YouTube end screen template

Sign in to YouTube Studio and select Content. Open your video, select Editor, then select End screen. Choose an element, drag it onto its space on your artwork, and save. Press play in the editor to check that everything lines up before you leave the page.

Elements appear together by default, but you can set each one to start at a different time. Use a video element for your latest upload, a pick for each viewer or one video you choose. A playlist element needs a public playlist. Links to your own website are only available in the YouTube Partner Program.

End screens can run in the last 5 to 20 seconds of a video, and the video has to be at least 25 seconds long. Your artwork needs to be on screen for as long as the elements are. If you export an MP4, choose a length from 5 to 20 seconds and add it as the last clip in your editor. If you use the image, hold it on your timeline for the same time, and record any closing words over it.

A 16:9 video can have up to four elements, and other shapes may allow fewer. Every layout here stays within four. The MP4 has no sound, so add music or your voice in your editor if you want them. These details were checked on 5 November 2026.

Give viewers one clear next step. For a tutorial, that is usually the next lesson in the series. A second video or a playlist helps when people may be at different stages. Four options on screen at once are harder to choose between, and each one is smaller.

The tool keeps every space a little in from the edge of the frame, and tells you if two spaces overlap or a heading has been cut to fit. It also picks black or white heading text, whichever is easier to read on your background. Transparent PNG and WebP logos keep their transparency on the artwork. Not every viewer sees end screens: they do not show on mobile web, and viewers can hide them. Say the next step out loud too, so nobody misses it.

YouTube end screen guidance. Checked 5 November 2026.

An end screen works best when the video it points to already exists. If the next lesson still needs recording, plan it with the video script generator, then use Rescreen’s browser screen recorder to capture your screen and voice.