Although YouTube is often left out in favor of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, the former is one of the largest social sharing websites. In the United States of America, 247 million users engage with this popular social video platform.
Besides watching and posting videos, you can do tons of other cool things on this platform. But you might only be aware of some of them. So, keep scrolling.
Create Links that Start a Video at a Specific Time
This trick is for you if you want to send someone a YouTube link and point them toward a particular moment.
Forget instructing your friends or family to fast-forward to the 0.53-minute mark. Instead, you can send them the specific video and ensure it starts at whichever time you choose.
You can do this by opening the video and clicking Share. Then, in the window of options that pops up, you must check the box next to Start At. Type the time you want.
You can also pause the video at the particular time you want it to start so that when your friend clicks on the link, the video starts playing at your chosen time. After pausing for a few moments, you will see a tag add itself to the end of the link. You must copy and paste the link.
Disable Restricted Mode
While users of all ages can access YouTube, young users can only access some content on the platform. Children might run into videos that may harm them mentally or emotionally. They might even be harmed physically if they try to replicate a dangerous stunt. Google has created something called ‘potentially mature content’ to prevent such things from happening.
The Restricted Mode on YouTube helps to filter content according to age restrictions, titles, metadata, and descriptions. It also blocks comments on some videos. However, you can disable Restricted Mode on YouTube if you need to access such content.
Play a Video in a Loop
If you want to listen to your favorite music, YouTube is a great place. It might also be that you have come across a song or tune that has gotten stuck in your head. You want to listen to it a couple of times. What do you do?
You don’t need to click play to listen to the song constantly. Instead, you can play the video in a loop. Unfortunately, there’s no built-in option for this. However, you can use websites like YouTube Repeater to help you play songs in a loop.
When you need to listen to a song or watch a video in a loop, add ‘repeater’ to the URL after ‘YouTube.’
The website will continuously repeat your favorite audio or video in a loop until you make it stop. It is also possible for users to customize the starting and ending point within the video. Therefore, the specific part of the video or audio you like will be played on a loop.
Save Videos to Watch Later
Have you ever come across YouTube videos you wished you could bookmark to watch later? For example, you might be unable to switch on the sound at the moment, or maybe you need more time to watch the video or listen to the audio and want to save it later.
Luckily, YouTube has taken a page from Facebook and added similar features like Save for Later. On YouTube, the feature is called Watch Later. It is a playlist that users can access whenever they want. You can save videos and audio files in the playlist you want to see or hear later.
The Watch Later playlist operates like a normal playlist.
If you want to add a video to the Watch Later playlist, open the video or audio on YouTube and click the Add To icon. You’ll find this icon below the video title, and then check the box next to the playlist you would like to add it to.
The steps are similar on both browsers and mobile. You can access these videos by going to the YouTube homepage and selecting Watch Later from the menu. Then, you can go through all the saved videos and watch the ones you want. You can also remove the videos you don’t need from the list or don’t want to watch again.
Besides these, it is also possible to convert a YouTube video into a GIF using Makeagif, Giphy, and other services. Users can create their custom URL if they have 100 or more subscribers. It makes it easier for people to find them.
The Bottom Line
YouTube is a popular platform for watching videos and listening to music. You can also become a YouTuber by posting videos with exciting content. To become a power user and make the most of the platform, memorize the above mentioned tricks.
