doesn't reset again.
+    const next = items.filter((v) => v.id !== videoId);
+    order.reset(next);
+    lastSetRef.current = idsKey(next);
+    await api.removeFromPlaylist(selectedId, videoId);
+    refreshAll();
+  }
+
+  async function saveRename() {
+    if (selectedId == null) return;
+    const name = renameValue.trim();
+    setRenaming(false);
+    if (name && name !== detail?.name) {
+      await api.renamePlaylist(selectedId, name);
+      refreshAll();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function deletePlaylist() {
+    if (selectedId == null || !detail) return;
+    const ok = await confirm({
+      title: t("playlists.delete"),
+      message: t("playlists.confirmDelete", { name: detail.name }),
+      confirmLabel: t("playlists.delete"),
+      danger: true,
+    });
+    if (!ok) return;
+    // For a YouTube-linked playlist, offer to delete it on YouTube too (Cancel = here only).
+    let onYoutube = false;
+    if (linked && canWrite) {
+      onYoutube = await confirm({
+        title: t("playlists.deleteOnYoutubeTitle"),
+        message: t("playlists.deleteOnYoutubeMsg", { name: detail.name }),
+        confirmLabel: t("playlists.deleteOnYoutubeConfirm"),
+        cancelLabel: t("playlists.deleteHereOnly"),
+        danger: true,
+      });
+    }
+    const deletedId = selectedId;
+    // Pick the next selection from what's left *now* (don't go via null, or the
+    // auto-select effect would re-pick the just-deleted id from the stale list).
+    const remaining = playlists.filter((p) => p.id !== deletedId);
+    setSelectedId(remaining[0]?.id ?? null);
+    try {
+      await api.deletePlaylist(deletedId, onYoutube);
+    } catch {
+      notify({ level: "warning", message: t("playlists.deleteYtFailed") });
+    }
+    qc.removeQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist", deletedId] });
+    qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlists"] });
+  }
+
+  function playerState(id: string, status: string) {
+    api.setState(id, status).then(() => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["playlist", selectedId] });
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["feed"] });
+    });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full min-h-0">
+      <aside className="w-64 shrink-0 border-r border-border bg-surface/40 overflow-y-auto p-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2">
+          <span className="text-sm font-semibold">{t("playlists.title")}</span>
+          <button
+            onClick={syncYoutube}
+            disabled={syncing}
+            title={t("playlists.syncYoutube")}
+            aria-label={t("playlists.syncYoutube")}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[11px] text-muted hover:text-accent disabled:opacity-40 transition"
+          >
+            <RefreshCw className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${syncing ? "animate-spin" : ""}`} />
+            <Youtube className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        {playlists.length > 1 && (
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1 mb-2">
+            <select
+              value={plSort.key}
+              onChange={(e) =>
+                setPlSort({ ...plSort, key: e.target.value as PlSort["key"] })
+              }
+              className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-card border border-border rounded-md px-1.5 py-1 text-[11px] outline-none focus:border-accent"
+            >
+              <option value="custom">{t("playlists.railSortCustom")}</option>
+              <option value="name">{t("playlists.railSortName")}</option>
+              <option value="count">{t("playlists.railSortCount")}</option>
+              <option value="duration">{t("playlists.railSortDuration")}</option>
+            </select>
+            <button
+              onClick={() =>
+                setPlSort({ ...plSort, dir: plSort.dir === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc" })
+              }
+              disabled={plSort.key === "custom"}
+              title={plSort.dir === "asc" ? t("playlists.dirAsc") : t("playlists.dirDesc")}
+              className="p-1 rounded-md border border-border text-muted enabled:hover:text-fg enabled:hover:border-accent disabled:opacity-30 transition"
+            >
+              {plSort.dir === "asc" ? (
+                <ArrowUp className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              ) : (
+                <ArrowDown className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+              )}
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => setPlSort({ ...plSort, dirtyFirst: !plSort.dirtyFirst })}
+              title={t("playlists.dirtyFirst")}
+              aria-pressed={plSort.dirtyFirst}
+              className={`p-1 rounded-md border transition ${
+                plSort.dirtyFirst
+                  ? "border-accent text-accent"
+                  : "border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:border-accent"
+              }`}
+            >
+              <Pin className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        )}
+        {playlists.length === 0 && !listQuery.isLoading && (
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted px-1 py-2">{t("playlists.noneYet")}</div>
+        )}
+        <div className="space-y-1">
+          {sortedPlaylists.map((pl) => (
+            <button
+              key={pl.id}
+              ref={pl.id === selectedId ? selectedRef : null}
+              onClick={() => setSelectedId(pl.id)}
+              className={`w-full flex items-center gap-2.5 p-2 rounded-lg border transition text-left ${
+                pl.id === selectedId
+                  ? "bg-accent/15 border-accent"
+                  : "border-transparent hover:bg-card/60"
+              }`}
+            >
+              <div className="w-[34px] h-[34px] rounded-md bg-card overflow-hidden shrink-0">
+                {pl.cover_thumbnail && (
+                  <img src={pl.cover_thumbnail} alt="" className="w-full h-full object-cover" />
+                )}
+              </div>
+              <div className="min-w-0">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-[13px] text-fg">
+                  <span className="truncate">{plName(pl)}</span>
+                  {(pl.source === "youtube" || pl.yt_playlist_id) && (
+                    <Youtube
+                      className={`w-3 h-3 shrink-0 ${pl.dirty ? "text-accent" : "text-muted"}`}
+                    />
+                  )}
+                </div>
+                <div className="text-[11px] text-muted">
+                  {t("playlists.itemCount", { count: pl.item_count })}
+                  {pl.total_duration_seconds > 0 &&
