When asked about the most popular Social Sharing websites, you always start with Facebook then Twitter... YouTube will often be left out. But YouTube has the second-greatest reach after Facebook in terms of general usage. It is also the second most poplar search engine behind its parent company, Google
Feeling too lazy to reach out to your mouse? Worry not, for you can always use that keyboard of yours to control your YouTube videos
k = Pause/play
j = Rewind the video 10 seconds
l = Fast forward the video 10 seconds
m = Mute the video
f = Video on full screen
k = Play or pause a video in player
Left and right arrow = Jump backward or forward 5 seconds
, = When video is paused, skip to next frame
Up and down arrow = Increase and decrease volume
> = Speed up video playback rate
< = Slow down video playback rate
1 - 9 = Jump from 10% to 90% of the video mark
0 = Go to the beginning of the video
/ = Go to the search box
c = Activate closed captions
space bar = Play Videos in Slow Motion
n +shift = next video in the queue line
Watch age restricted videos without logging in. All you have to do is, remove "watch?" from the URL, and replace the "v=" with "v/". Press enter and enjoy the video
Add ".GIF" to YouTube in the URL to convert YouTube videos to GIF. You'll automatically be taken to a GIF maker where you can choose the length of your GIF
YouTube selects the quality of videos based on your connection speed, but you can overrule this if you want to save data or see something clearly: click the cog icon on web videos, or the three dots then the cog icon on videos on mobile to set playback quality
On the YouTube mobile app, you can double tap the left or right of the video to rewind or fast-forward in 10-second increments. Keep tapping to fast-forward or rewind for additional 10-second increments
Watch 360-degree videos by moving your mobile device around, or clicking and dragging with your mouse on your computer

Visit the Popular on YouTube to find the most recent popular videos, recently released music videos, top cute videos, the latest trailers, events, and much more
Watch YouTube Live. Includes, live events, sports, news, gaming, music, education, and much more
The YouTube Creator Awards program is their way of recognizing the extraordinary effort creators put into their channels. In order to be eligible for a Creator Award, you need to meet the eligibility
Wanna start your video from a specific time? Just add "#t=" followed by the time you want your video to start from. For example, "#t=1m2s" or "#t=62s". Also, if you're embedding the video and want the video to start from a particular time point, all you have to do is right-click on the video, and choose "Get video URL at current time"
Tired of videos starting on their own at the end? Just go to the top right of the page, and slide the autoplay button. It should turn from blue to gray once you slide it. You know the tricks. You have YouTube. What the hell are you waiting for?
YouTube automatically generates a written transcript for every video. To see a video's transcript: Open the video on YouTube and press the "More" tab underneath the video title. Choose "Transcript" from the drop-down menu. If the video transcript will not show, it is because the user chose to hide the transcript. The transcript will appear as a new module in the same window
In the transcript panel (three-dot menu > Show transcript), click the three dots at the top of the transcript and select "Toggle timestamps" off, then copy-paste the clean text for notes or subtitles.
Do one better than an image with a GIF. GIFs get a lot of action on social media. You can use them to promote your YouTube channel or to deliver on-brand replies
How to create a GIF from a YouTube video: Open the video. Add the word gif before YouTube in the URL. It should read: www.gifyoutube.com/[VideoID]. Customize your GIF
YouTube's audio and music library includes songs in just about every genre and mood. Among the sound effects you'll find everything from laugh tracks to an old engine sputter
Sign in to YouTube Studio
Need to cover up a logo or add an artistic effect? Blur someone's face? YouTube feature lets you add a blur, Even if the figure is moving
Sign in to YouTube Studio
Type youtube.com/leanback or youtube.com/tv in your browser for a simplified, remote-friendly interface optimized for big screens. Great for couch browsing without the full desktop clutter.
In the YouTube app, tap and hold on a video thumbnail in search or recommendations, then select "Add to queue." Build a custom playlist on the fly without interrupting your current watch—view it in the miniplayer.
On the mobile app (with dark theme enabled), tap the video to reveal controls, then tap the light bulb icon in the top right. This adds a subtle colored glow around the video based on its content, making it more immersive (especially for music videos).
While watching any video, quickly scrub (fast-forward or rewind) the progress bar. A cute running corgi appears chasing the playhead, a fun leftover animation from years ago that's still active.
During playback, type "awesome" on your keyboard (video must be focused). The progress bar turns into a colorful, flashing lightsaber-style animation for a few seconds.
YouTube's "Copyrights Basics" FAQ page
Which is probably the best YouTube Video period. Features a pretty cool cast of characters. It's actually super informative, and it looks like YouTube's Team had a lot of fun making it
Enjoy
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