Free tools for creators
Generators that write, calculators that count, and a check of your channel. All free, with no account.
Generators
Say what your video or channel is about and get something you can use.
Video idea generator
Tell it what your channel is about and get 8 video ideas, each ready to become a video.
OpenShort video script generator
Give it a topic and get a 45 to 60 second narration script, written to be read aloud over a vertical video.
OpenHook generator
Tell it what your video is about and get 10 opening lines that make people stay past the first second.
OpenTitle and hashtag generator
Tell it what your video is about and get 5 titles, a description and 10 hashtags to post it with.
OpenQuiz question generator
Give it a topic and get 6 multiple-choice questions that get harder, each with three options, the right answer and a fact about it.
Open"Would you rather" generator
Give it a theme and get 10 "would you rather" questions, each two choices that are hard to pick between.
OpenChannel name generator
Tell it what your channel is about and get 10 names, each easy to say and remember, with why it fits.
OpenHorror story generator
Give it a place, a character or a fear and get a short horror story, written to be narrated.
OpenCalculators and checks
The calculators run in your browser, so what you type stays with you.
YouTube monetization checker
Paste your channel and see what a YouTube reviewer is likely to notice, in about a minute.
OpenYouTube Shorts earnings calculator
Your monthly Shorts views times your RPM: an estimate of what Shorts could pay you.
OpenYouTube watch hours calculator
Your monthly views and how long people watch: the watch hours you earn, and how far you are from the Partner Program.
OpenScript length calculator
Paste your script, or type how many words it has, and see how long it runs when read aloud.
OpenWhat does your video tool stack cost?
Tick the tools you pay for, change any price to yours, and compare the total with one Clip-Short plan that does all of it.
OpenClipping earnings calculator
Clips a month, views a clip and your rate per 1,000 views: an estimate of what clipping could pay you.
OpenMade for clippers
Turn long videos into Shorts, Reels and TikToks. Sign-up needed; the free plan has a small watermark.
YouTube video to Shorts
Paste a YouTube link and get the best moments as vertical clips with captions.
OpenPodcast clip maker
Cut a long episode into short clips with captions and the speakers in frame.
OpenStream clip maker
Find the best moments of a long stream and export them as vertical clips.
OpenFor clippers
Clip long videos faster, with captions and a clean 9:16 frame.
OpenLearn
What YouTube pays for, and the words creators use for it.
How to start a faceless YouTube channel, step by step
A faceless channel has no camera and no presenter: a voice, pictures and a story worth telling. This guide is the whole path, from choosing a topic to posting your first video today.
ReadHow to make AI videos YouTube will monetize
YouTube does not refuse AI videos. It refuses videos that look mass-produced. Here is what the Partner Program asks for, what gets channels turned down, and how to make every video count as yours.
ReadWhat changes in the YouTube Partner Program in 2027
YouTube has announced new rules that start on February 1, 2027: a higher bar for channels that want to join, and a monthly test for earning from Shorts. Here is what changes, who it affects and what you can do before then.
ReadHow YouTube, TikTok and Facebook pay creators
Three programmes, three sets of rules, and very different maps. Here they are side by side, from each platform's own pages, with what is open to you where you live.
ReadHow to earn from Facebook videos in 2026
Facebook replaced its old ad programmes with one invitation-only programme that pays for how your posts perform. Here is how it works, where it runs, what earns and what gets a page demonetised, from Meta's own pages.
ReadTikTok's Creator Rewards Program: who can join and what earns
TikTok pays for original videos over a minute long, in 8 countries only. Here is who qualifies, which videos count, what gets an account ruled out, and what is open to creators elsewhere, from TikTok's own pages.
ReadHow Instagram pays creators: gifts, subscriptions, badges and bonuses
Instagram pays creators through four tools, each with its own bar and its own map. Here they are, from Instagram's own Help Center.
ReadVideo sizes for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Instagram Reels
The shape, pixel size and length each app takes, from their own help pages, and the one setting that works on all three.
ReadHow to add captions to TikTok, Reels and Shorts
Every platform can caption your video by itself, and you can also put captions on the picture. What each one does and how to turn it on, from the platforms' own help pages.
ReadHow to dub your videos into other languages
YouTube can dub a video by itself, Instagram can translate your voice, and you can also make a new video for each language. What each one does and who can use it, from the platforms' own help pages.
ReadHow to start a clips channel
Clips channels cut the best moments of podcasts, streams and interviews into Shorts and TikToks. What YouTube's and TikTok's own rules say about them, why permission alone does not get you paid, and how to make clips that add something of yours.
ReadCreator glossary
The words YouTube, TikTok and creators use, explained in a sentence or two, with what each means for your channel.
ReadYour next video starts with an idea
Write it, and in a few minutes you have a video ready to post. Your first one is free.