+                    ` · ${formatDuration(pl.total_duration_seconds)}`}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        <form
+          onSubmit={(e) => {
+            e.preventDefault();
+            if (newName.trim()) createMut.mutate(newName.trim());
+          }}
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 mt-3 pt-3 border-t border-border"
+        >
+          <Plus className="w-4 h-4 text-muted shrink-0" />
+          <input
+            value={newName}
+            onChange={(e) => setNewName(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder={t("playlists.newPlaylist")}
+            className="flex-1 min-w-0 bg-card border border-border rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-accent"
+          />
+        </form>
+      </aside>
+
+      <main className="flex-1 min-w-0 overflow-y-auto p-4">
+        {selectedId == null || !detail ? (
+          <div className="text-muted text-sm p-4">
+            {selectedId == null ? t("playlists.pickOne") : t("playlists.loading")}
+          </div>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <div className="flex gap-3 items-start mb-4">
+              <div className="w-24 h-[54px] rounded-lg bg-card overflow-hidden shrink-0">
+                {items[0]?.thumbnail_url && (
+                  <img
+                    src={items[0].thumbnail_url}
+                    alt=""
+                    className="w-full h-full object-cover"
+                  />
+                )}
+              </div>
+              <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
+                {renaming ? (
+                  <input
+                    autoFocus
+                    value={renameValue}
+                    onChange={(e) => setRenameValue(e.target.value)}
+                    onBlur={saveRename}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                      if (e.key === "Enter") saveRename();
+                      if (e.key === "Escape") setRenaming(false);
+                    }}
+                    className="text-lg font-semibold bg-card border border-border rounded-md px-2 py-0.5 outline-none focus:border-accent"
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0">
+                    <h2 className="text-lg font-semibold truncate">{plName(detail)}</h2>
+                    {editable && (
+                      <button
+                        onClick={() => {
+                          setRenameValue(detail.name);
+                          setRenaming(true);
+                        }}
+                        title={t("playlists.rename")}
+                        aria-label={t("playlists.rename")}
+                        className="shrink-0 text-muted hover:text-fg"
+                      >
+                        <Pencil className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                      </button>
+                    )}
+                    {detail.yt_playlist_id && (
+                      <a
+                        href={`https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=${detail.yt_playlist_id}`}
+                        target="_blank"
+                        rel="noreferrer noopener"
+                        title={t("playlists.openOnYoutube")}
+                        aria-label={t("playlists.openOnYoutube")}
+                        className="shrink-0 text-muted hover:text-accent"
+                      >
+                        <ExternalLink className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                      </a>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">
+                  {t("playlists.itemCount", { count: items.length })}
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex gap-1.5 mt-3 flex-wrap items-center">
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => items.length && setPlayingIndex(0)}
+                    disabled={!items.length}
+                    className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs font-semibold px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-accent text-accent-fg disabled:opacity-40 hover:opacity-90 transition"
+                  >
+                    <Play className="w-3.5 h-3.5 fill-current" /> {t("playlists.playAll")}
+                  </button>
+                  {editable && canWrite && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={pushToYoutube}
+                      disabled={pushing}
+                      title={linked ? t("playlists.pushToYoutube") : t("playlists.exportToYoutube")}
+                      aria-label={linked ? t("playlists.pushToYoutube") : t("playlists.exportToYoutube")}
+                      className={`inline-flex items-center justify-center p-2 rounded-lg border transition disabled:opacity-40 ${
+                        detail.dirty
+                          ? "border-accent text-accent hover:bg-accent/10"
+                          : "border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:border-accent"
+                      }`}
+                    >
+                      {pushing ? (
+                        <RefreshCw className="w-3.5 h-3.5 animate-spin" />
+                      ) : linked ? (
+                        <Youtube className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                      ) : (
+                        <Upload className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                      )}
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                  {linked && detail.dirty && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={revertToYoutube}
+                      disabled={reverting}
+                      title={t("playlists.revert")}
+                      aria-label={t("playlists.revert")}
+                      className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-2 rounded-lg border border-border text-muted hover:text-fg hover:border-accent transition disabled:opacity-40"
+                    >
+                      <RotateCcw className={`w-3.5 h-3.5 ${reverting ? "animate-spin" : ""}`} />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                  {editable && (
+                    <button
+                      onClick={deletePlaylist}
+                      title={t("playlists.delete")}
+                      aria-label={t("playlists.delete")}
+                      className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-2 rounded-lg border border-border text-muted hover:text-red-400 hover:border-red-400/50 transition"
+                    >
+                      <Trash2 className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                  {linked && detail.dirty && (
+                    <span
+                      title={t("playlists.unsyncedHint")}
+                      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[11px] text-accent ml-1"
