Know where your work lives.

Guest video bookmarks are stored in this browser on this site address. They are not automatically available in another browser, and clearing site data can remove them. Adding a video still requests metadata through the server; thumbnails load from YouTube.

Account libraries store personal bookmarks and authored collections on the server, so you can access them after signing in elsewhere. Server-stored account data is not end-to-end encrypted. Choose what personal context you keep accordingly.

Signing in opens your account library. It does not silently upload or replace browser-local bookmarks. Use the explicit browser-to-account transfer action to review and merge them; the browser records remain. Signing out returns to the separate guest library.

1. Open your video library and choose Import / Export.
2. Choose Download JSON. Keep the file somewhere you control: it includes titles, categories, tags, personal notes and saved start times.
3. To import, choose the YouSave video-library JSON file, review its preview, then confirm.

Import merges by video ID. Existing videos keep their current details, notes, tags and times. Category names are matched without case differences; new categories and video assignments are merged without replacing the library.

This is a YouSave backup format. It does not import arbitrary YouTube playlists or Google Takeout data, and it contains no video files.

In My collections, open an authored collection, save its changes and choose Export to download JSON. This is separate from video-library Import / Export.

Choose Import collection, select the collection JSON file, review the preview and confirm. It creates a new Private copy; it does not overwrite an existing collection or reactivate a published address. Current collection backups include authored content, appearance and manual language versions.

A collection backup is a private file you control. Publication access, saved-reader relations, notifications and analytics are not transferred as an audience. Review the imported copy and publish deliberately if you want to share it. A saved collection is a relation to someone else’s current publication, not a backup of their work.

Session cookie. YouSave uses yousave-session to maintain your session and keep you signed in. The session expires after 120 minutes of inactivity.

Request protection. The XSRF-TOKEN cookie helps protect requests that change data. It uses the same 120-minute lifetime.

Browser storage. Guest bookmarks, categories and library preferences can stay in this browser until you remove them or clear site data. Export your guest library first if you want to keep a copy.

Video thumbnails can load from YouTube. Following a video link takes you to YouTube, where Google’s own privacy and cookie settings apply.

Questions about your data or trouble accessing your library? Email support@yousave.video.