How Gagzoo works

From zero to a shareable Gagzoo in about a minute.

1. Install Gagzoo

Gagzoo is a free extension for Google Chrome on a computer (Windows, Mac, Linux or Chromebook). Add it from the Chrome Web Store

2. Open the editor on any YouTube video

Go to any video on YouTube. You'll see a small Gagzoo button on the video saying Make it funny. Click it, or click the Gagzoo icon in Chrome's toolbar and choose Create a Gagzoo.

The editor opens as a drawer under the video. The video keeps playing from YouTube; Gagzoo never downloads or changes it.

3. Add the funny stuff

Pick a tab and tap anything to put it on the video at the current moment:

• Faces, Animals, Meme, Boom!, Hands: animated stickers.
• Text: meme captions, subtitles, BREAKING NEWS, speech bubbles, signs and more. Type your line and press Done.
• Sounds: vine boom, bruh, airhorn, sad trombone and friends.
• Magic: effects like confetti, slow-mo, deep fry, shake and "To be continued".
• GIFs: search GIFs (powered by KLIPY).

Tip: Pause first to place things precisely. You can also add while the video plays: each tap lands where the action is, a split second back to match your reaction. Stuck for ideas? Press Surprise! for a challenge.

4. Move, resize and time it

• Drag anything to move it. Use the buttons above a selected item to rotate it, make it bigger or smaller, or show it for a shorter or longer time.
• Drag an item to the trash to remove it. Undo takes back your last change.
• Your work is kept on your computer automatically while you edit, even before you save.

5. Watch it back

Press Show! to watch your Gagzoo the way your friends will see it. Every sticker, sound and effect is synced to the video, even when you skip around.

6. Save and share

• Save stores it in your account as a private draft that only you can see. You sign in with Google once.
• Share! gives it a name, publishes it, and opens the share sheet: WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, X, copy link, or your device's share menu.
• You can keep editing a published Gagzoo. Saving updates the live version for everyone.

7. What your friends see

• On a phone or tablet: the link opens in the browser and the whole Gagzoo plays. No app needed.
• On a computer with Gagzoo: the full Gagzoo plays, and they can make their own.
• On a computer without Gagzoo: they see a short preview, then get Gagzoo for free to watch the rest.

Some YouTube creators turn off playing their videos outside YouTube. Those videos can't play on the share page; open them on YouTube with Gagzoo instead.

8. Watch, like and remix

With Gagzoo installed, videos that have Gagzoos show a counter on the player. Open it to see This video (everyone's published Gagzoos) and My Gagzoos (yours, including drafts). You can like, comment, report, and Remix someone's Gagzoo into your own copy; the original creator stays credited.

The editor speaks 11 languages. Change it in the editor's settings (⚙).

More questions? Check the FAQ or contact us.