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How To Loop Youtube Videos

youtubeThe video portal Youtube does not offer any means to loop or repeat videos automatically. There are however a few possible solutions for users who want to loop a video at Youtube.

The first option requires basic knowledge about Youtube’s url structure especially the unique video code that is part of every url. It is possible to change the url of the Youtube video so that it will loop and autoplay automatically. Here is how you can do that manually:

A normal Youtube url looks like the following

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgjMK2sWgsE

You can turn this into a replaying and autoplaying video url by appending the parameters loop=1 and autoplay=1 to the url and changing the url slightly so that it looks like this afterwards

http://www.youtube.com/v/sgjMK2sWgsE&loop=1&autoplay=1

This will open the youtube video in fullscreen in the web browser, play it automatically and loop it infinitely.

The manual solution to loop Youtube videos is fine if it is only used scarcely. Users who want to loop Youtube videos regularly might want to consider an automated option like the Youtube HD Ultimate userscript which comes with the functionality to automatically loop Youtube videos. Other userscripts are available that offer a similar functionality.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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Responses so far:

  1. Nikchr says:

    Or you can write this as an example

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgjMK2sWgsE

    to this

    http://www.youtuberepeat.com/watch?v=sgjMK2sWgsE

  2. Brad says:

    I created this site to let users loop whatever they want in youtube

    http://playinurtubez.com

    add videos to the looper, add entire playlists.. let er rip :) I have no advertising on this site so i’m not fishing for clicks.. just thought i’d share

  3. gene says:

    Thanks for such a simple, straight forward answer on how to loop a you tube video. What a joy to let ‘em run full tilt!

  4. Stranger says:

    http://www.endlessyoutube.com/

  5. winston says:

    great info, i appreciate this. much.

  6. Akos Szilagyi says:

    U the MAN..!!!!! Thank U..!!!!!

  7. Anonymous says:

    Awesome! :D Thanks!!!
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  8. kevin says:

    thnx for the info
    you made my day ;)

  9. Noel says:

    Awesome. Works great. I am glad there was a way to loop it using the url rather than adding or downloading a special player. Thanks for your help.

  10. Evan says:

    Great article. Works like a charm.

  11. C says:

    “Thanks, it’s wierd but the other way used to work fine and now it doesn’t so I’m glad to have the ‘repeat’!”

  12. C says:

    now the original way works too on another video, guess it was the video that wouldn’t do it. nice to have two ways.

  13. youtuber says:

    or you can just you repeat youtube

    so a normal youtube url on a video looks like this
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L82XaQWSsGI&feature=player_embedded#at=181

    if you want it on youtube repeat then you just cahnge it so http://www.youtuberepeat.com/

    but if you want it on a certain video and you dont want to be pressing refresh a bunch to search for a video just add repeat before .com and after youtube

  14. youtubelooper says:

    http://www.loopthetube.com/

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