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Growing a ChannelYouTube says its recommendations follow what satisfies viewers, not upload frequency, publish time, tags or monetization, so channels grow by making videos their audience chooses and finishes. This page sets out what YouTube itself says, then what experienced creators report, labeled as their opinion.
- Top TipsThe most useful YouTube tips and hidden features in one list, each saying exactly what to press or type, from stepping one frame with the comma and period keys to the 5-day window for disputing a copyright claim. Every tip links to a page with the full steps.
Tips and Tricks
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Find a Channel IDFind any YouTube channel's ID on its channel page by opening the description (the About panel), then Share channel > Copy channel ID; your own is also under Settings > Advanced settings, or at youtube.com/account_advanced.
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Frame by Frame with Comma and PeriodOn YouTube on a computer, pause the video, then press the period key to step one frame forward and the comma key to step one frame back.
- Get a Video's Full-Size ThumbnailAny YouTube video's thumbnail opens at img.youtube.com/vi/VIDEO_ID/maxresdefault.jpg, 1280 by 720 pixels when the video has one, with hqdefault.jpg (480 by 360) as the size every video has.
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Hidden YouTube Studio PagesYouTube Studio pages can be opened directly by address, studio.youtube.com/channel/YOUR_CHANNEL_ID/ followed by a path such as content/inspiration (saved ideas), copyright/history (copyright removal requests) or monetization/affiliate_hub (Shopping affiliate offers).
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Keyboard ShortcutsYouTube's main keyboard shortcuts on a computer are k to play or pause, j and l to jump 10 seconds, f for full screen, m to mute, c for captions, and comma and period to step frames; Shift + ? shows the full list in the player.
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Link to an Exact TimeTo share a YouTube video from a set time, click Share under the video, tick Start at, enter the time and copy the link, or add &t=90 (seconds) to the address yourself; embeds use start= and end= instead.
- Loop a VideoTo loop a YouTube video on a computer, right-click the player and click Loop; in the app, tap Settings, Additional settings, Loop video; a playlist loops with the Loop button in its playlist box.
- Open a Video's TranscriptTo open a YouTube video's transcript on a computer, click "...more" under the video to expand the description, scroll to the Transcript section and click Show transcript; it works on any video that has captions.
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Playback SpeedChange YouTube's speed in the player's Settings gear under Playback speed, from 0.25x to 2x for everyone (up to 4x with YouTube Premium), press and hold the video for 2x, or use Shift + > and Shift + < on a keyboard.
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Right-Click Twice to Copy a Video FrameOn YouTube in Chrome on a computer, pause the video, right-click it once for YouTube's menu, then right-click again for the browser's own menu, which offers Copy video frame and Save video frame as.
- See a Video's Hidden TagsYouTube hides a video's tags from viewers, but on a computer anyone can read them in the page source: open view-source: before the watch address and search for name="keywords".
- See Which Shorts Used a VideoThe address youtube.com/source/VIDEO_ID/shorts lists the YouTube Shorts made from a video, such as remixes that used its sound or a cut of it; creators can also see remix traffic in YouTube Studio.
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Share the Live LinkShare youtube.com/@yourhandle/live instead of one stream's watch link: while the channel is live, YouTube opens the current stream, and when it is not, the channel page.
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Short Links youtu.be and yt.beyoutu.be/VIDEO_ID is YouTube's short link for any video and accepts ?t= for a start time; yt.be is a second YouTube domain used only for named campaign links that YouTube itself creates, so yt.be/VIDEO_ID and yt.be/@handle do not work.
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Switch Audio Tracks and LanguagesTo hear a YouTube video in another language, open the player's Settings gear, choose Audio track, and pick a language; "original" marks the creator's own voice, and dubbed tracks may be uploaded by the creator or generated by automatic dubbing.
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Watch a Short as a Normal VideoTo watch a YouTube Short in the ordinary player, replace "shorts/" in its address with "watch?v=", so youtube.com/shorts/ID becomes youtube.com/watch?v=ID, with a seek bar, speed, quality and keyboard shortcuts.
- Why Videos Autoplay MutedYouTube videos start muted when they play by themselves in the Home feed or search results (the inline player), and browsers such as Chrome block sound on autoplay until you have interacted with the site or have played sound there before.