Source: https://mindstamp.com/help/viewer-comments
Generated from the Help Center records: 2026-10-12

# Can viewers add comments to a video?

Topic: [Interactions and logic](https://mindstamp.com/help/interactions) · Updated: 2026-10-12

## Short answer

Yes. Turn on **Allow viewers to add comments** in the video’s **Settings**. The player then shows an **Add comment** button. A viewer selects it, types a comment and submits it, and Mindstamp saves the comment with the time in the video. You read comments in your reports. Other viewers do not see them, and there are no replies.

## Steps

1. Open the video and select **Settings**.
2. Under **Access & privacy**, turn on **Allow viewers to add comments**.
3. Open the share link in a private browser window and play the video.
4. Select **Add comment** in the player. The video pauses.
5. Type a comment and select **Submit**. The video plays again.
6. Open **Reporting** > **Views** and open the view. The comment shows with its time in the video.

## Things to know

- Only your reports show comments. The player never shows one viewer’s comment to another viewer.
- A comment is text only.
- Comments are viewer data. See [personal data](https://mindstamp.com/help/personal-data-collected).
- To ask every viewer the same thing at a set moment, use a free response [question](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-questions-to-your-interactive-videos) instead.

## Go further

- [Comments](https://mindstamp.com/features/comments)
- [Settings tutorial](https://mindstamp.com/tutorials/settings)

## Related answers

- [How do I add questions to an interactive video?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-add-questions-to-your-interactive-videos)
- [How do I view interactive video analytics and reports?](https://mindstamp.com/help/how-to-view-interactive-video-data-analytics-and-reports)
- [What personal data does Mindstamp collect from viewers?](https://mindstamp.com/help/personal-data-collected)

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