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 Video ID Extractor

Extract the 11-character video ID from any YouTube URL format - watch links, Shorts, embeds, youtu.be, in bulk.

YouTube URLs - one per line for bulk extraction

How to use the Video ID Extractor

1
Paste one or more URLs
Paste a single YouTube URL, or switch to bulk mode and paste multiple URLs - one per line.
2
Extract instantly
IDs are extracted as you type - no button needed. Invalid or non-YouTube URLs are flagged clearly.
3
Copy the results
Copy individual IDs or the entire extracted list with one click.

About this tool

Every YouTube video has a unique 11-character ID (like dQw4w9WgXcQ) buried inside its URL. This tool extracts it instantly from any YouTube link format: standard watch URLs, shortened youtu.be links, Shorts, embeds, live URLs, and mobile links - even with extra parameters like timestamps and playlist IDs attached.

Developers need clean video IDs for the YouTube API, embed players, and database storage. Marketers need them for tracking spreadsheets. This tool handles the parsing edge cases so you don't have to write (or debug) the regex yourself.

Bulk mode processes an entire list at once - paste one URL per line and get all the IDs extracted together, ready to copy as a clean list.

Features

✓Supports every YouTube URL format: watch, youtu.be, Shorts, embed, live, mobile
✓Handles extra URL parameters (timestamps, playlists, share tracking)
✓Bulk mode - process dozens of URLs at once
✓Instant extraction as you type
✓100% browser-based, works offline after page load
✓Free with no limits

Frequently asked questions

What is a YouTube video ID?

It's the unique 11-character code (letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores) that identifies every YouTube video - for example, in youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ, the ID is dQw4w9WgXcQ. It stays the same forever, even if the video title changes.

Which URL formats does this support?

All public formats: youtube.com/watch?v=ID, youtu.be/ID, youtube.com/shorts/ID, youtube.com/embed/ID, youtube.com/live/ID, youtube.com/v/ID, plus m.youtube.com and music.youtube.com variants - with or without extra query parameters.

Why would I need a video ID instead of the URL?

The YouTube Data API, iframe embed players, and most YouTube-related developer libraries require the bare video ID rather than the full URL. IDs are also cleaner for spreadsheets and databases.

Does the extraction happen on your servers?

No - it's pure client-side string parsing that runs entirely in your browser. Your URLs never leave your device.