YouTube Creators

New ways to connect with your audience using image posts are here! 🖼️✨ We recently shared that image posts, including carousels, can now appear in the Shorts feed, and today we’ve added music to help you tell your story in even more dynamic ways!

Try these tips for your next post:
- Share more with carousels: Upload up to 10 images in a single carousel to help tell your story.
- Set the tone with music: Pair images with royalty-free music from the YouTube Audio Library or using Dream Track in eligible markets. 
- Add text overlays: Place text directly onto your images so your audience can follow along as they swipe.

Swipe through this post to see these features in action! These updates are rolling out to eligible creators on the YouTube mobile app. You can find full details on market eligibility and how to create image posts in our Help Center: support.google.com/youtube/answer/7124474?hl=en&re…

We can’t wait to see the stories you’ll tell! This is the first of many updates coming to posts. Let us know what you think in the comments!

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1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 5,683

YouTube Creators

Creators! We’re expanding gifts to horizontal live streams on the YouTube mobile app! Your fans watching in app on their mobile devices can now purchase Jewels and send gifts during your horizontal streams, giving you more ways to earn Rubies and connect in real time.

If you already have gifts enabled for your vertical live streams, you don't need to do anything! Gifts are enabled at the channel level and will automatically apply to your horizontal streams. If you haven't opted in yet, simply visit the Earn tab in YouTube Studio to sign the Virtual Items contract. Learn more on how to get started with gifts here: bit.ly/3OQVd6w

1 month ago | [YT] | 6,866

YouTube Creators

The Shorts Audio library is now on YouTube Create! This means you can choose from thousands of popular, licensed tracks and then publish directly to YouTube Shorts, all from the YouTube Create app.

Learn more in this Help Center article and updates below: goo.gle/481ARhf

What’s new:
• Entire Shorts Audio library: Access a massive catalog of licensed, popular music tracks directly in the editor. 🎵
• Precision Editing: Use "Slip Edit" to find the best segment of a song, or "Find Beats" to add visual markers for perfectly timed cuts. ✂️
• Flexible Audio Length: Add up to 60 seconds of music to your project, depending on the track. ⏱️
• Availability We are rolling this out to creators in over 20+ countries. Check out our Help Center article to learn more: goo.gle/481ARhf 🚀

How to use it:
1. Open the YouTube Create app on Android or iOS.
2. Tap Sound on the toolbar.
3. Select Shorts to browse trending tracks
📝 Note: To keep the licensed music in your final video, you must publish directly to YouTube Shorts. If you save a video longer than 15 seconds to your device, the licensed music will be removed to remain compliant with licensing.

Try it out now ➡️ play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.a…

1 month ago | [YT] | 4,507

YouTube Creators

YouTube Playables are now available as a mini-activity in vertical live. 🥳 You can now interact with your audience in real-time while playing games within your vertical live stream!

While streaming on mobile, you can play a game where viewers will see the game in full, along with a smaller view of you overlaid on top. This serves as a ready-made activity for creators who might be unsure about what content to create, or for anyone looking for a new way to interact with their community.

Just follow these steps when starting your live session:
1. Go live on your mobile device.
2. At the bottom, tap the Playables logo.
3. Tap Play a game.
4. From the options, select a Playable to launch the game.

This is now available in select markets; detailed instructions can be found in our Help Center: goo.gle/4czI5e1. Note: Not all Playables will be available for vertical live immediately. We will be continually adding more games to the list!

We can’t wait to see what you play with your community! 🕹️

1 month ago | [YT] | 3,879

YouTube Creators

We’re expanding Effect Maker to more creators and adding powerful new capabilities! 🪄 Effect Maker is our web-based platform that allows creators to create and publish effects directly to YouTube Shorts, and now we’re launching new tools designed to help you quickly turn your concept into reality. You focus on the creative direction, and let our GenAI tools handle the technical execution.

Here’s what’s new:
- Expanded access: Now, all creators with access to advanced features in our available regions can start building effects on Effect Maker today! Check your eligibility here: goo.gle/4tidGYq
- Create video transformation effects: With AI Video, you can build imaginative video effects using just a simple prompt. No complex visual scripting required.
- Collaborate with brands: If you have Editor permissions for a brand’s channel, you can now publish effects directly on their behalf.

Try it out here ➡️ youtube.com/

Let us know what you think in the comments!

📺 Check out our new Effect Maker Tutorial Playlist on our channel to learn more about how to build effects on YouTube: goo.gle/4daajOj
💬 Join the Effect Maker Discord to connect directly with our YouTube Effects team and other effect creators: discord.gg/nkfwn3Hfhe

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 3,641

YouTube Creators

The likeness detection pilot is now available to creators in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) who are 18 or older. 🎉

This beta feature helps you detect, manage, and request the removal of unauthorized videos where your face may be altered or made with AI. We’ve introduced this to give you more peace of mind and help protect both you and your audience from potentially misleading content.

