# The Ultimate Youtube URL Tips & Tricks **URL:** \ **Category:** Tutorials & Methods\ **Tags:** freebies, tips-tricks, social-media\ **Created:** [July 5, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786 "2022-07-05T23:02:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/bluehacker/32/174721_2.png) [@BlueHacker](https://onehack.st/u/BlueHacker)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/1 "2022-07-05T23:02:38Z")
Though YouTube remains the premier video site on the web, you probably don’t think much about customizing it. But whether you’re a casual user or watch online videos every day, there are all sorts of ways to tweak YouTube. A major category of these are special YouTube link tricks. Let’s look at some YouTube URL tricks to help you get more out of the service, like turning videos into GIFs. ## 1. Link to Any Part of a Video Normally, when you copy a link to a YouTube video and open it, it starts from the beginning. But if you want to show someone a certain section of a video or skip a lengthy intro, you can append a timestamp to the URL to start it at that time. You can do this in a couple of ways. By manually adding **&t=YmXXs** to the end of a video URL, you’ll set it to start **Y** minutes and **XX** seconds into the video. You can omit minutes, or use only seconds, such as **90s** for a minute and a half. So for example, this video: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=Tt5ShaI5hW8 ``` Can be shared at two minutes into the video using this URL: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=Tt5ShaI5hW8&t=120 ``` If you don’t want to use the manual method, pause the video at the time you’d like to share it at, then right-click and choose **Copy video URL at current time**. ## 2. Loop a Video Infinitely YouTube is a great place for listening to music that you can’t find elsewhere, such as video game soundtracks for studying. If you’re into a song and want to listen to it over and over, you can add **repeater** after **youtube** in the URL. This will open the video at [YouTubeRepeater.com](http://www.youtuberepeater.com/), which loops the video for you. So change this URL: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=shibvkpyb8E ``` To this to loop it: ```auto youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=shibvkpyb8E ``` Using the options below the video on the new page, you can change the start or end times for the video, if desired. While we wanted to highlight the URL hack method, you can also do this natively on YouTube. Just right-click on YouTube video and toggle **Loop** on to keep playing it. ## 3. Bypass Age Restrictions YouTube has age restrictions on certain videos flagged as containing mature content. Whether you don’t have a YouTube account or don’t feel like signing in to watch one, you can perform a little trick to bypass signing in. Take a YouTube URL for a restricted video like this: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=wvZ6nB3cl1w ``` Now, add **nsfw** in front of the **youtube** part of the link, as shown here: ```auto nsfwyoutube.com/watch?v=wvZ6nB3cl1w ``` The video will open on a new site that features no age restriction. In case you still see the message about age restriction, click the **here to try another method** text at the top of the page. This will load it on a new page that will hopefully play the video successfully. ## 4. Skip a Certain Amount of the Intro Similar to the URL trick that lets you pick the start time of a video, you can also choose to skip a certain number of seconds at the start of the video. You can’t specify minutes with this one, so use **90** (seconds) for a minute and a half. So to skip the first 30 seconds of this video: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=M03bTkQxVUg ``` Add **&start=30** to the end of the URL and get this: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=M03bTkQxVUg&start=30 ``` This is similar to the timing one, but is a bit faster to type and doesn’t require you to remember a certain timestamp. ## 5. Claim a Custom YouTube Channel URL If you have your own YouTube channel and meet certain requirements, you can set a vanity URL for your page. This is much easier to remember than the default random string of characters, so it’s worth doing for easier linking on social media and other sites. To get a custom URL, your channel needs to meet the following criteria: - Have at least 100 subscribers - Be at least 30 days old - Have an uploaded profile photo and channel art If you satisfy these, head to [YouTube Studio](https://studio.youtube.com/) by clicking your profile picture at the top-right of YouTube and choosing **YouTube Studio**. On the left menu, click **Customization** , followed by **Basic info** at the top. On this page, under **Channel URL** , you’ll see your channel’s normal URL as well as the field to set a **Custom URL** , if you’re eligible. Use this to pick