+                    >
+                      <span className="w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full bg-accent" />
+                      {t("playlists.unsynced")}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            {editable && items.length > 1 && (
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-3 flex-wrap max-w-3xl">
+                <span className="text-xs text-muted">{t("playlists.sortLabel")}</span>
+                <select
+                  value={sortKey}
+                  onChange={(e) => {
+                    const k = e.target.value as SortKey;
+                    setSortKey(k);
+                    applySort(k, sortDir, groupBy);
+                  }}
+                  className="bg-card border border-border rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-xs outline-none focus:border-accent"
+                >
+                  <option value="manual">{t("playlists.sortManual")}</option>
+                  <option value="title">{t("playlists.sortTitle")}</option>
+                  <option value="duration">{t("playlists.sortDuration")}</option>
+                  <option value="channel">{t("playlists.sortChannel")}</option>
+                </select>
+                <button
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    const d = sortDir === "asc" ? "desc" : "asc";
+                    setSortDir(d);
+                    if (sortKey !== "manual" || groupBy) applySort(sortKey, d, groupBy);
+                  }}
+                  disabled={sortKey === "manual" && !groupBy}
+                  title={sortDir === "asc" ? t("playlists.dirAsc") : t("playlists.dirDesc")}
+                  className="p-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border text-muted enabled:hover:text-fg enabled:hover:border-accent disabled:opacity-30 transition"
+                >
+                  {sortDir === "asc" ? (
+                    <ArrowUp className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  ) : (
+                    <ArrowDown className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  )}
+                </button>
+                <label className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs text-muted cursor-pointer select-none">
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={groupBy}
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      setGroupBy(e.target.checked);
+                      applySort(sortKey, sortDir, e.target.checked);
+                    }}
+                    className="accent-accent"
+                  />
+                  {t("playlists.groupByChannel")}
+                </label>
+                <div className="ml-auto">
+                  <UndoToolbar
+                    canUndo={order.canUndo}
+                    canRedo={order.canRedo}
+                    onUndo={undo}
+                    onRedo={redo}
+                  />
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {items.length === 0 ? (
+              <div className="text-sm text-muted grid place-items-center text-center py-12">
+                <div>
+                  <ListPlus className="w-6 h-6 mx-auto mb-2 opacity-60" />
+                  {t("playlists.empty")}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ) : (
+              <DndContext
+                sensors={sensors}
+                collisionDetection={closestCenter}
+                onDragEnd={onDragEnd}
+              >
+                <SortableContext
+                  items={items.map((v) => v.id)}
+                  strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
+                >
+                  <div className="space-y-1.5 max-w-3xl">
+                    {items.map((v, i) => (
+                      <Row
+                        key={v.id}
+                        video={v}
+                        index={i}
+                        onPlay={() => setPlayingIndex(i)}
+                        onRemove={() => removeItem(v.id)}
+                      />
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </SortableContext>
+              </DndContext>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </main>
+
+      {playingIndex != null && items[playingIndex] && (
+        <PlayerModal
+          video={items[playingIndex]}
+          queue={items}
+          startIndex={playingIndex}
+          startAt={null}
+          onClose={() => setPlayingIndex(null)}
+          onState={playerState}
+        />
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 95a8980..0bb9f7d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const SORT_IDS = [
   "shuffle",
 ];
 
-const SHOW_IDS = ["unwatched", "in_progress", "all", "watched", "saved", "hidden"];
+const SHOW_IDS = ["unwatched", "in_progress", "all", "watched", "hidden"];
 
 // Fresh shuffle token for the "surprise me" sort.
 const rollSeed = () => Math.floor(Math.random() * 1_000_000_000);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ export default function Sidebar({
   async function shareView() {
     try {
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(shareUrl(filters));
-      notify({ message: t("sidebar.shareCopied") });
+      notify({ level: "success", message: t("sidebar.shareCopied") });
     } catch {
       notify({ level: "warning", message: t("sidebar.shareFailed") });
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx b/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
index 2e5c368..0175365 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SyncStatus.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ export default function SyncStatus({
   const { data } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["my-status"],
     queryFn: api.myStatus,
+    // Track the scheduler near-real-time: poll even when the tab is backgrounded, and
+    // refresh immediately on tab focus (the global default disables focus refetch), so the
+    // "N without full history" count keeps ticking down without a manual reload.
     refetchInterval: 30_000,
+    refetchIntervalInBackground: true,
+    refetchOnWindowFocus: true,
     staleTime: 25_000,
   });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UndoToolbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/UndoToolbar.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5588757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UndoToolbar.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { Redo2, Undo2 } from "lucide-react";
+
+// Reusable undo/redo buttons with Ctrl/Cmd+Z (undo) and Ctrl/Cmd+Y or Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Z
+// (redo) shortcuts. Pairs with useUndoable but takes plain props, so it works with any
+// undo source. The shortcuts ignore keystrokes while a text field is focused.