To get started, you'll need to complete a brief verification process in Studio. Check out the Help Center for all the details on how to get started: goo.gle/4kw6jJr

2 months ago | [YT] | 6,266

YouTube Creators

We’re making it easier for you to define the culture of your channels by expanding access to channel guidelines for creators with intermediate and advanced features and, for the first time, bringing them to Communities. Channel Guidelines are still rolling out across Communities, and viewers should see it appear on your Community soon. This update is designed to help you foster the type of participation you want to see across comments, live chats, and your Communities.

More info 📝:
- You set the rules: You can create up to 3 channel guidelines. You have control over the rules you choose, provided they don’t violate YouTube’s Community Guidelines.
- Visibility for viewers: If you have channel guidelines enabled, viewers will see them the first time they comment, chat and post to your Community and at the top of your videos’ comment sections
- Acknowledgement: Before anyone can participate in your comments, live chats, or Communities, they must complete a one-time acknowledgment of your guidelines.
- Set-up: If you want to set up these guidelines for your channel, navigate to YouTube Studio on a desktop device > click on Channel Settings > Community Moderation > the Channel Guidelines tab.
- Eligibility: Channel guidelines are now available to creators with access to intermediate and advanced features on YouTube.
- You can also check out our Help Center article here: goo.gle/4qeQZT6

Channel guidelines make it easier for you to establish how you want people to treat each other in your comments, live chats, and Communities. We’re excited more creators will have access to this important feature - we’ll keep you updated on our expansion plans!

5 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 8,443

YouTube Creators

We’re excited to announce that Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), Google’s image editing model, is coming to YouTube. Use the feature to edit your image posts and connect with your audiences in new, creative ways.

Here are some ideas on how to use Nano Banana to edit the images in your YouTube posts:
- Picture yourself anywhere: Transport yourself to different locations, try on new outfits, switch up hairstyles, or time travel to different decades – all while keeping you and your own creativity as the main character
- Make specific edits: Need to remove a distracting object or change a background color? You can easily add, remove, or modify specific elements with just a prompt
- Refine your aesthetic: Restore older photos or adjust the vibe to match your channel’s branding

Note: Any post with images edited using Nano Banana in YouTube will automatically show a disclosure that the content is made with AI.

It’s easy to jump in and play around with Nano Banana:
1. Open the main YouTube app and tap Create > Post
2. Add an image to your post
3. Select the Edit button and describe the change you want to make
4. From there, Nano Banana will generate a draft. You can Save it or describe a new edit until it’s right

If you need some inspiration, try out these prompts:
- Change the background to a [location]
- Remove the [object] from my photo
- Give my [room] a [decor style] makeover

Nano Banana on YouTube is available to users who are at least 18 years of age and located in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and India. At this time, prompts must be entered in English. We plan to bring this feature to more locations and languages soon - so keep an eye out for news from us! Let us know what you think in the comments!

5 months ago | [YT] | 5,575

YouTube Creators

The YouTube Create iPhone app is launching to more creators around the world: support.google.com/youtube/answer/13952912!

If you’re a creator with access to the app, you can use it to take your videos to the next level and captivate your audiences:

- Enhance your videos with tools that remove distracting background noise, automatically add captions, create seamless visual transitions, and more
- Find the perfect soundtrack to your story using thousands of royalty-free and copyright-safe songs and sound effects
- Add a pop of personality to your videos by trying out the latest effects, filters, and animated stickers

…And more! The YouTube Create app is easy to use, and will empower you to create like a pro. It’s already available on Android in many countries, and now we’re excited to expand iPhones in new regions across the globe. We’re just getting started, stay tuned for more to come. Download the app today and let us know what you think 📱

Link to App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/youtube-create/id6476327393?…

5 months ago | [YT] | 2,394

YouTube Creators

We’re launching the ability to stream across formats!

📹 Streaming across formats:
- This new feature automatically crops your horizontal live streams into vertical layouts within YouTube Studio, while also providing a single, unified chat experience for your viewers.
-The option to stream vertically is great for instances when the focus of your stream is centered in the frame (like just chatting, IRL, and facecam streams).
- Try it out from YouTube Studio on desktop devices:
Navigate to your Live Control Room > Stream Settings > Layout > Select “Dual stream.” After that, you can go Live from Studio and the vertical layout will be automatically generated from your horizontal stream.
- Viewers in the Shorts feed on mobile will be shown vertical streams. Outside of the Shorts feed, your audience will see the horizontal layout.

📱Vertical live streams in the Shorts feed:
- Vertical live streams are shown in the Shorts feed on mobile devices.
- This opportunity for connection across all the different places that people watch YouTube.

Streaming across formats is rolling out to all eligible creators over the next few weeks. Stay tuned for related updates in the coming months (crop templates to accommodate different content types, 3P encoder eligibility rollout, and more!)

5 months ago | [YT] | 4,603