diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 84039ec..050948d 100755
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ const API = {
   getChannel: (channel) => WEB
     ? webFetch(`/api/channel?c=${encodeURIComponent(channel)}`)
     : call('yt.channel', 'yt_channel', { channel }),
+  expandPlaylist: (url) => WEB
+    ? webFetch(`/api/playlist/expand?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`)
+    : call('yt.expand_playlist', 'yt_expand_playlist', { url }),
   getStreams: (videoId) => WEB
     ? webFetch(`/api/streams?v=${encodeURIComponent(videoId)}`)
     : call('yt.streams', 'yt_streams', { videoId }),
@@ -2721,6 +2724,7 @@ async function renderSettings() {
     <div class="set-group">
       <div class="set-group-title">Playlists</div>
       <div class="set-row" style="border:none;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap">
+        <button id="importYtBtn" class="btn">⬇ Import from YouTube</button>
         <button id="exportBtn" class="btn">Export playlists</button>
         <button id="importBtn" class="btn">Import playlists</button>
         <input id="fileInput" type="file" accept=".json" style="display:none" />
@@ -2911,6 +2915,7 @@ async function renderSettings() {
   });
 
   // ---- Export / Import playlists ----
+  $('importYtBtn')?.addEventListener('click', openImportYouTubeModal);
   $('exportBtn').addEventListener('click', exportPlaylists);
   $('importBtn').addEventListener('click', () => $('fileInput').click());
   $('fileInput').addEventListener('change', importPlaylists);
@@ -3172,6 +3177,132 @@ function importPlaylists(e) {
   reader.readAsText(file);
   e.target.value = ''; // allow re-import of same file
 }
+function openImportYouTubeModal() {
+  const body = document.createElement('div');
+  body.innerHTML = `
+    <p style="margin:0 0 12px;color:var(--text-2);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5">
+      Enter a YouTube playlist URL to import its videos into a new playlist.
+    </p>
+    <input id="ytPlaylistUrlInput" type="text" placeholder="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=..." autocomplete="off" />
+    <div id="ytImportStatus" class="hidden" style="margin-top:10px;color:var(--text-dim);font-size:13px">
+      Fetching playlist from YouTube…
+    </div>
+  `;
+
+  async function handleImport() {
+    const input = $('ytPlaylistUrlInput');
+    if (!input) return;
+    const url = input.value.trim();
+    if (!url) {
+      toast('⚠ Please enter a YouTube URL');
+      input.focus();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const modalActions = $('modalActions');
+    const importBtn = modalActions?.querySelector('button.primary');
+    const cancelBtn = modalActions?.querySelector('button:not(.primary)');
+    const statusEl = $('ytImportStatus');
+
+    if (importBtn) {
+      importBtn.disabled = true;
+      importBtn.textContent = 'Importing…';
+    }
+    if (cancelBtn) cancelBtn.disabled = true;
+    input.disabled = true;
+    if (statusEl) statusEl.classList.remove('hidden');
+
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/playlist/expand?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`);
+      const j = await res.json().catch(() => null);
+      if (!j || !j.ok) {
+        throw new Error((j && j.error) || `Failed to fetch playlist (HTTP ${res.status})`);
+      }
+
+      const entries = Array.isArray(j.entries) ? j.entries : [];
+      if (!entries.length) {
+        throw new Error('No videos found in that playlist');
+      }
+
+      const rawTitle = (j.title || '').trim();
+      const playlistName = rawTitle || 'Imported playlist';
+
+      // Dedupe up front so the count offered is the count actually created —
+      // YouTube playlists routinely repeat a video.
+      const seenIds = new Set();
+      const dedupedVideos = [];
+      for (const v of entries) {
+        if (!v || !v.id || seenIds.has(v.id)) continue;
+        seenIds.add(v.id);
+        dedupedVideos.push(slim(v));
+      }
+      const count = dedupedVideos.length;
+      if (!count) throw new Error('No usable videos in that playlist');
+
+      const successBody = document.createElement('div');
+      successBody.innerHTML = `
+        <p style="margin:0;color:var(--text-2);font-size:13px;line-height:1.5">
+          Found ${count} video${count === 1 ? '' : 's'} in “<strong>${escapeHtml(playlistName)}</strong>”${j.truncated ? ' <small style="color:var(--text-dim)">(capped at 200)</small>' : ''}.
