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6 best free YouTube profile picture maker tools

Posted on January 15, 2026

As a YouTuber, your profile picture serves as an identity and contributes to your channel’s content. Typically, followers can scroll through feeds and check out your profile – often new subscribers.

Having a catchy Instagram profile is not just about the bio description and content. The profile picture also creates an impression, and it is only ideal that you have the perfect shot up on your page.

Are you looking for the best YouTube profile picture maker tools to update your page? The list below highlights options that you can explore freely.

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How to use YouTube’s “Picture-In-Picture” feature

Posted on August 23, 2025

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Did you know YouTube has a handy ‘Picture-In-Picture’ feature that allows you to watch a video in the corner of the screen while you’re doing other things with your machine?

For example, let’s say you’re busy catching up on your email but you also want to keep up with what’s happening at an event that’s being livestreamed via YouTube.

Or maybe you simply want to watch a regular pre-recorded YouTube video while you’re working.

Either way, you can easily watch the video in the corner of your screen with YouTube’s handy ‘Picture-In-Picture’ feature. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]

How (and when) to clear your YouTube ‘Watch History’

Posted on July 15, 2025

Did you know YouTube maintains a list of every search you’ve ever made via YouTube’s search box?

And did you know they also maintain a list of every video you have ever watched on their site?

This might not seem like a big deal to some folks, especially if the things they search for and the videos they watch aren’t controversial in any way.

However, you might consider it a huge deal if you go to great lengths to protect your online privacy.

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How to make full-screen YouTube videos always fill the entire screen

Posted on July 8, 2025

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Do you enjoy watching YouTube videos on your smartphone or tablet?

If so, you’ve probably noticed how some videos don’t fill the entire screen even when you’re watching them in full-screen mode.

Most videos are formatted to cover the entire screen, but the ones that aren’t show up with black bands on at least two sides.

You can always use the “pinch and zoom” technique to expand the video to fill the screen, but there’s a simple setting in the YouTube app that will automatically force oddly formatted videos to cover the entire screen by default. [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I watch YouTube videos in slow motion?

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Question from Gloria: Hi, Rick. I have a question for you. Is it possible to watch YouTube videos in slow motion?

I’m taking a dance class and every week we are assigned a set of instructional dance videos to watch on YouTube.

The problem I’m having is the dancers move so quickly that I have trouble following (and learning) the steps. One of the hazards of getting older I guess.

I usually watch these videos on my desktop computer, but I occasionally watch them on my phone as well.

Is there some way to slow YouTube videos down to make them easier to follow? [Read more…]