How To Create a YouTube Account Without Gmail
By default, whenever you try to sign in to YouTube, Google will ask you to provide your Gmail address to sign in. However, you are not bound to log in with your Gmail address only. If you don’t use Gmail and prefer a different email service, then you can also use that to create an account and sign in to YouTube.
In today’s post, I’ll show you how you can create a YouTube account without Gmail. You can use any email address you like, whether it’s from a dedicated email service or it’s an account with your own email domain.
Note: Even though a Gmail account will not be created in the process, but a Google account will still be created using your own email address. YouTube is a Google service, so a Google account is required to use it.
Create YouTube account without Gmail
You don’t need a third-party service to create a YouTube account. Google gives this option in its sign up forum by default, you just need to create the account the right way. Follow the below steps to create your YouTube account without Gmail:
Step 1: Make sure you are logged out of any Google or Gmail account and then click on the “Sign in” button at the top-right corner of YouTube.
Step 2: On the Sign in page, click on “More options” and then select “Create account”.
Step 3: Google account creation page will open up. However, this page is different from the regular page when you try to open up a Gmail account. There is a new link saying “I would like a Gmail address”. You need to fill this form with the required details and provide an email address in the “Your email address” field.
Step 4: Click on “Next step” and you’ll be asked to agree to Google’s “Privacy and Terms”. Simply scroll down and click on “I Agree”.
Step 5: Google will send a verification email to your provided email account. Open up your email account and click on the verification link inside the email to verify the account.
Your account will be created and you’ll be automatically logged in to YouTube using your non-Gmail account.
You can also use this account to access other Google services, like Google Docs or Google Play Store. However, this you can’t use this email for Gmail.
Ending thoughts
No matter how much Google may emphasize on creating a Gmail account to use its services, you can actually easily use all of Google services without a Gmail account. And it seems Google is kind enough to welcome all email users to use its services without any lack of features or permissions.
Thanks this was very helpful :^)
You’re Welcome.
This info is wrong. You cannot make an account using another vendor’s email account. All the options are on the google account screen and no error is issued but no confirmation email ever arrives in the inbox.
11/7/2018
I did it just fine. I got the account verification e-mail right away.
No it’s not. I’ve done it before but the phone verification you can’t seem to bypass anymore sadly.
Good
I have tried this for over an hour and Google will not let me use my regular email. There is no “more options” . When I try to put in my email as required, it rejects it saying “username is taken”.
I had the same problem. I had a youtube account with my regular email address. Now I can’t access it, so I’ve lost all the bookmarked videos I had. I don’t get a “more options” either. So fed up with frickin google. Not everybody in the world wants to use their stupid service.
verry nice
Yess
Good idea
google asks for your phone number to verify. if i don’t want to provide my real email why would i want to provide my phone # — so G00gl3 can sell it lol
I need you’re help to create YouTube account
Very, very helpful! i sure do appreciate you and your work
Do you know a way around google’s demand to send a 2nd verification of a new google account by text message when google’s respnse is “That number has been used too many times.” and it’s the only one i have access to. No one here to help. How would i request that they use on of my gmail accounts to verify “it’s really” me? Which i think is just a snooping tactic.
I haven’t dealt with such an issue before honestly, but have you tried using the Google Authenticator app? It might let you complete 2FA without this issue. I am not sure though.
Uhh I don’t get a “more options” button.
i did it several times and after verification and personal information it keeps telling me that i cannot create an account because there are age limits. I am a grandmother for crying out loud and this stupid thing keeps rejecting my account.
I want to start
It would be good advise
Maybe this worked back in 2018, but as of today 06/14/2021 it doesn’t work at all. There is no “More Option” button to click. Still trying to figure out how to sign into YouTube without using a gmail account.
IT DOES WORK!! thank u so much !!!!!!!!! u dont need to look for the more option cause u wont find it !after u click on sighing in u have an option to fill in ur NONGOOGLE account now am connected with a non google account
i need youtube
Youtube was good til the google slimbags took it over, then force you to get gmail to use it [ i never did ] now taking our freedom speech away, tampering with news feeds, and tracking every where you go online.
Google,facebook,twiter,tictoc, and others are not your friends, their money loving power tripin scum period.
Hi i like to text and youtobe info by copy and paste link create comment.
The point in using a separate email account is to avoid dealing with google which is notorious for harvesting your information. Doing this doesn’t help because you have to give google your info before you choose a different email.