Did you know? According to Alexa rankings, Youtube is the second most searched website after google.
It's a little shocking and amazing at the same time that youtube comes before facebook. Youtube plays a vital role in our lives and somehow you and I are responsible for putting it up there in the second position
Now since watching videos on youtube is such an indispensable part of our daily routine, wouldn't it be cool to know some hacks that would make us a smart Youtuber. Here is a list of 8 Youtube hacks that will make you a youtube expert
1.Block those devils(Ads)
Fing Ads Everywhere! Every time, you play a video these devils are there to irk the hell out of you. Well, it's time to kill them. Here's how!
Play any youtube video and open the developer console(Ctrl-Shift-J for Chrome, Ctrl-Shift-K for Firefox). Paste this single line of code
document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=oKckVSqvaGw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com";window.location.reload();
Once you've pasted that LOC, those devil's will stop haunting you.
2.Download Your favorite videos on your desktop
So what have you been doing until now to download videos? I know there are a plethora youtube downloaders you go to download but this hack will make your job easier.
You just need to put "ssyoutube" in place of "youtube" in the URL and you will be redirected to youtube downloader website
If it saves time and effort both, then it's a hack, isn't it?
OLD URL > https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
NEW URL > https://ssyoutube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
3.Bypass those age restrictions
This one is for the young and wild people out there. I know you've been wishing if there was a way to see those videos. Don't worry, I'll tell you how to do it. This is me doing some community service.
You just need to replace "youtube" with "nsfwyoutube" in the URL to bypass youtube's security to make your wish come true.
OLD URL > https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
NEW URL > https://nsfwyoutube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
4.How to play a video on loop
I don't know about you but every time I fall in love with a song, I just keep playing it on loop all the time. It's strange, but I use youtube to listen to my favorite jam while I am working in the office. So what do I do to ensure it keeps playing in an eternal loop.
I just replace "youtube" with "listenonrepeat" in the URL
OLD URL > https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
NEW URL > https://listenonrepeat.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
5.Line up all videos Of Your favorite Youtuber
If you like watching videos a particular Youtuber, this hack is for you.
just append "&list=UL" at the end of the URL of any video of that Youtuber and you will get a playlist of all videos uploaded by him on the right side of your screen
OLD URL > https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
NEW URL > https://listenonrepeat.com/watchv=WO0_U8pKRtw&list=U
6.Youtube shortcuts
If your browsing youtube on your desktop, these shortcuts can come in handy.
Press J on your keyboard to rewind the videos 10 seconds back
Press L on your keyboard to forward the videos 10 seconds ahead
Press K to play and pause videos
Press M if you want to mute the videos.
Just so that the mobile users don't feel left out, you can forward videos on your mobile screens too. You just need to double tap on the right side to forward the video 10 seconds ahead. If you wish to rewind the video by 10 seconds, just double tap on the left side
7.Set timer for your videos
This can be useful if you want to skip some part of the video and want to play it from a particular time. You just need to add “#t=2m5s” in the URL after the youtube.com. Don't forget to remove https from the URL when you use this hack
OLD URL > https://youtube.com/watch?v=WO0_U8pKRtw
NEW URL > https://listenonrepeat.com/watchv=WO0_U8pKRtw#“#t=2m5s”
8.How to make Youtube Gifs
If you're one of those creative people who are obsessed with making gifs, this hack can be of great help to you
To make Gif images from youtube videos, you just need to add gif before youtube in the URL
