astamicu · August 9, 2025 12:41 · Nov 22, 2022 · Nov 22, 2022 · Nov 22, 2022 · Dec 3, 2020
diff --git a/... videos from Youtube Watch Later playlist → ...deos from Youtube Watch Later playlist.md b/... videos from Youtube Watch Later playlist → ...deos from Youtube Watch Later playlist.md
diff --git a/README.md → ... videos from Youtube Watch Later playlist b/README.md → ... videos from Youtube Watch Later playlist
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
-UPDATED 3.12.2020
+UPDATED 22.11.2022
 
-The old version of youtube with "disable_polymer" is not working anymore, so the script also stopped working.
+It's been two years since the last update, so here's the updated working script as per the comments below.
 
-Thanks to [JanTheDeveloper](https://gist.github.com/JanTheDeveloper) we have a new working script. Big up!
-
-I just changed the `'//span[contains(text(),"Watch later")]',` to `'//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',` and it should work for any playlist, not just the watch later one. (thanks to [hudsonite](https://gist.github.com/hudsonite) for the tip)
+Thanks to [BryanHaley](https://gist.github.com/BryanHaley) for this.
 ```javascript
 setInterval(function () {
-  document.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Action menu"]').click();
-  var things = document.evaluate(
-    '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
-    document,
-    null,
-    XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
-    null
-  );
-  for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) {
-    things.snapshotItem(i).click();
-  }
-}, 1000);
+    video = document.getElementsByTagName('ytd-playlist-video-renderer')[0];
+
+    video.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Action menu"]').click();
+
+    var things = document.evaluate(
+        '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
+        document,
+        null,
+        XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
+        null
+    );
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) 
+    {
+        things.snapshotItem(i).click();
+    }
+}, 500);
 ```
 
-I moved the old working code to another [gist](https://gist.github.com/astamicu/e35e7088a8e1253863915ff1067fd6d0)
+Non-english users will need to change "Action menu" and "Remove from" to what YouTube uses for their localization.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,40 +1,24 @@
-UPDATE 17.10.2019
-
-Only works on old youtube skin.
-
-//added "&disable_polymer=true" after playlist link
-
-Also, saw this now, there is a "remove watched" button.
-
-1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL&disable_polymer=true) on youtube.
-2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
-3. paste this script into the console
-``` javascript
-var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 30) // execute removeOne() every 30 milliseconds
-
-var lastNumVideos = 0 // the number of displayed videos in the last execution of removeOne()
-
-function removeOne () {
-  var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length // number of videos displayed
-  if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
-    return // skip removal if the previously removed video is still present
+UPDATED 3.12.2020
+
+The old version of youtube with "disable_polymer" is not working anymore, so the script also stopped working.
+
+Thanks to [JanTheDeveloper](https://gist.github.com/JanTheDeveloper) we have a new working script. Big up!
+
+I just changed the `'//span[contains(text(),"Watch later")]',` to `'//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',` and it should work for any playlist, not just the watch later one. (thanks to [hudsonite](https://gist.github.com/hudsonite) for the tip)
+```javascript
+setInterval(function () {
+  document.querySelector('#primary button[aria-label="Action menu"]').click();
+  var things = document.evaluate(
+    '//span[contains(text(),"Remove from")]',
+    document,
+    null,
+    XPathResult.ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE,
+    null
+  );
+  for (var i = 0; i < things.snapshotLength; i++) {
+    things.snapshotItem(i).click();
   }
-  if (numVideos < 1) {
-    try {
-      document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click() // click load more if there are no displayed videos
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.log('Load More button is missing. Refresh the page and restart the script to remove more videos.')
-      clearInterval(interval) // stop repeating removeOne()
-    }
-  } else {
-    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click() // remove top most video
-    lastNumVideos = numVideos
-  }
-}
+}, 1000);
 ```
-4. Press the enter key
-5. Watch your watch later playlist empty in realtime :D
-
-If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlist's tab in your browser.
 
-I haven't tried, but this should work on other playlists as well.
+I moved the old working code to another [gist](https://gist.github.com/astamicu/e35e7088a8e1253863915ff1067fd6d0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 UPDATE 17.10.2019
 
 Only works on old youtube skin.
+
 //added "&disable_polymer=true" after playlist link
+
 Also, saw this now, there is a "remove watched" button.
 
 1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL&disable_polymer=true) on youtube.

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 UPDATE 17.10.2019
+
 Only works on old youtube skin.
 //added "&disable_polymer=true" after playlist link
 Also, saw this now, there is a "remove watched" button.

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL) on youtube.
+UPDATE 17.10.2019
+Only works on old youtube skin.
+//added "&disable_polymer=true" after playlist link
+Also, saw this now, there is a "remove watched" button.
+
+1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL&disable_polymer=true) on youtube.
 2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
 3. paste this script into the console
 ``` javascript

