YouTube Shorts will triple the maximum length of videos, boosting it from 60 seconds to 3 minutes starting Oct. 15.

YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts. These include the ability for creators to upload

YouTube Shorts is getting a bunch of new features including longer videos, templates, and a Trends page. Read more to find out all about this.

YouTube is stretching the time limit for Shorts from 60 seconds to three minutes, allowing creators to cover more content.

YouTube is also releasing a few other Shorts updates, including a preview of comments in the Shorts' feed. Plus, the company is working on letting you to pull clips from across YouTube through the Shorts camera and make remix clips.

According to a press release, longer Shorts were "a top requested feature by creators," likely because it will make it easier to cross-post content across TikTok and Shorts. TikTok launched three-minute videos in 2021 and now has a 10-minute limit, while its other competitor Instagram Reels currently has a 90-second limit.

YouTube's Shorts update also includes new templates. The post states users can find templates after tapping "Remix" on a Short they enjoy. "Use this template" will let you take a

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YouTube extends Shorts video length to three minutes, enabling creators to tell longer stories. Videos up to three minutes will automatically be categorized as Shorts and can be monetized with the Shorts revenue-sharing model.

YouTube is making its Shorts longer. The company today announced that soon creators will be able to share Shorts that are up to three minutes long on YouTube. Until now, YouTube enabled users to share up to 60 seconds long Shorts on its platform.