Simple navigation of your YouTube videos using Chapters Blog

Jun 16, 2022

As content creators, you need to make it as easy for your viewers to experience your content. Making it easier for them to find the right videos quickly does not just save their time, but also helps them revisit those key moments in your videos. We're thrilled to introduce our new player software designed to assist your viewers navigate through your videos and find those crucial moments quicker. Chapter markers are now available to anyone who's Pro and over members and can be used in any video that you embed.

 Chapters: Why do we need them?

 Get relevant content faster

No more scrubbing through the progress bar. Chapter markers help you mark the most important parts of your film that viewers can jump at in a flash.

 Allows you to easily segment long videos

It doesn't matter if it's a lecture or film, or archived livestream, long-form video is easier to digest in segments. By dividing it into chapters, you are able to incorporate natural breaks, without having to edit or reduce the length of the video's original.

 Refer to the engagement section section section

Make sure you are nitty-gritty with the analytics of your videos by looking at what chapters receive the most engagement from your audience.

 When to use chapters

Whether you're a teacher, a marketer, a trainer or filmmaker you can make your long-form information easier for the viewers to use.   Here are a few video types which lend themselves to chaptering:

 It makes viewing easier

Along with chapters, offers a number of player tools that make it easier for your viewers to appreciate your videos. Allow speed control So that viewers are able to view the videos at 2x (or faster) speed, if they're a rush or just familiar with listening to audio at a faster clip. This can be particularly useful when students are reviewing lectures they're already familiar with. Depending on their needs, viewers can also reduce the speed on your videos. Add Subtitles and captions so your content can be enjoyed by more people, as well as those who use texts tracks as well as people who prefer them to be on. is committed to helping your videos get to more viewers. An important part of this is to ensure that we provide the best possible service. accessible player that can be used by any audience that is accessible to anyone, regardless of physical, cognitive or physical capabilities. We're pleased to announce that our player is compliant with WCAG 2.0 requirements for accessibility.