Navigate YouTube Studio
YouTube Studio is the home for creators. You can manage your presence, grow your channel, interact with your audience, and make money all in one place.
Note: You can turn on dark theme in YouTube Studio.
Manage your channel
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
Use the left menu to manage your videos and channel.
- Dashboard ๐ Image
: Get a high-level overview of new activity on your channel, along with what's new on YouTube. - Content ๐ Image
: Find an overview of your videos, live streams, posts, and playlists. - Analytics ๐ Image
: Monitor the performance of your channel and videos with metrics and reports in YouTube Analytics. - Community ๐ Image
: View and reply to comments on your videos. You can also view mentions that other creators have made of your channel. - Subtitles ๐ Image
: Add subtitles and captions to your videos. - Content detection ๐ Image
: Submit copyright takedown requests. - Earn ๐ Image
: If you're in the YouTube Partner Program, you can manage your monetization settings. - Customization ๐ Image
: Customize your channelโs layout, branding, and basic info. - Audio Library ๐ Image
: Get music and sound effects to use in your videos.
Note: Sign up to join our YouTube Creators Research program to help build a better YouTube for Creators. Learn more.
Manage your videos
To manage a specific video, visit the Content page and click the video's thumbnail. You can also use the search bar to find a video.
- Details: Change your videoโs title, description, and settings.
- Analytics: See metrics available at the video level.
- Editor: Trim your videos, add end screens, add audio tracks, and blur your videos.
- Comments: View and reply to comments on that video.
- Subtitles: Add multi-language audio and translated titles and descriptions to your videos.
- Copyright: View and manage copyright claims.
- Clips: Create and manage clips.
Get video equipment tips and video filming tips for creators.
Navigation tips
Open your channel or video
To open your channel homepage, click your profile picture ๐ and then
Your channel. To open your videoโs watch page, click the video link under your video thumbnail.
Your channel. To open your videoโs watch page, click the video link under your video thumbnail.
If youโre editing an individual video, youโll see the video thumbnail instead. To quickly open your videoโs watch page, click this video thumbnail.
Search for your videos
To find videos quickly, use the search bar at the top of YouTube Studio. You can also find videos on the Content page.
Hover over info to see more options
View on YouTube ๐ Image
, Analytics ๐ Image
, Comments ๐ Image
, and Options ๐ Image
icons will occasionally show when hovering over certain info in YouTube Studio.
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View on YouTube icons allow you to quickly view your video on YouTube. - ๐ Image
Analytics icons let you jump to a particular videoโs analytics. - ๐ Image
Comments icons take you to your videoโs comments. - ๐ Image
Options icons reveal several actions you can take.
Get the latest updates
Use the YouTube Studio Dashboard for the latest updates, including:
- Creator updates
- Policy updates
- Updates from the YouTube Creators channel
- Updates from the Creator Insider channel
Get help
At the top of the screen, select Help ๐ Image
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Send feedback
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- In the left Menu, select Send feedback ๐ Image
. - Type in your feedback and select Send.
Note: Sign up to join our YouTube Creators Research program to help build a better YouTube for Creators. Learn more.
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