Learn about managing clips

Clips are public and can be watched and shared by anyone with access to them, provided that they can also watch the original video. You can find clips that you've made and clips made from your videos in the clips library. You can clip a small portion of your video or live stream in YouTube Studio or the YouTube Studio app .

Note: Clipping videos is turned on by default. Learn how to turn it off.

YouTube clips

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Create and share a clip

1. Open the YouTube app .
2. Go to a video that you want to clip.
3. Below the Subscribe button, slide the options to the right, then tap Clip .
4. Select the section of the video that you'd like to clip by dragging the slider. You can increase or decrease the length of your selection to a maximum of 60 seconds or minimum of 5 seconds.
5. Tap Share clip.
6. Choose an option for sharing the clip:
   • Social networks: You can share your clip to a social network like Facebook or X, formerly known as Twitter.
   • Copy the link: You can copy a link to your clip to paste it somewhere else.
   • Email: You can share your clip using the default email software on your mobile device.

Note: You can find clips that you've made and clips that viewers have made from your content in the Clips library. You can find this on the You tab in the main app Your clips .

Manage clips of your videos

1. Open the YouTube Studio app .
2. At the bottom, tap Content .
3. At the top, tap Filter .
4. Under 'Clips' select Video contains clips Apply.
5. Tap a video to see its clips.
6. Select View more under 'Latest clips'.
7. On the clip that you want to manage, tap More .
8. Depending on the action that you'd like to take, tap Share clip , Play clip , Hide user from channel or Report clip .

Delete a clip that you've created

On the YouTube app

1. Open the YouTube app .
2. Tap your profile picture .
3. Scroll down and tap Your clips .
4. On the clip that you want to delete, tap More .
5. Tap Delete clip Delete forever.

On the YouTube Studio app

1. Open YouTube Studio .
2. At the bottom, tap Content .
3. At the top, tap Filter .
4. Under 'Clips' select Video contains clips Apply.
5. Tap a video to see its clips.
6. Select View more under 'Latest clips'.
7. Beside the clip that you want to manage, tap More .
8. Tap Delete clip Delete forever.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Who can see the clips that I've created?

Clips are public and can be watched and shared by anyone with access to the clip who can also watch the original video. Creators can watch and share all clips made from their videos on their Library page in the main YouTube app and in YouTube Studio. Clips can also be seen on selected search, discovery and analytics surfaces available to viewers and creators on YouTube.

Why are the clips that I've created no longer available?

Clips of a particular video will be removed if:

• The original video is deleted or set to private.
• The original video violates our Community Guidelines.

Note: Clips made from unlisted videos remain available.

I created a clip from a live stream that's not working.

Clips will show up after the live stream has finished and has been uploaded as a video. You can't create clips from live streams without DVR or live streams longer than the DVR time frame. Learn how to turn on DVR for live streams.

If a live stream lasts longer than the DVR time frame, any clips that fall outside the DVR time frame will not be playable until the live stream ends and the original video has been posted.

Can I create Shorts from clips?

Yes, you can remix a clip if the clip's source video is eligible for remix. All remix tools available to you on a video are also available for any clip of that video.

Creators who own the clip's source video can convert the entire clip into a Short.

How can I view my clip's performance?

You can view the number of clips made from your video, the number of views for each clip, who made it and other details under Clips on YouTube Studio.