+export default function UndoToolbar({
+  canUndo,
+  canRedo,
+  onUndo,
+  onRedo,
+}: {
+  canUndo: boolean;
+  canRedo: boolean;
+  onUndo: () => void;
+  onRedo: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (!(e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey)) return;
+      const tgt = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
+      if (
+        tgt &&
+        (tgt.tagName === "INPUT" ||
+          tgt.tagName === "TEXTAREA" ||
+          tgt.isContentEditable)
+      )
+        return;
+      const k = e.key.toLowerCase();
+      if (k === "z" && !e.shiftKey) {
+        if (canUndo) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onUndo();
+        }
+      } else if (k === "y" || (k === "z" && e.shiftKey)) {
+        if (canRedo) {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          onRedo();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKey);
+  }, [canUndo, canRedo, onUndo, onRedo]);
+
+  const btn =
+    "p-1.5 rounded-lg border border-border text-muted enabled:hover:text-fg enabled:hover:border-accent disabled:opacity-30 transition";
+  return (
+    <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
+      <button onClick={onUndo} disabled={!canUndo} title={t("common.undo")} aria-label={t("common.undo")} className={btn}>
+        <Undo2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+      </button>
+      <button onClick={onRedo} disabled={!canRedo} title={t("common.redo")} aria-label={t("common.redo")} className={btn}>
+        <Redo2 className="w-4 h-4" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
index 12cfda4..597470c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/VideoCard.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   RotateCcw,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import Avatar from "./Avatar";
+import AddToPlaylist from "./AddToPlaylist";
 import clsx from "clsx";
 import type { Video } from "../lib/api";
 import { formatDuration, formatViews, relativeTime } from "../lib/format";
@@ -18,10 +19,12 @@ import { formatDuration, formatViews, relativeTime } from "../lib/format";
 function Actions({
   video,
   onState,
+  onToggleSave,
   onChannelFilter,
 }: {
   video: Video;
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
+  onToggleSave: (id: string, saved: boolean) => void;
   onChannelFilter?: (channelId: string, channelName: string) => void;
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -30,6 +33,11 @@ function Actions({
     e.stopPropagation();
     onState(video.id, video.status === status ? "new" : status);
   };
+  const toggleSave = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.stopPropagation();
+    onToggleSave(video.id, !video.saved);
+  };
   return (
     <div className="flex gap-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition">
       <button
@@ -47,15 +55,16 @@ function Actions({
         )}
       </button>
       <button
-        onClick={act("saved")}
-        title={video.status === "saved" ? t("card.savedRemove") : t("card.saveForLater")}
+        onClick={toggleSave}
+        title={video.saved ? t("card.savedRemove") : t("card.saveForLater")}
         className={clsx(
           "p-1.5 rounded-md hover:bg-surface text-muted hover:text-fg",
-          video.status === "saved" && "fill-current text-accent"
+          video.saved && "fill-current text-accent"
         )}
       >
         <Bookmark className="w-4 h-4" />
       </button>
+      <AddToPlaylist videoId={video.id} />
       <button
         onClick={act("hidden")}
         title={video.status === "hidden" ? t("card.unhide") : t("card.hide")}
@@ -155,7 +164,7 @@ function Thumb({
           {t("card.stream")}
         </span>
       )}
-      {video.status === "saved" && (
+      {video.saved && (
         <span className="absolute top-1.5 right-1.5 bg-accent text-accent-fg rounded-full p-1">
           <Bookmark className="w-3.5 h-3.5" />
         </span>
@@ -207,12 +216,14 @@ function VideoCard({
   video,
   view,
   onState,
+  onToggleSave,
   onChannelFilter,
   onOpen,
 }: {
   video: Video;
   view: "grid" | "list";
   onState: (id: string, status: string) => void;
+  onToggleSave: (id: string, saved: boolean) => void;
   onChannelFilter?: (channelId: string, channelName: string) => void;
   onOpen?: (v: Video, startAt?: number | null) => void;
 }) {
@@ -262,7 +273,7 @@ function VideoCard({
           </a>
           <div className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">{meta}</div>
         </div>
-        <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
+        <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onToggleSave={onToggleSave} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -293,7 +304,7 @@ function VideoCard({
             {video.channel_title}
           </a>
           <div className="text-xs text-muted mt-0.5">{meta}</div>
-          <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
+          <Actions video={video} onState={onState} onToggleSave={onToggleSave} onChannelFilter={onChannelFilter} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/common.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/common.json
index fe81995..8ae17fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/common.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/common.json
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   "termsOfService": "Nutzungsbedingungen",
   "close": "Schließen",
   "cancel": "Abbrechen",
+  "confirm": "Bestätigen",
+  "confirmTitle": "Bist du sicher?",
   "save": "Speichern",
+  "undo": "Rückgängig",
+  "redo": "Wiederholen",
   "loading": "Wird geladen…",
   "language": "Sprache",
