1. Copy Video URL
You can use YouTube’s built-in features to share a specific part of any YouTube video. Simply pause the video at the exact moment you want to share, then press either Ctrl + click or right-click anywhere on the video, and select “Copy video URL at current time.” A URL containing this exact timestamp will now be copied to your clipboard, ready for you to share. Anyone who clicks the link will be immediately transported to this exact portion of the YouTube video.
2. Add Timestamp While Sharing Video
If you’re struggling to hit pause at the right moment, you can type the exact timestamp you want to share. To use this method, follow the steps below:
3. Using YouTube Clips
YouTube offers another native feature called Clips to share a specific part of a video. You will find the Clip button under all of the supported videos. Click or tap on the button to create a clip 5 to 60 seconds long from the original video. The clipped video can then be shared with others and will play in a loop from the original video’s page only. Please note that clips do not create a new video. To extract a part of a YouTube video by creating its clip, follow these steps: Pro Tip: To view your clipped videos, go to “your YouTube channel Settings → your clips.
How to Disable Clips on Your Videos
If you don’t want others to clip your videos, follow these steps:
How to Block a User from Clipping Your Videos
If you don’t want a specific channel or user to clip your videos, you can hide that person from your channel. When you hide a person, their comments won’t show up on your videos and they will not be able to clip them. To hide a user, go to the comment they left on your video. Click on the three-dot icon on the comment and select “Hide user from channel.”
4. Share Specific Part of YouTube Video on Mobile
The YouTube mobile apps do not offer all of the same methods for sharing a specific part of a video. Sure, you can clip the YouTube video, but sometimes it feels like too much work. A more simple way is to use an online tool called YouTube Time to start a YouTube video from a specific time. This same method works on desktops as well. Follow these steps to use the tool:
5. Create Timestamp Links Manually
You may have noticed that when you share a specific part of a YouTube video, the video’s URL is appended with the new start time. This allows you to manually create the links on your own by adding the start time for the video in the correct link format.
For Shortened Links
When you press the Share button under a video, generally, the video link will be in this shortened format: https://youtu.be/-nDgxb3dj2I. For these, you must add a question mark (?) followed by the letter t, which stands for time, followed by the timestamp (?t=hms, where h = hour, m = minute, and s = seconds) of the point where you would like the video to start. For example:
For Regular YouTube Links
If you copy the YouTube video link from the URL bar or the YouTube link is in the full format of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDgxb3dj2I, then you must append it with &t=hms. Some examples:
6. Using Chapters
If a YouTube video supports chapters or timestamps, you can share the desired chapter.
7. Take Full Control of Video Sharing with Vibby
The above methods are easy and quick, but they’re also pretty limited. If you want more control over the video-sharing experience, you may want to try out a third-party tool. Vibby is a website that allows you to share specific parts of videos from other platforms, including Vimeo, Twitch and YouTube. This includes clipping multiple “highlights” from a single video, ready to share with others. The downside is that you will need to create an account with Vibby, although you can register using your existing Google, Facebook, Twitter, or Twitch credentials. To get started, follow these steps: All screenshots and images created by Mehvish Mushtaq.
