YouTube repeat and loop guides

These guides answer the most common questions about repeating YouTube videos, from looping a whole song to practicing one hard section. Each guide starts with a short answer, then gives step-by-step instructions you can follow on a computer or phone, and ends with answers to related questions.

New to the terms? The looping and practice glossary defines A–B loops, playback rate, time stretching, speed trainers and more.

• How do I put a YouTube video on repeat?

  Put a YouTube video on repeat in a few seconds: paste the link into RepeatWatch, right-click Loop on youtube.com, or turn on Loop video in the YouTube app.

• How do I loop a specific part of a YouTube video?

  Loop any part of a YouTube video, like the chorus, a solo or one sentence, with an A–B loop. Set start and end points, fine-tune to 0.1 s and save sections.

• How do I loop a YouTube video on iPhone or Android?

  Loop a YouTube video on iPhone or Android with the app's Loop video setting, or use RepeatWatch in your browser to loop one part and count your repeats.

• How do I slow down a YouTube video?

  Slow down a YouTube video to 0.25×–0.95× without changing the pitch, using YouTube’s own speed menu or RepeatWatch’s fine speed slider and speed trainer.

• How do I learn a song from a YouTube video?

  Learn a song from a YouTube video: split it into sections, loop each one slowly, then let a speed trainer raise the tempo until you can play it at full speed.

• How do I learn a dance from a YouTube video?

  Learn a dance from a YouTube video faster: mirror the picture, loop one eight-count at a time, slow it down and add a short pause between every repeat.