YouTube Adds Voiceovers To Allow Creators To Narrate Their Shorts

YouTube has added a voiceover feature. It allows creators to narrate their Shorts, such as giving instructions, explaining, reacting, or even adding original sounds.

After recording a Short, creators can use the feature. They first tap the checkmark button located in the bottom right corner of their camera screen, followed by tapping the voiceover button, moving to where they want to start and stop the recording, and adjusting the volume as necessary.

Voiceovers are another TikTok native feature that YouTube has added to its short-form video experiences. The feature gives creators another option for incorporating audio into their Shorts videos. This will result in more Shorts videos being accompanied by voiceovers and creators starting to utilize popular and trending voiceovers and original sounds, similar to what happens across TikTok today.

YouTube's commitment to monetizing creators across Shorts could eventually lead to it helping creators monetize voiceovers. It could take the same approach with Creator Music, where creators could license or do a revenue share to use voiceovers from other creators. This could make Shorts even more appealing to creators and convince more of them to leverage YouTube for their short-form videos.

Content with voiceovers on TikTok is extremely popular and often can get used by millions of users. While it can be helpful for creators to get exposure, they are missing out on opportunities to monetize their original work.