How to Search YouTube Videos from a Specific Year
Key takeaways
- Use publish Specific or custom date from/to for Jan 1–Dec 31 of that year.
- Use View Results + sort/export for research workflows.
- Combine with sibling guides in this series for tighter filters.
How to Search YouTube Videos from a Specific Year
Quick answer: Use publish Specific or custom date from/to for Jan 1–Dec 31 of that year.
Long story short, I got tired of opening twenty tabs just to check upload dates and view counts on YouTube search.
What YouTube lets you do today
YouTube’s built-in search filters cover basics like upload date and content type. They do not expose view bands, engagement rates, channel metadata rules, or a dedicated filtered results panel with export.
How to do it with YouTube Filter Pro
- Run a normal YouTube search for your topic.
- Click Filter next to the search bar (YouTube Filter Pro).
- Set the filters described below in the modal (Video or Channel tabs).
- Click Search in the footer and open View Results when the panel appears.
- Leave the tab open while the extension scans more results (complex filters can take up to a minute).
This post: Use publish Specific or custom date from/to for Jan 1–Dec 31 of that year.
Example workflow
Year boundaries: Search photography tutorial with 2023 dates only.
Tips and common mistakes
Start broad, then tighten
If you get zero matches, loosen one constraint (usually views or subscribers) before giving up.
Leave the tab open
The extension keeps scanning as YouTube loads more search results.
FAQ
Do I need a YouTube account?
You need to be on youtube.com in Chrome with the extension installed; login matches your normal YouTube session.
Does data leave my browser?
Core filtering runs client-side on the page. Optional external enrichment may fetch public metadata—see the extension privacy note.
Where is the Filter button?
Next to the YouTube search bar on supported pages (search results, home, watch, channel pages).
More guides?
See the complete hub for all filter tutorials.
YouTube Filter Pro is free to install; some sorts and metrics need Pro (called out above when relevant). More guides: complete filter hub, filter youtube by publish date, youtube search keywords and date range.
What filter do you wish YouTube had built-in?
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