   "somethingWrong": "Etwas ist schiefgelaufen.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
index 1b4a765..482db47 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/header.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "admin": "Admin",
     "feed": "Feed",
     "channels": "Kanäle",
+    "playlists": "Wiedergabelisten",
     "stats": "Statistik",
     "settings": "Einstellungen",
     "about": "Über",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/player.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/player.json
index 5daa6f3..1acf7b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/player.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/player.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "loading": "Wird geladen…",
   "backToOriginal": "Zurück zum ursprünglichen Video",
   "back": "Zurück",
+  "previous": "Vorheriges",
+  "next": "Nächstes",
   "close": "Schließen",
   "closeEsc": "Schließen (Esc)",
   "description": "Beschreibung",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e23f006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/de/playlists.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "title": "Wiedergabelisten",
+  "watchLater": "Später ansehen",
+  "syncYoutube": "Von YouTube synchronisieren",
+  "syncedToast": "{{count}} Wiedergabelisten von YouTube synchronisiert",
+  "syncFailed": "Synchronisierung von YouTube fehlgeschlagen",
+  "ytReadonly": "Von YouTube synchronisiert — Änderungen werden zurücksynchronisiert",
+  "noneYet": "Noch keine Wiedergabelisten",
+  "newPlaylist": "Neue Liste…",
+  "itemCount_one": "{{count}} Video",
+  "itemCount_other": "{{count}} Videos",
+  "pickOne": "Wähle links eine Liste.",
+  "loading": "Wird geladen…",
+  "empty": "Diese Liste ist leer — füge Videos aus dem Feed hinzu.",
+  "playAll": "Alle abspielen",
+  "delete": "Löschen",
+  "rename": "Umbenennen",
+  "confirmDelete": "Die Wiedergabeliste „{{name}}“ löschen? Kann nicht rückgängig gemacht werden.",
+  "addToPlaylist": "Zur Wiedergabeliste hinzufügen",
+  "exportToYoutube": "Zu YouTube exportieren",
+  "pushToYoutube": "Mit YouTube synchronisieren",
+  "unsynced": "Nicht synchronisiert",
+  "unsyncedHint": "Du hast lokale Änderungen, die noch nicht mit YouTube synchronisiert sind.",
+  "openOnYoutube": "Auf YouTube öffnen",
+  "revert": "Von YouTube zurücksetzen",
+  "revertTitle": "Lokale Änderungen verwerfen?",
+  "revertMsg": "Dies lädt die Wiedergabeliste von YouTube neu und verwirft deine nicht synchronisierten lokalen Änderungen (Reihenfolge, Hinzufügungen, Entfernungen, Umbenennung). Fortfahren?",
+  "revertConfirm": "Verwerfen & neu laden",
+  "revertDone": "Von YouTube neu geladen ✓",
+  "revertFailed": "Neuladen von YouTube fehlgeschlagen.",
+  "pushTitle": "Mit YouTube synchronisieren",
+  "pushConfirm": "Synchronisieren",
+  "pushPlanCreate": "Eine neue YouTube-Wiedergabeliste mit {{count}} Videos erstellen? (~{{units}} Kontingenteinheiten; heute noch {{left}} übrig.)",
+  "pushPlanUpdate": "Auf YouTube aktualisieren — {{insert}} hinzufügen, {{del}} entfernen, {{reorder}} neu anordnen? (~{{units}} Kontingenteinheiten; heute noch {{left}} übrig.)",
+  "pushDiverged": "{{count}} Video(s), die derzeit auf YouTube sind, werden entfernt.",
+  "pushNoQuota": "Nicht genug YouTube-Kontingent für heute ({{left}}) für diese Synchronisierung (~{{units}} benötigt). Versuche es morgen erneut.",
+  "pushUpToDate": "Bereits mit YouTube synchronisiert.",
+  "pushDone": "Mit YouTube synchronisiert ✓",
+  "pushPartial": "Synchronisiert, aber {{count}} Element(e) wurden übersprungen.",
+  "pushFailed": "Synchronisierung mit YouTube fehlgeschlagen.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeTitle": "Auch auf YouTube löschen?",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeMsg": "„{{name}}“ auch aus deinem YouTube-Konto löschen? Wähle „Nur hier“, um sie auf YouTube zu behalten.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeConfirm": "Auf YouTube löschen",
+  "deleteHereOnly": "Nur hier",
+  "deleteYtFailed": "Löschen auf YouTube fehlgeschlagen; nur hier entfernt.",
+  "sortLabel": "Sortierung",
+  "sortManual": "Eigene Reihenfolge",
+  "sortTitle": "Titel",
+  "sortDuration": "Dauer",
+  "sortChannel": "Kanal",
+  "dirAsc": "Aufsteigend",
+  "dirDesc": "Absteigend",
+  "groupByChannel": "Nach Kanal gruppieren",
+  "railSortCustom": "Eigene Reihenfolge",
+  "railSortName": "Name",
+  "railSortCount": "Anzahl",
+  "railSortDuration": "Gesamtlänge",
+  "dirtyFirst": "Nicht synchronisierte zuerst"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
index f594fe5..228f33a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/common.json
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   "termsOfService": "Terms of Service",
   "close": "Close",
   "cancel": "Cancel",
+  "confirm": "Confirm",
+  "confirmTitle": "Are you sure?",
   "save": "Save",
+  "undo": "Undo",
+  "redo": "Redo",
   "loading": "Loading…",
   "language": "Language",
   "somethingWrong": "Something went wrong.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
index 283ff0e..da5a999 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/header.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "admin": "Admin",
     "feed": "Feed",
     "channels": "Channels",
+    "playlists": "Playlists",
     "stats": "Stats",
     "settings": "Settings",
     "about": "About",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/player.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/player.json
index a3d0ae2..aba13f2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/player.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/player.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "loading": "Loading…",
