About Us

Built for watch-time planners.

Playlist Lens is a free, no-sign-up tool that tells you exactly how long any YouTube playlist is — in seconds, with speed options and a per-video breakdown.

2,500

Videos per playlist

7

Languages supported

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Ads or trackers

Free, forever

Our Mission

No guesswork. Just answers.

We built this tool because we were tired of doing mental math every time we wanted to know how long a course playlist was, or whether a series would fit into a free afternoon. YouTube doesn't show total playlist length — so we built a tool that does.

Our mission is simple: give anyone with a YouTube playlist URL a clear, instant, accurate answer — with no account required, no ads, and no friction.

What We Offer

More than a simple timer.

  • Total Duration

    Exact total length in hours, minutes, and seconds fetched live from YouTube.

  • Speed Comparison

    See durations at 0.5× through 3× playback in one table — no manual math.

  • Finish By Estimator

    Enter a start time and see exactly when you finish at any speed.

  • Custom Video Range

    Calculate only a slice — like videos 10 to 50 — from where you left off.

  • Per-Video Breakdown

    See every video title, channel, and duration. Jump to any video directly.

  • Share Results

    Copy a summary or share a URL that pre-fills the calculator for others.

Technology

Accurate data, every time.

Duration data is pulled live from the YouTube Data API v3, the same official API that powers YouTube's own products. This means the durations you see are exactly what YouTube reports — no scraping, no estimates.

The site is built with Astro, a modern static site framework, which means pages load fast and work without heavy JavaScript. Your theme preference and recent searches are stored only in your browser's local storage — never on our servers.

Our Promise

Free, forever.

Playlist Lens will always be free to use. No account required, no paywalled features, no ads. We believe simple tools should just work.

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