To help others stay informed, you can sign up to submit notes on videos you find inaccurate or unclear. After submission, your note is reviewed and rated by others. If your note is rated as helpful by many people with a broad set of perspectives, it may be published and appear below the video.
Sign up on mobile
- Sign in to the YouTube mobile app.
- Tap your profile picture
.
- Tap Settings
, then General.
- Tap Help inform viewers to begin signing up.
.Get started writing notes
- Under the video you’re watching, select Add note
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- To get started, select Add note.
- Write your note in the text box.
- Optionally, under Timestamp, add the time in the video your note refers to. You can type the time in the text box or select
to add the current time in the video.
- Optionally, add a link to a source that supports what your note says. If adding multiple links, separate them with a comma.
- Select Submit.
If your note is published, it’ll be anonymous, so your channel name won’t be displayed.
Writing tips
Notes should always be in your own words, not copied text directly from sources, and they should add clarity or useful context to videos. Follow these tips for writing helpful notes:
- Cite sources that support the note’s claims.
- Use language that’s easy to understand.
- Use neutral language and avoid expressing an opinion.
- Offer important context that isn’t readily available in the video, description, or title.
- Directly address a claim made in the video or title, and, if possible, include a relevant timestamp for that claim.
- Use 600 characters or less.
Note examples
2:41 Seals and sea lions are actually distinguishable from one another. One of the ways you can tell the difference is that sea lions have protruding external ear flaps, while seals only have ear holes.
Sources: ​​https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-seals-and-sea-lions4:30 While the presenter says they saw a cassowary flying overhead on their recent trip to Australia, this is impossible as cassowaries are flightless birds.
Sources: https://www.britannica.com/animal/cassowaryFAQ
Who has access to write notes?
- Was created 6 or more months ago.
- Hasn’t had a Community Guidelines strike in the past 12 months.
- Isn’t a supervised account.
- Doesn't have multiple owners.
- Isn't owned by an account that can be owned and managed by multiple users, like a Brand Account or school account.
Your account will need to be based in the United States with your language set to English.
If you're eligible to write notes, you'll need to sign up on the YouTube mobile app to get started.
Even if you don’t have access to note writing, you may still see notes on the videos you’re watching, both on mobile and on your computer. Notes provide helpful context on videos, enrich the viewing experience, and bring relevant, insightful color to all types of content on YouTube.
If you believe that the info in a note is incorrect, you can send feedback about the note:
- Beside the note, select More
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- Select Send feedback.
.What happens to my note after I submit it?
Can I check the status of my notes?
How do I delete a note?
- In the YouTube app, tap the You tab.
- Tap Settings
- Tap Your data in YouTube
Manage your YouTube Watch History
- Beside your note, tap delete
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.To delete a note from your computer:
- On YouTube, tap your profile photo in the top right-hand corner.
- Tap Your data in YouTube
- Beside your note, select delete
You can also delete a note from the relevant video:
- Select Add note
- Beside the note you want to delete, tap More
- Select Delete.
If you’ve signed up, you’ll get a notification when you’re off the waitlist and can start writing notes.
If you’re off the waitlist but can’t write notes, check that you’re logged in to the channel that has access to this feature and was mentioned in the invite email.
Raters are asked whether they think a note is helpful, including whether it cites high-quality sources or is written clearly and neutrally.
A note will only show up under a video if a wide range of people rate it as helpful. Our systems consider rating history and identify notes where raters who’ve historically had different perspectives on notes now agree. If people who have rated notes differently in the past now agree that a note is helpful, then our system is more likely to publish the note.
All notes must follow our Community Guidelines.