Since 2005, YouTube has been a source of entertainment for a lot of people, and it is one of the most visited websites in the world. 

A lot of features have been added to the platform since then, but there are some that you may not know about. 

Viewing the Transcript of a Video

Closed captions show in real-time as a video is playing, and that is the main purpose of closed captions, but you can also read the full transcript. 

This is very handy if you want to read the captions at your own pace, copy the text, or even search for words that are spoken in a video. You can check transcripts on the YouTube desktop site and the Android and iPhone apps. 

Check All of the Comments

If you are an active commenter on YouTube, your comments are spread out across several different videos.

However, there is not really a great way to see all of your comments on one platform, unless you know where they go. 

Your YouTube comment history is saved to the Google My Activity portal, and go to the YouTube comment section so you can see them all in a chronological list, according to HowtoGeek. 

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Save Videos So You Can Watch It Later

You may have been browsing YouTube and come across a video that you find interesting. If you do not have the time to watch it, you can use the Watch Later feature. 

Watch Later is just a playlist that you can add videos to for watching later. It is great for saving videos that you do not want to forget about, and it works everywhere you can access the platform's website or app. 

Make the Videos Always Fill Your Screen

It is pretty common for your phone's display to have a different aspect ratio than the videos themselves. You can pinch them to zoom and fill the full screen when watching a video, but you need to do that every single time. 

You can make it so the videos will always fill the screen, according to Small Biz Trends. You won't have to pinch-to-zoom every time, but you will be able to zoom out if too much of the video is being cut off on the screen. 

Double Tap the Video to Skip Forward and Back

If you want to save a lot of time watching videos on the YouTube mobile app, you can skip them forward just by tapping the video. If you've missed some scenes, you can double tap to bring it back a few seconds. 

Change the Video's Double-Tap Skip Time

Aside from double-tapping to skip forward or back in a video, you can also adjust the length of these skips. By default, it is 10 seconds, but you can change the length from five seconds to 60 seconds. It is a great thing to do if you do not want to tap the videos too much. 

Double-Tap to Skip Chapters

You can skip forward or back using one finger, but you can tap the video with two fingers for easier control. 

Some longer videos on the platform are broken down into chapters and by using two fingers to tap the left or right side of the screen, you can skip between chapters, according to TechCrunch.

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Written by Sophie Webster