YouTube Citation Generator

Enter the channel, title, date and URL once to get four correctly ordered citations, with italics preserved when you copy.

Runs 100% in your browser · nothing you enter is uploaded

How to use it

Who is the author of a YouTube video?

Usually the uploader’s channel name; include the real name if known in APA.

Do I need an access date?

MLA recommends one; we include it when provided.

Turn plain words into 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱, 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤 and 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 for YouTube posts, bios and comments.

Keep blank lines, spacing and indents intact when you paste into YouTube.

Draft, style and preview YouTube posts with a live 5,000-character counter.

Test your thumbnail and title in realistic home, search, sidebar and mobile layouts.

Turn a title and keywords into a tag set that fits YouTube’s 500-character cap.

Build and validate chapter timestamps, and create links that jump to a moment.