How to Copy a Queue Between Browsers in Queue Music

Queue Music is an accessible, web-based YouTube player for searching, queuing and streaming songs without a mouse. Its saved queues normally live in the browser’s site storage, so a queue created in one browser does not automatically appear in another.

The supported way to copy a queue from one browser to another is to use Queue Music’s copy action, then paste the resulting link or queue data into the destination browser. Your YouTube login, subscriptions and playlists remain separate from this process.

This is useful in Australia, where people commonly move between Android phones, Windows computers and Apple devices while saying they will queue something for later. Different browsers and profiles keep independent queues, even when they belong to the same person.

Why separate browsers hold different queues

Queue Music associates a saved queue with the browser profile and the site data for its website. Two tabs in the same profile can see the same queue, but Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox each maintain their own storage. A separate Chrome profile or private window behaves independently as well.

This also explains why opening Queue Music again on the same device may restore your queue while another device starts empty. Queue Music was developed by Thomas Logan with funding from the Mozilla Foundation, but its accessibility features do not automatically synchronise data across browsers.

Prepare the queue in the first browser

Open Queue Music in your original browser and check that every track is present and in the desired order. Remove duplicate songs or videos that have become unavailable. Give the queue a memorable name if you plan to save it, making it easier to identify before copying and after importing it.

A keyboard-only transfer avoids the need to drag items or hunt for small icons. Continue with Tab or Shift+Tab until the queue controls receive focus, and activate the copy command with Enter or Space. The keyboard-only navigation tips explain how Queue Music’s focus order and live announcements help screen-reader users confirm each action.

Create the copy Queue Music can transfer

Find the copy control in the queue toolbar and use the action for the entire current queue, rather than a copy option attached to an individual song. Depending on the screen size, this may appear as a labelled button or an icon whose accessible name is Copy queue.

Queue Music copies the information needed to reconstruct the track list and its order. Copy the complete value rather than selecting the visible song titles. If the result is a URL, retain its full query string or fragment; if it is queue text, retain every character. The basic controls guide explains where the relevant queue tools appear.

Load the queue in the second browser

Open Queue Music in the destination browser. If the copied value is a link, paste it into the address bar and open it, or use Queue Music’s load, import or paste-queue control. If it is queue data, paste that directly into the provided field. The queue transfer guide covers the current naming of these commands.

Wait for Queue Music’s live-region announcement or visible confirmation before closing the source page. A short delay can matter on regional mobile connections, where a copied link may take longer to resolve. Once loaded, compare the imported track count with the original before saving it under a new name in the destination browser.

Check what transferred correctly

Play a few tracks from the imported queue, including one near the middle and the final item. A track might transfer successfully but fail to play if it has been deleted, made private, age-restricted or restricted in Australia. An Australian YouTube Premium subscription affects the viewing experience, but it does not synchronise queues between browsers.

The copy should carry the references and order of the songs, not your YouTube password, subscriptions or other playlists. Sign in to YouTube separately on the destination device when necessary. Shuffle, repeat and volume are playback settings that can be applied again after import rather than treated as part of the copied music list.

Account for Australian devices and connections

Australian households and workplaces often use a mixture of Chrome on Windows or Android, Safari on iPhone and iPad, and Edge or Firefox on desktop. Moving a queue is therefore different from moving it to another tab: a useful transfer must cross both device and browser-profile boundaries.

Public transport creates another common use case. A passenger on a Sydney train or Melbourne tram might begin a queue on mobile data and finish it on a home computer. Regional Australians may rely on fixed wireless or satellite broadband rather than a metropolitan NBN connection, so copying a compact link or queue code is usually more practical than recreating a long list manually.

Public library computers at branches such as the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane or Melbourne City Library can provide a temporary destination. Avoid leaving personal listening information in a public browser session, and do not rely on its local queue storage after the session ends. Importing into a personal browser profile gives you greater control over access and retention.

Use a dependable cross-browser routine

Work methodically from the source browser to the destination browser, and keep the original queue until the transfer has been checked. A quick source, destination and playback check catches most problems without involving account changes or complicated settings.

Save the imported queue in the second browser so it remains available in later sessions. If the destination browser is temporary, such as a library PC, retain the copied link or data in a secure password manager for later use.