Creating custom playlists and clips

Note: You need a Kanopy account to use this feature.

Custom Playlists allow you to share lists of videos on the Kanopy website. (This feature isn't available on the mobile or TV apps.) Videos in a custom playlist (called "clips") can be entire films or have set start and end times to highlight specific sections.

To get started, select My Lists at the top of any page on the Kanopy website, then select the Custom Playlists tab.

Creating a playlist and adding films

To create a custom playlist:

1. From the Custom Playlists tab, select Create New Playlist.
2. Give your playlist a name and select the Create New Playlist button.

To add films to a playlist:

1. Go to a video's details page.
2. Select the Playlists tab.
3. Click next to a custom playlist to add the title to it.

Editing a playlist

To edit a custom playlist:

1. From the Custom Playlists tab, select ... next to a playlist.
2. Select Edit.

To rename the playlist, enter a new name under "Playlist Title" and select Save Changes. To delete the playlist, select Delete Playlist ().

Editing clips

To edit a clip:

1. From the Custom Playlists tab, select ... next to a playlist.
2. Select Edit.
3. Select next to a clip.

To rename a clip, enter a new name under "Clip Title" and select Save Changes. To delete a clip, select Delete Clip ().

To set a start and end time for the clip, select the video player and move the gray bars on the timeline. This will update the "Start time," "End time," and "Clip length" boxes below the video player. You can also manually enter these values. Select Save Changes to save.

Sharing a playlist

To share a custom playlist:

1. From the Custom Playlists tab, select a playlist.
2. Select the Share tab.
3. Select Copy Link to copy a sharable link to this playlist.