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -2,24 +2,24 @@
 2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
 3. paste this script into the console
 ``` javascript
-var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 30)
+var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 30) // execute removeOne() every 30 milliseconds
 
-var lastNumVideos = 0
+var lastNumVideos = 0 // the number of displayed videos in the last execution of removeOne()
 
 function removeOne () {
-  var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
+  var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length // number of videos displayed
   if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
-    return
+    return // skip removal if the previously removed video is still present
   }
   if (numVideos < 1) {
     try {
-      document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
+      document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click() // click load more if there are no displayed videos
     } catch (err) {
       console.log('Load More button is missing. Refresh the page and restart the script to remove more videos.')
-      clearInterval(interval)
+      clearInterval(interval) // stop repeating removeOne()
     }
   } else {
-    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
+    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click() // remove top most video
     lastNumVideos = numVideos
   }
 }

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,4 @@ function removeOne () {
 
 If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlist's tab in your browser.
 
-Enjoy! :D
-
 I haven't tried, but this should work on other playlists as well.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ function removeOne () {
   if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
     return
   }
-  if (numVideos < 2) {
+  if (numVideos < 1) {
     try {
       document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
     } catch (err) {
       console.log('Load More button is missing. Refresh the page and restart the script to remove more videos.')
       clearInterval(interval)
     }
+  } else {
+    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
+    lastNumVideos = numVideos
   }
-  document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
-  lastNumVideos = numVideos
 }
-
 ```
 4. Press the enter key
 5. Watch your watch later playlist empty in realtime :D

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
 3. paste this script into the console
 ``` javascript
-var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 750)
+var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 30)
 
 var lastNumVideos = 0
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function removeOne () {
     }
   }
   document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
-  lastNum = numVideos
+  lastNumVideos = numVideos
 }
 
 ```

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function removeOne () {
 4. Press the enter key
 5. Watch your watch later playlist empty in realtime :D
 
-If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlists's tab in your browser.
+If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlist's tab in your browser.
 
 Enjoy! :D
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,4 @@ If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlists's tab in yo
 
 Enjoy! :D
 
-I haven't tried, but this should work on other playlists as well.
-
-The script can be left open forever without flooding youtube with requests, it will just make lots of unnecessary DOM queries, which shouldn't be a real problem.
+I haven't tried, but this should work on other playlists as well.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function removeOne () {
   if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
     return
   }
-  if (numVideos < 1) {
+  if (numVideos < 2) {
     try {
       document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
     } catch (err) {

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -2,20 +2,27 @@
 2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
 3. paste this script into the console
 ``` javascript
-var lastNumVideos
+var interval = setInterval(removeOne, 750)
 
-function removeOne() {
-    var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
-    if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
-        return
-    }
-    if (numVideos < 10) {
-        document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
+var lastNumVideos = 0
+
+function removeOne () {
+  var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
+  if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
+    return
+  }
+  if (numVideos < 1) {
+    try {
+      document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.log('Load More button is missing. Refresh the page and restart the script to remove more videos.')
+      clearInterval(interval)
     }
-    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
-    lastNum = numVideos
+  }
+  document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
+  lastNum = numVideos
 }
-setInterval(removeOne, 30)
+
 ```
 4. Press the enter key
 5. Watch your watch later playlist empty in realtime :D

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlists's tab in yo
 
 Enjoy! :D
 
+I haven't tried, but this should work on other playlists as well.
 
 The script can be left open forever without flooding youtube with requests, it will just make lots of unnecessary DOM queries, which shouldn't be a real problem.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@
 var lastNumVideos
 
 function removeOne() {
-	var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
-	if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
-		return
-	}
-	if (numVideos < 10) {
-		document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
-   	}
-	document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
-	lastNum = numVideos
+    var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
+    if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
+        return
+    }
+    if (numVideos < 10) {
+        document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
+    }
+    document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
+    lastNum = numVideos
 }
 setInterval(removeOne, 30)
 ```

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL) on youtube.
-2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome )
+2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome, Ctrl+Shift+K for firefox )
 3. paste this script into the console
 ``` javascript
 var lastNumVideos

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function removeOne() {
 	}
 	if (numVideos < 10) {
 		document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
-   }
+   	}
 	document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
 	lastNum = numVideos
 }

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ function removeOne() {
 	var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
 	if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
 		return
-    }
+	}
 	if (numVideos < 10) {
 		document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
-    }
+   }
 	document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
 	lastNum = numVideos
 }

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+1. Open [your watch later playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=WL) on youtube.
+2. Open the development console for your browser ( Ctrl+Shift+J for chrome )
+3. paste this script into the console
+``` javascript
+var lastNumVideos
+
+function removeOne() {
+	var numVideos = document.querySelectorAll('.pl-video-edit-remove').length
+	if (numVideos === lastNumVideos) {
+		return
+    }
+	if (numVideos < 10) {
+		document.querySelector('.browse-items-load-more-button').click()
+    }
+	document.querySelector('.pl-video-edit-remove').click()
+	lastNum = numVideos
+}
+setInterval(removeOne, 30)
+```
+4. Press the enter key
+5. Watch your watch later playlist empty in realtime :D
+
+If you need to stop the script simply close or refresh the playlists's tab in your browser.
+
+Enjoy! :D
+
+
+The script can be left open forever without flooding youtube with requests, it will just make lots of unnecessary DOM queries, which shouldn't be a real problem.