Chicago Notes - YouTube Videos

Free Chicago Notes YouTube Video Citation Generator

Generate accurate Chicago Notes citations for YouTube videos, TED talks, and online lectures. Includes format templates and examples.

How to cite a youtube video in Chicago Notes

Paste a DOI, URL, ISBN, title, or author name to find the exact source record.

Verify author, year, title, container, and publication details before copying the final citation.

Get the complete Chicago Notes citation plus the matching in-text citation or footnote format.

YouTube Video:

Channel/Author, "Title of video," YouTube video, Month Day, Year, URL.

TED Talk:

Speaker, "Title of talk," TED video, Month Day, Year, URL.

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, "The Immune System Explained," YouTube video, June 10, 2023, https://youtu.be/example.

In-text: 1

Brené Brown, "The Power of Vulnerability," TED video, June 2010, https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown.

In-text: 2

Examples formatted in Chicago Notes style

Use the real name if known. If only the channel name is available, use it directly.

John Smith, "Climate Change Explained," YouTube video, January 15, 2024, https://youtu.be/ex.

Format: Creator, "Title of Video," YouTube video, Date, URL.

Use the real name if available. If only the channel name is known, use it directly as the author without additional brackets or parentheses.

List the speaker as author with the talk title, the TED platform, and publication date.

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