Can you create multiple youtube channels with one email

Are you looking to use multiple YouTube Accounts on one Gmail address? Google follows the logic of employing a single account for all its products, this includes YouTube, on which you can only have an account per se. Still, there is a workaround.

Google treats YouTube channels and accounts differently. You can't have multiple YouTube "accounts" on one Gmail, since both accounts are one and the same, but you can manage as many channels as you want (well, actually, there's a limit of 50) with the same account.

Here's how to do it:

1. In YouTube, open the options menu at the top right corner (profile pic).
2. Choose Settings. Then, go to Account » Your YouTube channel » Add or manage your channel(s).
3. Click on Create a channel.
4. Google will ask you to define a name (or brand name) for this new channel.

And that's that. These channels will remain connected to the same account. To switch between them, once again click on YouTube's options menu and choose Switch account.

But using multiple youtube channels under one Gmail account is only an option. If for whatever reason you prefer to keep this new channel fully independent from the others, then you'll need to create a new Google account for it.

How to Login to Multiple Youtube Accounts at the same time?

Yet working with more than one account has a downside: each time you may want to use one of them you will have to log out of the other, making it difficult to manage both accounts at the same time. Naturally, there's a workaround for this too. In fact, two workarounds:

1. Using YouTube's Add account option

The Switch account option in YouTube's menu lets you add other Google accounts to your YouTube. You can change between accounts the same way that with channels. It's ok, but not necessarily great.

2. Use Stack Browser

Thanks to Stack's native support for multi-accounting, you can have both of your YouTube accounts simultaneously open without trouble. No need to manually change between them over and over.

Plus, with Stack's cards system for web pages, using both accounts side by side becomes effortless:

1. In Stack, open YouTube in a new card.
2. Log in to one of your accounts.
3. Open another YouTube card. It will open next to the other one.
4. In the top right corner of the second card click on the three dots menu and toggle Private Session.
5. You can now log in to your second YouTube account and have them open next to each other.

You can repeat the process with as many accounts as you want.

Besides, you can do this trick in Stack independently of the web app you're using, including popular email services such as Outlook and Gmail, or social media like Twitter and Instagram.

Want to learn more about Stack? go ahead and request access to Stack Next straight away and we'll get in touch when it’s ready to roll out!

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You may see new mentions of a "Brand Account" in your YouTube channel or see a new account in your account switcher. This is because your channel was connected to a Brand Account during a recent YouTube update. Learn more about channels migrated to Brand Accounts.

You can set up your YouTube channels to be managed by just you or by multiple people. You can choose from one of the following options for a YouTube channel:

• Connect it to your personal Google Account: The channel will use your Google Account name and photo.
• Connect it to a Brand Account: The YouTube channel can use a different name than the one you use on your Google Account.

Use your Google Account

A Google Account is specific to just one person, so it uses one name and identity across all Google services, including on any YouTube channel that is connected.

If you connect your YouTube channel to your Google Account:

• Who can manage the channel: Only you can access the YouTube channel and you have to use your Google Account.
• What name and photo show: The YouTube channel uses the same name and photo as your Google Account (and rest of your Google services, like Gmail or Google Docs).

Use a Brand Account

A YouTube channel connected to a Brand Account can be shared across multiple accounts.

If you connect your YouTube channel to a Brand Account:

• Who can manage and own the channel: Multiple Google Accounts can manage and own a Brand Account, and any of those managers and owners can also access the YouTube channel connected to the Brand Account. If you add other owners to the channel, they can take full actions on it, including deleting the channel and removing other owners.
• What name and photo show: The YouTube channel can have a different name and photo from your Google Account and any manager Google Accounts.

Use Brand Accounts managed by your Google Account

You can use one Google Account to manage multiple Brand Accounts connected to YouTube channels.

If you connect your YouTube channel to a Brand Account that's managed only by your Google Account:

• Who can manage the channel: If you have multiple YouTube channels connected to Brand Accounts, you can manage them all through one Google Account without signing out. Learn how to switch between channels you manage.
• What name and photo show: The YouTube channel can have a different name and photo from your Google Account and any of the Brand Accounts it manages.

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