Keep personal notes on YouTube videos.

1. Save a video, then choose Note on its card.
2. Write a plain-text note of up to 5,000 characters.
3. Choose Save note. The highlighted Note control and dot show that text is saved.
4. Open Note again to read, edit or clear the text.

Try “Use the folding method for Saturday’s dough” or “Compare this interview checklist with our research plan.” Each video has one personal note; you can update it as your ideas change.

Open library search and enter a word you wrote. Search checks the entire note alongside titles, channels and tags, even when note text is hidden on the card. Choose All videos to search beyond the active category.

YouSave does not retrieve transcripts or generate summaries. You write the context manually. A time written in a note is text; use the separate saved-time control to set where playback opens.

Your bookmark Note is separate from the notes you author inside a collection. Adding a saved video to a collection does not automatically publish its personal note. Write and review the context you want readers to see in the collection editor.

Readers only see that collection’s published snapshot. A saved draft remains separate until you explicitly publish changes.

Personal notes and tags are included in video-library JSON export. Importing a duplicate video keeps the existing note. Guest notes can be lost if browser data is cleared; the storage and backup guide explains your options.