Quick summary
This tutorial shows you how to play a YouTube video backwards by importing it into Kapwing and toggling the Reverse feature — no downloads or third-party software required. In just a few steps you can preview and export your reversed video directly from the Kapwing editor.
Steps
- Go to YouTube.com, play the video you want to reverse, then copy the link from the address bar.
- Go to Kapwing.com, create a New project or select an existing one.
- Paste the YouTube link into the Paste a video URL field.
- Select the video layer, then toggle Reverse in the right-hand sidebar.
- Click Play to preview and confirm that the video is reversed.
- Continue editing if needed, then click Export when finished.