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To loop multiple videos in an OBS stream, add them to an OBS VLC Video source, then enable Loop Playlist and Shuffle Playlist. Looping restarts playback when the playlist ends; shuffle randomizes its order. OBS does not document a guarantee that the last item in one cycle cannot be followed by the same item at the start of the next.
Set up a looping, shuffled playlist in OBS
- Install VLC. OBS’s VLC Video source requires VLC. If you use 64-bit OBS, install 64-bit VLC. OBS lists the source for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Add the source. In OBS, go to the scene where you want the videos, select the + in the Sources dock, and choose VLC Video. Give the source a name if prompted.
- Build the playlist. In the VLC Video source properties, add the local video files you want to play. Add at least two files if your goal is to avoid showing just one repeated video.
- Enable both controls. Turn on Loop Playlist so playback restarts after the list runs out, and Shuffle Playlist so the files play in randomized order rather than the listed order.
- Apply and check playback. Confirm the source properties, then watch the OBS preview to make sure the videos play. OBS setting names can change between versions, so check the controls in your installed version if they differ.
OBS documents these controls for its VLC Video source. Its separate Media Source is for a local media file and has a Loop setting for replaying that file when it finishes; it is not the playlist source. See the OBS Media Sources documentation.
What shuffle does—and what it does not guarantee
Shuffle Playlist randomizes the media files’ playback order. The OBS documentation does not say that shuffle prevents the same item from playing at the end of one cycle and again at the beginning of the next. If you need a strict rule that an item must never play twice in a row, Loop Playlist plus Shuffle Playlist is not documented as providing that guarantee.
OBS playlist loop vs. YouTube playlist loop
| Workflow | Where playback happens | What it controls | When to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBS VLC Video source playlist | Inside OBS, using local media files | OBS provides separate Loop Playlist and Shuffle Playlist controls | Use this for a playlist of videos being played as part of your OBS stream. |
| YouTube playlist loop | In YouTube’s player | YouTube repeats playback of a YouTube playlist | Use this when watching a playlist on YouTube; it does not configure the order of media in an OBS source. |
YouTube’s playlist loop control belongs to the YouTube player. It is separate from the controls in OBS’s VLC Video source.
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Your YouTube stream key tells an encoder where to send its feed so YouTube can accept it. It does not determine the order of videos inside an OBS source playlist. For stream-key settings, see YouTube’s Manage live stream settings help page.
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