Provide more clear, contextual feedback with timestamped comments in Google Drive videos

Ashwani Kumar — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:04:34 +0000

Provide more clear, contextual feedback with timestamped comments in Google Drive videos

We are introducing timestamped comments for videos in Google Drive on the web. Users can now anchor comments to a specific time mark in a video, making video collaboration more direct, precise, and contextual.

When reviewing a video file, users can choose between adding a timestamped comment or a general file-level comment using a split button in the commenting interface. Each timestamped comment generates a visual marker directly on the video player timeline. Clicking a marker automatically jumps to that point in the video and highlights the associated comment, allowing reviewers and video owners to navigate feedback without manually scrubbing through media files. Standard commenting capabilities—such as editing, resolving, replying, and mentioning colleagues with @ notifications—remain fully supported and integrated with time-anchored notes.

This feature streamlines cross-functional workflows by eliminating the need to track timecoded feedback in separate documents, chat threads, or emails. Teams producing demos, training videos, marketing content, or recorded presentations can now conduct precise, asynchronous reviews directly within Drive. While timestamped comments must be created on the web, mobile users viewing videos on iOS or Android will still see these entries formatted as standard file-level comments.

Getting started

Admins: This feature will be available by default for all users. There is no admin control for this feature.
End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. Visit the Help Center to learn more about commenting on videos.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

Google Help: Store & play video in Google Drive – Comment on a video

Google Drive has officially introduced native timestamped video comments on the web, completely eliminating the need to manually type out timecodes. According to the Google Workspace Updates announcement, this feature allows reviewers to anchor their notes to an exact second in the timeline. [1, 2, 3, 4]

How to Use Timestamped Comments

Open the video: Open your video file directly within the web version of Google Drive. [2]
Select the moment: Pause or play the video at the exact moment you want to leave feedback. [2, 4]
Choose comment type: Click the commenting button, where a new split menu allows you to choose between a general file comment or a timestamped comment. [1, 4]
Type and post: Enter your feedback. You can still use traditional features like @mentions to tag colleagues and assign tasks. [1, 3, 4] Provide more clear,

Key Features & Interaction

Visual Markers: Every timestamped comment automatically generates a small visual marker on the video player timeline. [1, 4]
Instant Navigation: Clicking a marker instantly jumps to that specific frame and highlights the corresponding text comment in the sidebar. [1, 4]
Full Collaboration Support: You can edit, reply to, or resolve these comments just like regular Google Docs feedback. [1, 4]
Cross-Platform Viewing: While you must create these on the web, mobile users on iOS and Android can still view them as standard chronological file-level comments. [1, 5]

Google Drive supports native timestamped video comments on the web, letting you anchor feedback to exact frames with visual timeline markers and clickable time-jumps. [1]

How Timestamped Video Comments Work

Split Button: When reviewing a video on the web, use the new split button in the comment box to choose between a general file-level comment or a timestamped note tied to the exact second you are watching.
Timeline Markers: Dropping a timestamped comment creates a visual marker directly on the video player timeline. Clicking any marker instantly jumps the video to that moment and highlights the matching comment.
Collaboration Tools: Standard comment features—including replies, edit history, resolutions, and teammate notifications via —work fully with time-anchored notes.
Mobile View: Timestamped comments must be created on the web, but users on iOS and Android will still see them formatted as standard comments. [1] Provide more clear,

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