Fixing You Tube Chapters - 2026 - Getting Chapters Working on YouTube
You Tube Chapter Guide - 2026 - Getting in video chapters working.
This guide was inspired by my own lack of knowledge on why my initial attempts to add chapters failed and hopefully will save people some time.
Making sure you have your You Tube account set up correctly and are eligible to use the in video chapter feature is gone over...
This was recorded and edited live and has almost no edits so excuse the ums', ehs' and accent.
In the first couple of minutes I give a quick overview of all the steps which could be enough for people who know their way around You Tube Studio.
Then I go through the steps in You Tube Studio with a relaxed paced video guide on where to find and change settings and how to format the timestamps showing a before and after working example..
Chapters (of course)
00:00 Overview & General Setup Guide
02:25 Chapter One - Eligibility requirements & Demo
04:32 Chapter Two - Rules & Formatting & Demo
10:27 Chapter Three - Conclusion Recap & Thanks
Recorded and arranged live using OBS, slides made prior with GNU Image Manipulation Program, and a minimal KdenLive edit to remove an overtly long silence and quick trims to start and end points.
Sources:
Google Chapters document
https://support.google.com/youtube/an...
You Tube content creator feature tier guide
https://support.google.com/youtube/an...
Thanks for watching/reading :-}