ClipwiseHow to save YouTube videos to Notion
A watch-later list in Notion only works if the video is right there, with its title and channel, so you can play it without hunting for the link. Here are two ways to get there: one click, or by hand.
With Clipwise (free, no account)
best for: a watch-later list or research database with many videos
- Install Clipwise and connect your Notion database. The setup guide takes about two minutes.
- Open the video on YouTube and click the Clipwise icon.
- Pick your database, set a status or tags if you like, and click Save to Notion.
The video lands in your database as a new page with the video embedded, so it plays right inside Notion. The title, the link and the channel are filled in, and the video description comes along as text. If your database has a Status column, a board view with To watch, Watching and Watched turns it into a queue.
Clipwise needs no account and has no server: it talks to Notion directly with a key you create yourself.
By hand, with a video block
best for: the odd video, no extension at all
- Copy the link of the YouTube video.
- In a Notion page, paste the link and choose Embed or Create video from the menu that appears. Or type
/videoand paste the link there. - Type the title and channel yourself if you want them as properties in a database.
It works fine for one video. For a list you keep adding to, filling in the title and channel each time is the part people skip, and then the list gets hard to scan.
Quick answers
Can I play a YouTube video inside Notion?
Yes. Notion can embed YouTube videos as a video block that plays in the page. Clipwise adds that block for you when you save a video, and paste-and-embed works by hand.
How do I make a watch-later list in Notion?
Make a database with a Status property (To watch, Watching, Watched) and a board view grouped by status. Save each video into it, with Clipwise in one click or by hand, and drag cards along as you watch.
Does saving a video download it?
No. The video stays on YouTube; Notion shows it as an embed. Nothing is downloaded or copied.
Is Clipwise free?
Yes. Saving pages and videos to Notion is free and needs no account. Every template is free too.