YouTube Timestamp Remover

Timestamps are useful when you want to share a specific moment. But they cause friction when you want someone to watch from the start.

The most common situations where you need this:

• You copied a link from the YouTube player while it was paused mid-video. The timestamp came with it automatically.
• A colleague sent you a link to a specific clip but you want to share the full video with your team.
• You're adding a video to a content calendar, email newsletter, or resource doc and the timestamp will confuse the recipient who then wonders why the video starts halfway through.
• You bookmarked a video at a certain point for yourself but now want to share the full piece publicly.
• You're embedding the video in a blog post or course and a timestamped URL in the embed code will break the intended viewing experience.

Removing a timestamp manually means editing the URL in the address bar, finding the `?t=` or `&t=` parameter, and deleting it along with the number. This tool does it instantly without any URL parsing on your end.

YouTube URLs can carry several appended parameters beyond just the timestamp:

• `?t=` or `&t=` — the timestamp, measured in seconds
• `&feature=shared` — platform attribution tracking
• `&pp=` — recommendation and algorithm data
• `&si=` — share instance identifiers

This tool specifically targets the timestamp parameter. For full URL cleaning that strips all tracking parameters, use the [YouTube URL Cleaner](/youtube-url-cleaner) tool instead.

YouTube uses two timestamp formats depending on where the link was generated:

`?t=120` — Added when you right-click the video and select "Copy video URL at current time" or when you manually add a timestamp.

`&t=120` — Added when the timestamp is appended to a URL that already has other parameters (like `?v=xxx&t=120`).

Both formats tell YouTube to start the video at second 120 (2:00). This tool handles both, regardless of whether the timestamp is the first parameter or appended after others.

Most people only think about timestamp removal as a convenience. But there are two situations where a timestamped link actively causes problems:

Embeds: If you embed a YouTube video using a URL that contains `?t=90`, the video will start at 1:30 every time someone loads your page. For most embedded content on websites, courses, or documentation, you want the video to start at 0:00 — even if you originally copied the link from a specific moment in the video.

OG metadata and link previews: When you paste a YouTube link into Slack, LinkedIn, or a social post, the platform generates a preview card. Some platforms include the timestamp in the preview text, which can confuse readers. A clean URL generates a cleaner preview.

For both use cases: paste your link here, remove the timestamp, and use the clean result instead. It takes 5 seconds and prevents a friction point your audience never has to know about.