# Playlists

A Nara playlist is a collections of media files which will play back as a single sequence. Clips can be assembled into a playlist from different media files within the same folder and then played back in the Nara Playback window.

A playlist does not have to be rendered and no media is copied - the video (and audio) stream is created in real-time directly from the actual source media in your storage system. It is exactly the same as when you play back a single clip.

## Creating a New Playlist

To create a playlist, first make sure that the currently [active project](https://docs.nara.stream/projects#setting-the-active-project) is the one you want to add the playlist to. 

Select multiple thumbnails or rows in the browser (see [Selecting Clips](https://docs.nara.stream/markdown/sequence-grid#selecting-clips) in the media browser) and then open the selection into the Player by pressing the space bar.

Click on the Add playlist to project button at the bottom right-hand corner of the Playback window:

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A pop-up window will open asking you to give the playlist a name - the default name will simply be 'Playlist n' where 'n' is a number starting at 1. Click on the **Ok** button in the pop-up to add the playlist to project. The Add playlist button will now be blue:

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Playlists appear in the active project under the list of folders:

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They can be hidden and un-hidden by clicking on the small triangle icon to the left of 'Playlists'.

Clicking on the name of a playlist will immediately open it into the Playback window.

## Playlist Options

If you hover the mouse over a playlist name it will highlight the playlist and show an options menu button (three dots) to the right of the name. Click on this button to access the following options:

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* **Copy Link** (this will copy a unique '[Nara link](https://docs.nara.stream/using-the-app-core-features/playlists/nara-links)' to the playlist into the local clipboard which you can send to other people to allow them to play back the media on their own computer or tablet)
* **Delete** (allows you to remove the playlist from this project)
* **Rename** (click on this option to change the name of the playlist)

{% hint style="info" %}
Note that once a playlist has been created it can't be modified. It also isn't currently possible to open the contents of a playlist in the media browser.
{% endhint %}