YouTube tools
Tools for the work around a video: writing the text, making the visuals, preparing the upload, and doing the math. They run in your browser, need no account, and do not connect to your YouTube channel.
Write the text
Titles, descriptions, tags, and the words you say on camera.
- YouTube Title GeneratorTitle options from a topic
- Video Description GeneratorA description with timestamps, a call to action, and hashtags
- YouTube Tag GeneratorTags from a topic, within the 500-character limit
- Hashtag GeneratorHashtag ideas for a video description
- Video Hook GeneratorOpening lines for the first seconds, in six styles
- Video Script GeneratorA script outline: hook, sections, call to action, rough timing
- Call-to-Action GeneratorSubscribe, like, and comment lines from templates
- Intro/Outro GeneratorSpoken intro and outro talk tracks
- Channel Name GeneratorName ideas from a keyword and a style
Make the visuals
Thumbnails, channel art, and end screens. Images are made in your browser.
Prepare the upload
Chapters, subtitles, GIFs, links, and file estimates.
- YouTube Chapters BuilderTurn an outline into chapters and check YouTube’s chapter rules
- SRT ToolkitShift timing, merge files, and clean up SRT subtitles
- Video to GIFTrim a clip and convert it to a GIF in your browser
- YouTube Embed Code GeneratorEmbed code with start and end times and a privacy host option
- YouTube Link Generatoryoutu.be, timestamp, embed, and UTM links
- Video File Size CalculatorEstimate export size and upload time
- Script Word Count CalculatorConvert video length to a spoken word count
Plan and research
Ideas, keywords, and when and how often to post.
- Video Ideas GeneratorVideo angles filled in with your niche
- Keyword Ideas ToolKeyword phrase ideas from a seed topic, without search volumes
- Upload Schedule PlannerA weekly upload calendar
- Best Time to Post (Time Zone Converter)How to find your own best time, and a time zone converter
- Content Repurposing PlannerPlan Shorts, clips, and posts from one video
- Video Length CalculatorAdd up intro, points and outro, or turn average view duration into percent watched
- Niche Profitability CalculatorCompare niches side by side with your own RPM, views and hours
Check a video
Scorecards and ratios for a video or channel, from numbers you enter.
- YouTube SEO AnalyzerCheck title, description and tags against YouTube limits, with no score
- Competitor Analysis ToolCompare two channels side by side from public numbers you type
- Engagement Rate Calculator(Likes + comments + shares) ÷ views, compared with your earlier videos
- CTR CalculatorClicks ÷ impressions, with a small-sample range and a two-video comparison
- Video Pace CalculatorHow fast a new video is getting views, against your earlier videos
Earnings and growth
Calculators for money and subscriber goals. They do arithmetic on the numbers you type and do not read your Studio data.
- YouTube Earnings CalculatorEstimate ad income from views and your RPM, or the views a goal needs
- RPM/CPM CalculatorRPM from revenue and views, with an estimated CPM
- Monetization Requirements TrackerProgress toward the Partner Program numbers, with editable targets
- Watch Time CalculatorViews needed to close a watch-hour gap, or the hours some views add
- Channel Growth CalculatorSubscribers per day over a real period, with a straight-line projection
- Subscriber Milestone CalculatorTime to the next subscriber milestones at your recent pace
- Sponsorship Rate CalculatorPrice a sponsored video per 1,000 views, or check an offer
- Affiliate Earnings CalculatorAffiliate income from views, your click and sale rates, and commission
- Merchandise Profit CalculatorMerch profit from price, costs, fees, and sales
- Platform ROI CalculatorCompare what each platform pays you per hour
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. Open a tool and use it. Nothing here asks you to sign up or log in.
Do the tools connect to my YouTube channel?
No. They do not read your channel or YouTube Studio. Generators work from the text you give them, and calculators work from the numbers you type.
What happens to the files I open?
Tools that take files, such as the thumbnail maker, banner creator, SRT toolkit, and video to GIF, process them in your browser tab. The files are not uploaded to our server.
How accurate are the estimates?
Calculators do the arithmetic on your inputs correctly. Results that depend on a rate you choose, such as an RPM or a price per 1,000 views, are only as good as that rate. Use YouTube Studio for your real numbers.