   "backToOriginal": "Back to the original video",
   "back": "Back",
+  "previous": "Previous",
+  "next": "Next",
   "close": "Close",
   "closeEsc": "Close (Esc)",
   "description": "Description",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca48e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/en/playlists.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "title": "Playlists",
+  "watchLater": "Watch later",
+  "syncYoutube": "Sync from YouTube",
+  "syncedToast": "Synced {{count}} playlists from YouTube",
+  "syncFailed": "Couldn't sync from YouTube",
+  "ytReadonly": "Synced from YouTube — edits sync back",
+  "noneYet": "No playlists yet",
+  "newPlaylist": "New playlist…",
+  "itemCount_one": "{{count}} video",
+  "itemCount_other": "{{count}} videos",
+  "pickOne": "Pick a playlist on the left.",
+  "loading": "Loading…",
+  "empty": "This playlist is empty — add videos from the feed.",
+  "playAll": "Play all",
+  "delete": "Delete",
+  "rename": "Rename",
+  "confirmDelete": "Delete the playlist “{{name}}”? This can't be undone.",
+  "addToPlaylist": "Add to playlist",
+  "exportToYoutube": "Export to YouTube",
+  "pushToYoutube": "Sync to YouTube",
+  "unsynced": "Unsynced",
+  "unsyncedHint": "You have local changes not yet synced to YouTube.",
+  "openOnYoutube": "Open on YouTube",
+  "revert": "Reset to YouTube",
+  "revertTitle": "Discard local changes?",
+  "revertMsg": "This reloads the playlist from YouTube and discards your unsynced local changes (order, additions, removals, rename). Continue?",
+  "revertConfirm": "Discard & reload",
+  "revertDone": "Reloaded from YouTube ✓",
+  "revertFailed": "Couldn't reload from YouTube.",
+  "pushTitle": "Sync to YouTube",
+  "pushConfirm": "Sync",
+  "pushPlanCreate": "Create a new YouTube playlist with {{count}} videos? (~{{units}} quota units; {{left}} left today.)",
+  "pushPlanUpdate": "Update on YouTube — add {{insert}}, remove {{del}}, reorder {{reorder}}? (~{{units}} quota units; {{left}} left today.)",
+  "pushDiverged": "{{count}} video(s) currently on YouTube will be removed.",
+  "pushNoQuota": "Not enough YouTube quota left today ({{left}}) for this sync (~{{units}} needed). Try again tomorrow.",
+  "pushUpToDate": "Already in sync with YouTube.",
+  "pushDone": "Synced to YouTube ✓",
+  "pushPartial": "Synced, but {{count}} item(s) were skipped.",
+  "pushFailed": "Couldn't sync to YouTube.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeTitle": "Delete on YouTube too?",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeMsg": "Also delete “{{name}}” from your YouTube account? Choose “Here only” to keep it on YouTube.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeConfirm": "Delete on YouTube",
+  "deleteHereOnly": "Here only",
+  "deleteYtFailed": "Couldn't delete on YouTube; removed here only.",
+  "sortLabel": "Sort",
+  "sortManual": "Custom order",
+  "sortTitle": "Title",
+  "sortDuration": "Duration",
+  "sortChannel": "Channel",
+  "dirAsc": "Ascending",
+  "dirDesc": "Descending",
+  "groupByChannel": "Group by channel",
+  "railSortCustom": "Custom order",
+  "railSortName": "Name",
+  "railSortCount": "Item count",
+  "railSortDuration": "Total length",
+  "dirtyFirst": "Unsynced first"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/common.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
index 4584d03..d010adc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/common.json
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
   "termsOfService": "Felhasználási feltételek",
   "close": "Bezárás",
   "cancel": "Mégse",
+  "confirm": "Megerősítés",
+  "confirmTitle": "Biztos vagy benne?",
   "save": "Mentés",
+  "undo": "Visszavonás",
+  "redo": "Újra",
   "loading": "Betöltés…",
   "language": "Nyelv",
   "somethingWrong": "Hiba történt.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
index cfd8726..5a3d559 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/header.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "admin": "Adminisztrátor",
     "feed": "Hírfolyam",
     "channels": "Csatornák",
+    "playlists": "Lejátszási listák",
     "stats": "Statisztika",
     "settings": "Beállítások",
     "about": "Névjegy",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/player.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/player.json
index 96c0e81..c0e1ec2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/player.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/player.json
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   "loading": "Betöltés…",
   "backToOriginal": "Vissza az eredeti videóhoz",
   "back": "Vissza",
+  "previous": "Előző",
+  "next": "Következő",
   "close": "Bezárás",
   "closeEsc": "Bezárás (Esc)",
   "description": "Leírás",
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f6835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/locales/hu/playlists.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "title": "Lejátszási listák",
+  "watchLater": "Megnézem később",
+  "syncYoutube": "Szinkron YouTube-ról",
+  "syncedToast": "{{count}} lista szinkronizálva a YouTube-ról",
+  "syncFailed": "Nem sikerült a YouTube-szinkron",
+  "ytReadonly": "YouTube-ról szinkronizálva — a módosítások visszaszinkronizálhatók",
+  "noneYet": "Még nincs lejátszási lista",
+  "newPlaylist": "Új lista…",
+  "itemCount_one": "{{count}} videó",
+  "itemCount_other": "{{count}} videó",
+  "pickOne": "Válassz egy listát a bal oldalon.",
+  "loading": "Betöltés…",
+  "empty": "Ez a lista üres — adj hozzá videókat a hírfolyamból.",
+  "playAll": "Összes lejátszása",
+  "delete": "Törlés",
