PRO TIP
You can also tap Remix under a music video’s watch page player and select Sound to sample audio instantly for your Short.
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Short videos.
Short videos.
Big Impact.
Join the creators reaching billions of viewers with YouTube Shorts, the quickest way to spark connections and reach new audiences. Shorts are quick to make and impossible to ignore. No scripts, no pressure, just pure creativity.
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Why create
YouTube Shorts?
YouTube Shorts make it simple to jump in as a creator. They’re perfect for reaching new audiences, giving old content a fresh twist, and testing out new ideas.
200 billion
daily views.
On average, April 2025
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Tell your story, faster
Share your passions with an easier
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Build your base
Find new fans and share more
content with them. -
Grow your income
YouTube OGs to newbies are
monetizing on Shorts.
FEATURED
Check out the free YouTube Create app
Transform your content using simple, powerful editing tools in the YouTube Create app. Easily add filters, effects, transitions, and royalty-free music to Shorts or longform videos. All free of charge.
*available in select markets
5 easy steps to get started with Shorts
Get set up
Choose your music
Upload or record your video
Edit your Short
1 Get set up
From your phone, log in to your YouTube account (or create a new one) and tap the + button in the YouTube app.
2 Choose your music
Tap Add sound and once you find a song or sound you love, tap the next arrow button!
3 Upload or record your video
Upload directly from your phone gallery or press and hold the capture button to record your clip (or tap once to start, and again to stop).
You can also:
- Change your recording speed
- Set a timer for hands-free filming
- String clips together with a few taps
PRO TIP
Tap Remix under a video’s watch page or in the Shorts feed to pull inspiration from videos you’ve already watched. With Remix, you can:
- Green screen: Make another video your background
- Cut: Insert a 1-5 second clip from someone else's video
- Collab: Appear side-by-side with another video
4 Edit your Short
Once you’ve recorded, you can edit your Short in YouTube Studio to tell your story exactly as you imagined it:
- Trim and edit clips together
- Add voiceovers and automatic captions
- Apply filters
PRO TIP
Get the YouTube Create app for advanced editing tools to take your videos to the next level.
1 Get set up
From your phone, log in to your YouTube account (or create a new one) and tap the + button in the YouTube app.
2 Choose your music
Tap Add sound and once you find a song or sound you love, tap the next arrow button!
PRO TIP
You can also tap Remix under a music video’s watch page player and select Sound to sample audio instantly for your Short.
3 Upload or record your video
Upload directly from your phone gallery or press and hold the capture button to record your clip (or tap once to start, and again to stop).
You can also:
- Change your recording speed
- Set a timer for hands-free filming
- String clips together with a few taps
PRO TIP
Tap Remix under a video’s watch page or in the Shorts feed to pull inspiration from videos you’ve already watched. With Remix, you can:
- Green screen: Make another video your background
- Cut: Insert a 1-5 second clip from someone else's video
- Collab: Appear side-by-side with another video
4 Edit your Short
Once you’ve recorded, you can edit your Short in YouTube Studio to tell your story exactly as you imagined it:
- Trim and edit clips together
- Add voiceovers and automatic captions
- Apply filters
PRO TIP
Get the YouTube Create app for advanced editing tools to take your videos to the next level.
Helpful tools for creating Shorts
Easily bring your creative vision to life with YouTube’s latest tools.
AI powered
AI playground
Find all of YouTube's generative AI tools and a gallery of inspo and prompts in one place.
AI powered
Dream Track
Describe your vibe, and Dream Track creates a custom 30-second soundtrack for your Short. Boom.
AI powered
Veo in Shorts
Generate standalone video clips with sound, speech, or custom backgrounds—all from a text prompt.
AI powered
Effects
Give your content a fresh twist. Generative effects turn selfies, doodles, and everyday moments into fun, unique videos.
AI powered
Photo to video
Upload a photo and describe the video you want to create, or choose from prompts to turn a photo into a one-of-a-kind video.
Trending on Shorts
Need creative inspo? To see what’s trending, go to Shorts > Trending on the mobile app.
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FEATURED
How to earn money with Shorts
Good news! If you’re already in the YouTube Partner Program, you’re ready to start earning with Shorts. Not a partner yet? Find out if you’re eligible to join.
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Frequently asked questions
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:
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In search results across YouTube, including on most smart TVs, game consoles, and other streaming devices.
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On the YouTube homepage.
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Featured on your channel homepage.
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By checking their Subscriptions.
- In their notifications.
Wherever they find them, subscribers gained from watching your Shorts count toward Creator Awards Program milestones.
You can view your Shorts analytics to better understand your video performance.
Get started with YouTube Analytics.
- Open the YouTube app
- Tap your profile picture > View channel
- From the middle menu, tap Analytics
Monetizing partners can earn money from ads that are viewed between videos in the Shorts Feed.
Turning on Shorts ad revenue sharing
To start sharing in Shorts ad revenue, monetizing partners will need to accept the Shorts Monetization Module—terms that let you earn from ads and YouTube Premium in the Shorts Feed. Shorts ad revenue sharing will apply to your channel’s eligible Shorts views starting on the date you accept. Shorts views accrued prior to accepting the Shorts Monetization Module are not eligible for Shorts ad revenue sharing.
Content suitable for ads
All content monetizing with ads must follow our advertiser-friendly content guidelines. On Shorts, only views of content that follow our advertiser-friendly guidelines will be eligible for revenue sharing.
Ineligible Shorts views
For the purposes of calculating payments, YouTube uses eligible “Engaged views.” This means YouTube won’t count engaged views that are ineligible. Examples where ineligible Shorts views may occur:
- Non-original Shorts, such as unedited clips from others' movies or TV shows, reuploading other creators' content from YouTube or other platform, or compilations with no original content added
- Artificial or fake views of Shorts, such as from automated click or scroll bots
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Views of Shorts that are inconsistent with our advertiser-friendly content guidelines
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