+        </p>
+      `;
+
+      showModal('⬇ Import from YouTube', successBody, [
+        { label: 'Cancel', onClick: closeModal },
+        {
+          label: 'Create playlist',
+          primary: true,
+          onClick: () => {
+            closeModal();
+            const baseName = playlistName;
+            let finalName = baseName;
+            let counter = 2;
+            const existingNames = new Set((data.playlists || []).map((p) => p.name));
+            while (existingNames.has(finalName)) {
+              finalName = `${baseName} (${counter})`;
+              counter++;
+            }
+
+            const pl = { id: uid(), name: finalName, videos: dedupedVideos };
+            if (!Array.isArray(data.playlists)) data.playlists = [];
+            data.playlists.push(pl);
+            persist();
+            renderSidebar();
+            render();
+            toast(`Created “${finalName}” (${dedupedVideos.length} video${dedupedVideos.length === 1 ? '' : 's'}) ✓`);
+          },
+        },
+      ]);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast('⚠ ' + (err.message || 'Failed to import playlist'));
+      if (importBtn) {
+        importBtn.disabled = false;
+        importBtn.textContent = 'Import';
+      }
+      if (cancelBtn) cancelBtn.disabled = false;
+      input.disabled = false;
+      if (statusEl) statusEl.classList.add('hidden');
+      input.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  showModal('⬇ Import from YouTube', body, [
+    { label: 'Cancel', onClick: closeModal },
+    { label: 'Import', primary: true, onClick: handleImport },
+  ]);
+
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    const input = $('ytPlaylistUrlInput');
+    if (input) {
+      input.focus();
+      input.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+          e.preventDefault();
+          handleImport();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }, 50);
+}
 function openCardMenu(video) {
   const inPlaylistView = view.type === 'playlist';
   const body = document.createElement('div');
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 24c0965..e9cbae5 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  *   GET  /api/user/data?fp=<fp>        retrieve stored playlists + history
  *   POST /api/playlist/share           share a single playlist → { ok, code }
  *   GET  /api/playlist/shared?code=<code> retrieve shared playlist → { ok, code, playlist, createdAt }
+ *   GET  /api/playlist/expand?url=<url> expand YouTube playlist → { ok, title, entries, truncated? }
  *   GET  /*                            serve frontend/public static files
  *
  * JSON shapes mirror the Tauri (Rust) bridge exactly so the existing app.js
@@ -730,6 +731,62 @@ app.get('/api/playlist/shared', async (c) => {
   }
 });
 
+function isYoutubeHost(hostname) {
+  const h = (hostname || '').toLowerCase();
+  return h === 'youtube.com' || h.endsWith('.youtube.com') ||
+         h === 'youtu.be' || h.endsWith('.youtu.be');
+}
+
+function isValidYoutubeUrl(rawUrl) {
+  if (typeof rawUrl !== 'string' || !rawUrl.trim()) return false;
+  try {
+    const u = new URL(rawUrl.trim());
+    return (u.protocol === 'http:' || u.protocol === 'https:') && isYoutubeHost(u.hostname);
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// GET /api/playlist/expand?url=<youtube playlist url>
+// Expands a YouTube playlist URL into slim video cards without resolving streams.
+app.get('/api/playlist/expand', async (c) => {
+  const url = (c.req.query('url') || '').trim();
+  if (!url || !isValidYoutubeUrl(url)) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: 'invalid YouTube URL' }, 400);
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const out = await runYtdlp([
+      url,
+      '--dump-json', '--flat-playlist',
+      '--no-warnings', '--ignore-errors',
+      '--playlist-end', '201',
+    ]);
+    const parsed = parseCards(out);
+    let title = '';
+    for (const line of out.split('\n')) {
+      const t = line.trim();
+      if (!t) continue;
+      try {
+        const j = JSON.parse(t);
+        title = title || pick(j, 'playlist_title', 'playlist');
+        if (title) break;
+      } catch { /* skip */ }
+    }
+    const truncated = parsed.length > 200;
+    const entries = parsed.slice(0, 200);
+    const resp = {
+      ok: true,
+      title: title || '',
+      entries,
+    };
+    if (truncated) resp.truncated = true;
+    return c.json(resp);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return c.json({ ok: false, error: err.message }, 502);
+  }
+});
+
 // POST /api/user/sync
 // Body: { fingerprint, playlists?, recentVideo?, appVersion? }
 app.post('/api/user/sync', async (c) => {