+  "rename": "Átnevezés",
+  "confirmDelete": "Törlöd a(z) „{{name}}” listát? Nem vonható vissza.",
+  "addToPlaylist": "Hozzáadás listához",
+  "exportToYoutube": "Exportálás YouTube-ra",
+  "pushToYoutube": "Szinkron YouTube-ra",
+  "unsynced": "Nincs szinkronizálva",
+  "unsyncedHint": "Vannak helyi módosításaid, amelyek még nincsenek a YouTube-ra szinkronizálva.",
+  "openOnYoutube": "Megnyitás YouTube-on",
+  "revert": "Visszaállítás YouTube-ról",
+  "revertTitle": "Eldobod a helyi módosításokat?",
+  "revertMsg": "Ez újratölti a listát a YouTube-ról, és eldobja a nem szinkronizált helyi módosításaidat (sorrend, hozzáadás, eltávolítás, átnevezés). Folytatod?",
+  "revertConfirm": "Eldobás és újratöltés",
+  "revertDone": "Újratöltve a YouTube-ról ✓",
+  "revertFailed": "Nem sikerült újratölteni a YouTube-ról.",
+  "pushTitle": "Szinkron YouTube-ra",
+  "pushConfirm": "Szinkron",
+  "pushPlanCreate": "Létrehozol egy új YouTube-listát {{count}} videóval? (~{{units}} kvótaegység; ma még {{left}} maradt.)",
+  "pushPlanUpdate": "Frissítés a YouTube-on — {{insert}} hozzáadása, {{del}} eltávolítása, {{reorder}} átrendezése? (~{{units}} kvótaegység; ma még {{left}} maradt.)",
+  "pushDiverged": "{{count}} videó, amely jelenleg a YouTube-on van, el lesz távolítva.",
+  "pushNoQuota": "Nincs elég YouTube-kvóta mára ({{left}}) ehhez a szinkronhoz (~{{units}} kell). Próbáld újra holnap.",
+  "pushUpToDate": "Már szinkronban van a YouTube-bal.",
+  "pushDone": "Szinkronizálva a YouTube-ra ✓",
+  "pushPartial": "Szinkronizálva, de {{count}} elem kimaradt.",
+  "pushFailed": "Nem sikerült a YouTube-ra szinkronizálás.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeTitle": "Törlöd a YouTube-on is?",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeMsg": "Törlöd a(z) „{{name}}” listát a YouTube-fiókodból is? A „Csak itt” megtartja a YouTube-on.",
+  "deleteOnYoutubeConfirm": "Törlés a YouTube-on",
+  "deleteHereOnly": "Csak itt",
+  "deleteYtFailed": "Nem sikerült törölni a YouTube-on; csak itt lett eltávolítva.",
+  "sortLabel": "Rendezés",
+  "sortManual": "Egyéni sorrend",
+  "sortTitle": "Cím",
+  "sortDuration": "Hossz",
+  "sortChannel": "Csatorna",
+  "dirAsc": "Növekvő",
+  "dirDesc": "Csökkenő",
+  "groupByChannel": "Csoportosítás csatorna szerint",
+  "railSortCustom": "Egyéni sorrend",
+  "railSortName": "Név",
+  "railSortCount": "Elemszám",
+  "railSortDuration": "Összhossz",
+  "dirtyFirst": "Nem szinkronizáltak elöl"
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 52b0a97..350c270 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface Video {
   live_status: string;
   status: string;
   position_seconds: number;
+  saved: boolean; // is the video in the user's built-in Watch later playlist
   watch_url: string;
 }
 
@@ -68,6 +69,49 @@ export interface FeedResponse {
   limit: number;
 }
 
+export interface Playlist {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  kind: string; // "user" | "watch_later"
+  source: string; // "local" | "youtube"
+  yt_playlist_id: string | null;
+  dirty: boolean; // linked local playlist has edits not yet pushed to YouTube
+  item_count: number;
+  total_duration_seconds: number;
+  cover_thumbnail: string | null;
+  has_video?: boolean; // only set when listed with ?contains=<video_id>
+}
+
+export interface PlaylistDetail {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  kind: string;
+  source: string;
+  yt_playlist_id: string | null;
+  dirty: boolean;
+  items: Video[];
+}
+
+export interface PushPlan {
+  action: "create" | "update";
+  to_insert: number;
+  to_delete: number;
+  to_reorder: number;
+  yt_extra: number; // items on YouTube that the push would remove (divergence)
+  units_estimate: number;
+  remaining_today: number;
+  affordable: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface PushResult {
+  created: number;
+  inserted: number;
+  deleted: number;
+  reordered: number;
+  failures: string[];
+  yt_playlist_id: string | null;
+}
+
 export interface FeedFilters {
   tags: number[];
   tagMode: "or" | "and";
@@ -294,6 +338,45 @@ export const api = {
     req(`/api/channels/${id}/subscription`, { method: "DELETE" }),
   syncSubscriptions: () => req("/api/sync/subscriptions", { method: "POST" }),
 
+  // --- playlists ---
+  playlists: (containsVideoId?: string): Promise<Playlist[]> =>
+    req(`/api/playlists${containsVideoId ? `?contains=${containsVideoId}` : ""}`),
+  playlist: (id: number): Promise<PlaylistDetail> => req(`/api/playlists/${id}`),
+  createPlaylist: (name: string): Promise<Playlist> =>
+    req("/api/playlists", { method: "POST", body: JSON.stringify({ name }) }),
+  renamePlaylist: (id: number, name: string): Promise<Playlist> =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}`, { method: "PATCH", body: JSON.stringify({ name }) }),
+  deletePlaylist: (id: number, onYoutube = false) =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}${onYoutube ? "?on_youtube=true" : ""}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  addToPlaylist: (id: number, videoId: string) =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/items`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ video_id: videoId }),
+    }),
+  removeFromPlaylist: (id: number, videoId: string) =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/items/${videoId}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  reorderPlaylist: (id: number, videoIds: string[]) =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/order`, {
+      method: "PUT",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ video_ids: videoIds }),
+    }),
+  // Bookmark shortcut for the built-in Watch later playlist.
