What is UpTube and how does it work?

UpTube is an AI-powered YouTube tool that analyzes your channel and generates scripts, video ideas, and SEO content strategies. Paste your YouTube channel URL and UpTube's 6-agent AI pipeline scans your videos, maps your speaking style, identifies content gaps in your niche, and produces a complete content kit - including ranked video ideas, word-for-word scripts, titles, descriptions, tags, and a YouTube Shorts adaptation - in under 60 seconds.

How does UpTube write YouTube scripts that sound like me?

UpTube's Channel Analyzer agent scans the auto-captions from your top-performing videos to build a voice profile. It maps your vocabulary, sentence rhythm, humor style, pacing, hook structures, and signature phrases. Every script is then written to match your exact speaking style - not a generic template.

What AI models does UpTube use?

UpTube routes each task to the best-fit model. Script writing and channel analysis use Anthropic Claude. SEO metadata and semantic search use OpenAI GPT-4 models. Trend scanning and multimodal tasks use Google Gemini. The specific model depends on your plan tier - higher plans access more capable models.

Is UpTube free to use?

Yes. The Free plan includes 50 credits per month with no credit card required. You can run a full channel analysis, generate video ideas, and explore all core features before deciding to upgrade. Paid plans start at $14.99 per month.

Does UpTube work for YouTube Shorts?

Yes. UpTube includes a dedicated Reel Adapter agent that converts long-form scripts into 60-second YouTube Shorts versions. It creates a hook-first structure, includes on-screen text overlay cues, and generates complete Shorts metadata - titles, descriptions, and hashtags.

How is UpTube different from TubeBuddy and VidIQ?

TubeBuddy and VidIQ focus on keyword research and analytics dashboards. UpTube goes further by generating complete scripts in your voice, producing ranked video ideas based on your channel DNA, analyzing competitors, and creating a full content strategy - turning data into ready-to-use content.

Can I cancel my UpTube subscription anytime?

Yes. All subscriptions are billed monthly and can be canceled from your dashboard settings at any time. You keep full access until the end of your billing cycle with no penalties.

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YouTube Title & Description Character Counter

Live character counter for YouTube titles and descriptions - with the 70-character search cutoff marker and SEO hints.

Video Title0 / 100

✓ Safe from truncation in search

Video Description0 / 5,000

✓ All 0 characters visible above "Show more" (first ~150)

How to use the Character Counter

1
Type or paste your title
Enter your draft title in the title field - the counter and truncation preview update with every keystroke.
2
Check the 70-character marker
Keep your most important keywords before the amber marker so they survive truncation in search and suggested feeds.
3
Draft your description
Use the description field to stay under 5,000 characters and see what falls inside the critical first 150 characters.

About this tool

YouTube cuts titles at 100 characters - but the number that actually matters is 70, because that's roughly where titles truncate with '...' in search results and suggested video sidebars. This live counter tracks both limits as you type, so your key words never get cut off where it counts.

The description counter tracks the 5,000-character maximum plus the crucial first ~150 characters - the part visible above 'Show more' and the snippet Google shows in search results. Front-loading your keywords and main link into that window is one of the highest-leverage YouTube SEO habits.

Everything runs live in your browser: color-coded progress bars shift from green to amber to red as you approach each limit, and the truncation preview shows exactly how your title will look when cut off.

Features

✓Live count against the 100-character title limit
✓70-character search truncation marker with preview
✓5,000-character description limit tracking
✓First-150-characters visibility indicator
✓Color-coded progress bars
✓Pure browser tool - works offline, nothing uploaded

Frequently asked questions

What is the YouTube title character limit?

The hard limit is 100 characters - YouTube won't accept longer. But search results and suggested video cards truncate titles around 60-70 characters depending on device, so best practice is keeping your core message within the first 70.

What's the ideal YouTube title length?

Data across CTR studies consistently favors 40-70 characters: long enough to be descriptive and keyword-rich, short enough to never truncate. Under 40 often wastes keyword opportunity; over 70 risks your hook being cut mid-sentence.

How much of the description shows before 'Show more'?

Roughly the first 100-150 characters on desktop (about 2-3 lines) and slightly less on mobile. That window is also what Google typically uses as the search snippet - put your primary keyword and most important link there.

Do emojis count as one character?

In this counter and YouTube's own limit, most emojis count as 2 characters (they're multi-byte). Use them sparingly in titles - one well-placed emoji can lift CTR, but several look spammy and eat your character budget.

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