IMPORTANT! You must have a You Tube channel/Gmail account in order to upload your videos to You Tube. To sign up for a You Tube channel first obtain a gmail account here.

Once you have created your Gmail account then go here to learn how to set up your You Tube channel

To get started uploading videos on YouTube from your desktop, follow the steps below:

  1. Sign into YouTube.
  2. Click the Upload button at the top of the page.
  3. Before you start uploading the video you can chose the video privacy settings.
  4. Select the video you’d like to upload from your computer. You can also record a video from your webcam, create a video slideshow or import a video from Google+.
  5. As the video is uploading you can edit both the basic information and the advanced settings of the video, and decide if you want to notify subscribers (if you untick this option no communication will be shared with your subscribers). Partners will also be able to adjust their Monetization settings.
  6. Click Publish to finish uploading a public video to YouTube. If you set the video privacy setting to Private or Unlisted, just click Done to finish the upload or click Share to privately share your video.
  7. If you haven’t clicked Publish, your video won’t be viewable by other people. You can always publish your video at a later time in your Video Manager.

Once the upload is completed we will send you an email to notify you that your video is done uploading and processing. You can then forward that email to friends or family for easy sharing.

The easiest way to upload videos from an Android device is to use the YouTube app.

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Open the Guide   in the upper left corner of the screen and navigate to Uploads.
  3. Touch the Upload icon at the top of the screen.
  4. Select the video you want to upload.
  5. Adjust the title, description, tags and privacy settings of your video.
  6. Touch the Upload icon.

Tip: Go to Settings > Uploads to modify the type of connection used to upload videos. Use this setting to restrict uploads to Wi-Fi only.

You can upload videos from your iOS device directly from the YouTube app. Make sure you have the latest version of the YouTube iOS app installed. Follow the steps below:

  1. Sign in to YouTube.
  2. Open the Guide   in the upper left corner of the screen and navigate to My Channel (or directly touch the Upload icon on the guide.)
  3. Touch the Upload icon at the top of the screen
  4. Select the video you want to upload from your Camera roll and touch the confirmation button.
  5. Adjust the title, description, tags and privacy settings of your video.
  6. Touch the Upload icon .

Tip: Go to Settings > Uploads to modify the type of connection used to upload videos. Use this setting to restrict uploads to Wi-Fi only.

You can also upload videos to YouTube from the YouTube Capture app or directly from the iOS Photos app. For more information about using YouTube Capture, visit the YouTube Capture help topic.

Here’s how to send the video from your device to a special email address that’s provided with your YouTube account.

Part 1: Find your unique email address for uploading videos

  1. On a desktop computer, visit your YouTube Settings.
  2. Under the “Account Information” section, find “Mobile uploads”. You’ll see an email address that looks something like 111111111111@m.youtube.com.
    Don’t see an email address? Click the Create Mobile Profile button and enter the information required. Click the Create Profile button to create an email address.

Part 2: Upload the video

To upload the video, email the video to the address you found in Part 1. You’ll receive a confirmation email letting you know the video was successfully uploaded.You can edit the video and its settings by visiting YouTube on a desktop computer.