Find your way around YouTube

Signed in? How you experience YouTube depends a lot on whether you're signed in to your Google Account. Learn more about using your Google Account for YouTube.

  Home

If you're new to YouTube or haven't signed in yet, the home page will show you the most popular videos on YouTube. Once you sign in and start watching videos, the home page will show you recommended videos based on your preferences and activity on YouTube. Learn more about managing your recommendations.

As you explore, you can always click the YouTube logo in the top left-hand corner to return to the home page.

 Search

The search bar helps you to find the videos that you want to watch on YouTube. Enter what you're searching for and then filter the results by videos, channels or playlists. Your preferences and activity on YouTube will influence search results. Learn more about managing your search results.

 Guide

Open the guide to explore features like:

• Home
• Subscriptions
• Library
• History
• Your videos
• Your movies
• Watch Later
• Liked videos
• Explore 
• More from YouTube
• Settings
• Report history
• Help
• Send feedback

 Subscriptions

Your Subscriptions feed shows you the newest videos only from the channels that you're subscribed to. Clicking the channel artwork will take you directly to that channel. Learn more about subscribing to channels.

 History

History shows you a list of the videos that you've previously watched on YouTube. You can also view and manage your watch history, search history, comments and more. Learn how to manage your watch history and search history.

 Your videos

Videos that you've uploaded, which include public, private and unlisted videos, can be found under 'Your videos'. Learn more about how to upload videos.

 Your movies

Videos that you've purchased can be found under 'Your movies'. Learn more about how to purchase videos.

 Watch Later

Watch Later shows you a playlist of the videos that you've saved by clicking 'Watch Later'. Learn how to manage your Watch Later playlist.

 Liked videos

Liked videos is where you can find a list of all the videos you've 'liked' by clicking a video's Like  button. Learn more about liking and disliking videos.

Explore

The 'Explore' section is where you can find trending and destination pages. You can choose from the following categories: Trending, Gaming, News, Music, Movies & shows, Live, Fashion and beauty, Courses or Learning (the categories displayed will vary by location), Sports, Podcasts and Shopping (available in the US, IN and BR). 

More from YouTube

The 'More from YouTube' section has links to other YouTube products and features, such as YouTube Premium, Movies & shows, gaming, live, fashion and beauty, and learning.

 Cast

If you have a Chromecast, smart TV or a supported streaming device, you can connect your YouTube app using the Cast  button. Learn how to connect devices to watch YouTube on TV.

  Create

Click Create  in the top right-hand corner to upload a video to your channel or to create a live stream. Learn more about uploading videos and starting live streams.

  Notifications

Clicking the notification button  in the top right-hand corner will show you a list of your notifications. You can also adjust your notification settings by clicking the  icon. Learn more about managing your YouTube notifications.

 Profile picture and You tab

Click your profile picture in the top right-hand corner to access your account info and settings. You can also go to the guide and click 'You'. Learn more about what's on the You tab.