YouTube Shorts is a way for anyone to connect with a new audience using just a smartphone and the Shorts camera in the YouTube app. YouTube’s Shorts creation tools makes it easy to create short-form videos that are up to 3 minutes long with our multi-segment camera.
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How do I create Shorts?You can upload vertical videos saved to your computer or smartphone as Shorts. You can also record a Short from the YouTube app on a mobile device. Here’s how:
- Sign in to the YouTube app
.
- Tap Create
and select Short.
- Hold Capture
or tap it to start recording and then again to stop.
- Note: You can change the duration on the upper-right corner.
- Once you’re done recording, you can:
- Add music, apply filters, or use other effects to enhance your recording.
- Tap Undo
to remove the previous video clip you recorded or tap Redo
to add it back.
- Tap Close
Delete or Save and exit. Saving a draft at this point saves any edits you've made.
- Tap Done
. From here, you can:
- Preview your video.
- Add sounds, text-to-speech, and other effects.
- Tap Back
to return to the record screen.
- Tap NEXT to add details to your video.
- From this screen, add a title (max 100 characters), and choose settings, like video privacy.
- Tap Select audience
- Tap UPLOAD SHORT to publish your Short.
Viewers may find your Shorts by tapping Shorts at the bottom of the YouTube app. From the player, they can scroll to watch a never-ending stream of videos in the Shorts Feed.
They may also find Shorts:
- In search results across YouTube, including on most smart TVs, game consoles, and other streaming devices.
- On the YouTube homepage.
- Featured on your channel homepage.
- By checking their Subscriptions.
- In their notifications.
Wherever they find them, subscribers gained from watching your Shorts count toward Creator Awards Program milestones.
Include #Shorts in your short video’s title or description to help our system recommend your Shorts across YouTube.
For more details on hashtags in YouTube, go to add hashtags to your video.
Yes, you can now earn money with YouTube Shorts. To become eligible for the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) with Shorts, you must gain 1,000 subscribers with 10 million valid public Shorts views in the last 90 days.
Learn about why you should create Shorts.