your channel’s vanity URL. You can only have one custom URL at a time. If you already have one, you can’t change it, but you’re allowed to remove your current URL and create a new one, if it’s available. This is only an option three times per year, so don’t change it too often. Once your custom URL is set up, anyone can head to **[youtube.com/[YourCustomURL]](http://youtube.com/%5BYourCustomURL%5D)** to visit your channel. ## 6. Jump Straight to Your YouTube Subscriptions Many times, the suggestions offered by YouTube aren’t useful. Whether your recommendations are filled with strange content or the home page contains videos you don’t care about, you can set a better YouTube landing page. When you’re signed in, try changing your YouTube bookmark from the main homepage to your subscriptions page using this URL: ```auto youtube.com/feed/subscriptions ``` This lets you see the newest videos from channels you subscribe to, so you don’t miss any of their new content. Thus, you’re in control of what you see, instead of YouTube deciding for you. ## 7. Grab the Thumbnail of Any Video It’s common when searching Google for images to see pictures from YouTube videos, usually titled **maxresdefault**. With a URL tweak, you can easily view a high-quality thumbnail for any YouTube video (if it has one) by visiting the following: ```auto img.youtube.com/vi/[VideoID]/maxresdefault.jpg ``` Replace the **[VideoID]** with the text after the **v=** at the end of a YouTube video. So to view the thumbnail for this video: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=YMbm_SFJugQ ``` Visit this link: ```auto img.youtube.com/vi/YMbm_SFJugQ/maxresdefault.jpg ``` ## 8. Make a GIF from a YouTube Video Found a YouTube video that has a GIF-worthy moment? You can easily create an animated GIF from any part of a video by adding **gif** before the YouTube link. So to edit this video into a GIF: ```auto youtube.com/watch?v=gy1B3agGNxw ``` Change the URL to this: ```auto gifyoutube.com/watch?v=gy1B3agGNxw ``` You’ll be brought to [gifs.com](http://gifs.com), where you can add a variety of effects and crop the GIF to your liking. Once done, share the GIF to social networks with an easy link or download it for safekeeping. Note that exceptionally long videos won’t work with this service. ## 9. Mix Music From YouTube Videos This one isn’t a true URL hack, as you can’t visit it right from YouTube. However, it still uses YouTube URLs, so we’re including it. Visit [YouTube DJ](https://youtube-dj.com/) and you can add two YouTube URLs to mix their music together. Use the controls to set shortcut points to different parts of the songs, and adjust the fading and speed as you see fit. If you’ve ever thought two music tracks would go together pretty well, this is the site for you! ## Have More Fun With YouTube URL Tricks These tricks will let you get even more out of YouTube. Some are built into YouTube itself, while others rely on outside services. It’s possible that any of these could stop working in the future, so your mileage may vary as time passes. **Happy learning!** ---
**Author:** ![leejiacheng1](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/leejiacheng1/32/94426_2.png) [@leejiacheng1](https://onehack.st/u/leejiacheng1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 2:21am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/2 "2022-07-06T02:21:01Z")
Very useful reference, appreciate 👍 ---
**Author:** ![ayomite](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/ayomite/32/39670_2.png) [@ayomite](https://onehack.st/u/ayomite)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/3 "2022-07-06T09:30:29Z")
Very useful info thank you man ---
**Author:** ![1nbr1](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/1nbr1/32/110848_2.png) [@1nbr1](https://onehack.st/u/1nbr1)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/4 "2022-07-07T22:44:21Z")
Thank you for sharing tricks! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Roberto\_Diaz](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/roberto_diaz/32/18084_2.png) [@Roberto\_Diaz](https://onehack.st/u/Roberto_Diaz)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/5 "2022-07-09T13:23:58Z")
Hi @BlueHacker Thank you very much for sharing with us, this will be very usefull ---
**Author:** ![slimjval](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/slimjval/32/30254_2.png) [@slimjval](https://onehack.st/u/slimjval)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 11:16pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/6 "2022-07-20T23:16:11Z")
Useful YouTube tips and tricks, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![Kazmon](https://onehack.st/user_avatar/onehack.st/kazmon/32/116904_2.png) [@Kazmon](https://onehack.st/u/Kazmon)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/the-ultimate-youtube-url-tips-tricks/220786/7 "2023-01-05T17:50:01Z")
thank you ill try this