+  watchLaterAdd: (videoId: string) =>
+    req("/api/playlists/watch-later", {
+      method: "POST",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ video_id: videoId }),
+    }),
+  watchLaterRemove: (videoId: string) =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/watch-later/${videoId}`, { method: "DELETE" }),
+  syncYoutubePlaylists: (): Promise<{ synced: number; reason?: string }> =>
+    req("/api/playlists/sync-youtube", { method: "POST" }),
+  revertPlaylist: (id: number): Promise<{ items: number }> =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/revert-youtube`, { method: "POST" }),
+  playlistPushPlan: (id: number): Promise<PushPlan> =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/push-plan`),
+  pushPlaylist: (id: number): Promise<PushResult> =>
+    req(`/api/playlists/${id}/push`, { method: "POST" }),
+
   // --- quota usage ---
   myUsage: (): Promise<MyUsage> => req("/api/quota/my-usage"),
   adminQuota: (days = 30): Promise<AdminQuota> => req(`/api/quota/admin?days=${days}`),
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
index 8c692e7..53d9bd7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/releaseNotes.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ export interface ReleaseEntry {
 }
 
 export const RELEASE_NOTES: ReleaseEntry[] = [
+  {
+    version: "0.3.0",
+    date: "2026-06-16",
+    summary:
+      "Playlists — build your own, mirror your YouTube ones, and sync edits back to YouTube.",
+    features: [
+      "Local playlists: create named, ordered playlists, reorder by drag, and add videos straight from the feed or the player. Play a whole playlist with auto-advance and prev/next.",
+      "Watch later is now a built-in playlist — the bookmark button adds to it, and you can play and manage it like any other list.",
+      "Your YouTube playlists are mirrored in automatically and kept fresh, shown with a YouTube badge and an “open on YouTube” link.",
+      "Two-way YouTube sync: export a local playlist to YouTube, or push your edits (add, remove, reorder, rename) back to a linked playlist. Every push shows an estimate and a confirm first, because YouTube playlist writes are quota-heavy.",
+      "Edit mirrored playlists freely — your unsynced changes are protected from the automatic refresh, an “Unsynced” marker shows when you have pending edits, and “Reset to YouTube” discards them to reload the original.",
+      "Sort a playlist by title, duration or channel (ascending/descending) and optionally group by channel — with full undo/redo (buttons and Ctrl/Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Y).",
+      "The playlist list can be ordered by name, item count or total length (and float your unsynced lists to the top); it shows each list’s total length and remembers your selection.",
+    ],
+  },
   {
     version: "0.2.0",
     date: "2026-06-15",
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/urlState.ts b/frontend/src/lib/urlState.ts
index 4b745f3..325f742 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/urlState.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/urlState.ts
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ export function hasFilterParams(params: URLSearchParams): boolean {
   return KEYS.some((k) => params.has(k));
 }
 
-export type Page = "feed" | "channels" | "stats";
+export type Page = "feed" | "channels" | "stats" | "playlists";
 
 export function readPage(): Page {
   const p = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get("page");
-  return p === "channels" || p === "stats" ? p : "feed";
+  return p === "channels" || p === "stats" || p === "playlists" ? p : "feed";
 }
 
 /** Build a shareable absolute URL that reproduces the current filters (+ page). Used by the
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/useUndoable.ts b/frontend/src/lib/useUndoable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89f86ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/useUndoable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { useCallback, useReducer, useRef } from "react";
+
+// A generic, reusable undo/redo container for a single piece of state.
+//
+// It keeps a past/present/future snapshot stack: `set` records the current value into the
+// past and clears the redo stack; `undo`/`redo` walk the stack. Every value change (set,
+// undo, redo) calls `onApply(value)` — the side effect that makes the change real (e.g.
+// persist to the server). `reset` installs a fresh value and clears history WITHOUT calling
+// onApply (use it when the underlying data is reloaded from the source of truth).
+//
+// Not playlist-specific: any component with an undoable value (sort order, a draft, a set
+// of filters…) can use it. State lives in a ref so the callbacks are stable and never read
+// a stale snapshot; a reducer-based force-render keeps the view in sync.
+export interface Undoable<T> {
+  value: T;
+  set: (next: T) => void;
+  reset: (value: T) => void;
+  undo: () => void;
+  redo: () => void;
+  canUndo: boolean;
+  canRedo: boolean;
+}
+
+interface History<T> {
+  past: T[];
+  present: T;
+  future: T[];
+}
+
+export function useUndoable<T>(
+  initial: T,
+  opts?: { onApply?: (value: T) => void; limit?: number }
+): Undoable<T> {
+  const [, force] = useReducer((n: number) => n + 1, 0);
+  const ref = useRef<History<T>>({ past: [], present: initial, future: [] });
+  const onApplyRef = useRef(opts?.onApply);
+  onApplyRef.current = opts?.onApply;
+  const limit = opts?.limit ?? 100;
+
+  const set = useCallback(
+    (next: T) => {
+      const s = ref.current;
+      if (Object.is(next, s.present)) return;
+      const past = [...s.past, s.present];
+      if (past.length > limit) past.shift();
+      ref.current = { past, present: next, future: [] };
+      force();
+      onApplyRef.current?.(next);
+    },
+    [limit]
+  );
+
+  const undo = useCallback(() => {
+    const s = ref.current;
+    if (!s.past.length) return;
+    const prev = s.past[s.past.length - 1];
+    ref.current = {
+      past: s.past.slice(0, -1),
+      present: prev,
+      future: [s.present, ...s.future],
+    };
+    force();
+    onApplyRef.current?.(prev);
+  }, []);
+
+  const redo = useCallback(() => {
+    const s = ref.current;
+    if (!s.future.length) return;
+    const [next, ...rest] = s.future;
+    ref.current = { past: [...s.past, s.present], present: next, future: rest };
+    force();
+    onApplyRef.current?.(next);
+  }, []);
+
+  const reset = useCallback((value: T) => {
+    ref.current = { past: [], present: value, future: [] };
+    force();
+  }, []);
+
+  const h = ref.current;
+  return {
+    value: h.present,
+    set,
+    reset,
+    undo,
+    redo,
+    canUndo: h.past.length > 0,
+    canRedo: h.future.length > 0,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/main.tsx b/frontend/src/main.tsx
index 44320e3..88bb2c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/main.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/main.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import App from "./App";
 import ErrorBoundary from "./components/ErrorBoundary";
+import { ConfirmProvider } from "./components/ConfirmProvider";
 import PrivacyPolicy from "./components/legal/PrivacyPolicy";
 import Terms from "./components/legal/Terms";
 import "./i18n";
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ const root =
   path === "/terms" ? <Terms /> : (
     <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
       <ErrorBoundary>
-        <App />
+        <ConfirmProvider>
+          <App />
+        </ConfirmProvider>
       </ErrorBoundary>
     </QueryClientProvider>
   );