Free YouTube Tools
22 practical tools for creators - extract transcripts and tags, download thumbnails, calculate earnings, generate embed codes, and more. No account needed, no limits.
Downloaders
Save thumbnails and assets from any YouTube video
Extractors
Pull transcripts, tags, IDs, and metadata from videos and channels
Extract the full transcript of any YouTube video with timestamps. Export as plain text, SRT, or VTT subtitles.
Open tool →See the hidden tags of any YouTube video. Extract and copy competitor video tags for your SEO research.
Open tool →Check views, likes, comments, upload date, and duration of any YouTube video - with like ratio and engagement insights.
Open tool →Extract the 11-character video ID from any YouTube URL format - watch links, Shorts, embeds, youtu.be, in bulk.
Open tool →Find the UC... channel ID of any YouTube channel from its @handle, custom URL, or channel page link.
Open tool →Extract the full title and complete description of any YouTube video - including links, chapters, and hashtags.
Open tool →Check which countries a YouTube video is blocked or available in - see the full region restriction list.
Open tool →Generators
AI-powered titles, tags, hashtags, names, descriptions and ideas — plus embed codes and links
Generate custom YouTube iframe embed code with autoplay, start time, mute, size, and privacy-enhanced options.
Open tool →Create YouTube links that start at an exact moment - hours, minutes, seconds. Perfect for sharing highlights.
Open tool →Create a link that opens your channel with the subscribe confirmation popup - proven to boost subscriber conversion.
Open tool →Generate CTR-optimized YouTube titles from your video topic - 8 distinct hooks in one click, free.
Open tool →Generate a complete set of YouTube tags from your video topic - broad, niche, and long-tail keywords in one click.
Open tool →Generate relevant YouTube hashtags from your video topic - mix of broad-reach and niche-specific tags, free.
Open tool →Generate memorable, brandable YouTube channel name ideas from your niche - 10 options with reasoning, free.
Open tool →Generate a complete, SEO-ready YouTube video description from your title or topic - ready to use, free.
Open tool →Get 3 free YouTube video ideas for your niche - specific, clickable concepts with a hook angle for each.
Open tool →Calculators
Estimate earnings, engagement, and watch time
Estimate how much a YouTube channel earns from ads - based on views, niche CPM rates, and monetization factors.
Open tool →Calculate any video's engagement rate from views, likes, and comments - with niche benchmarks to compare against.
Open tool →Calculate total watch hours from views, video length, and retention - track progress toward the 4,000-hour monetization goal.
Open tool →Utilities
Everyday text helpers for YouTube creators
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