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Check out the best Chrome extensions that help YouTube video creators save time, optimize their channel and videos, plan content, and earn more subscribers.v
As a YouTube creator, you need to juggle dozens of accounts for tools and apps.
If you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed, we’re right there with you. Thankfully, there are Google Chrome extensions to save you time and effort without having to leave your web browser. Some of them even work within YouTube itself—to help you upload, edit, and optimize your videos as efficiently as possible.
In this post, we’ll look at eight of the best Chrome extensions for YouTube creators. Before you shout, “Smash that like button!” check out this list to see which extensions can make your life easier and how.
Once you try these top-rated Chrome extensions for YouTube Creators, we’re convinced you won’t look back.
TubeBuddy is a must-have Chrome extension for YouTubers. Its free plan includes keyword and tag research tools, channel analytics, a comment word cloud analyzer, and a demonetization audit, among dozens of other helpful features.
The Pro plan also comes with bulk editing and uploading features that help you save time while maximizing your content output.
Used for: Managing your YouTube channel from your browser
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Pricing: A free plan and extension are available. Paid plans start at $5.99 per month. There’s also a 50% off coupon for channels with less than 1,000 subscribers.
TubeBuddy’s paid plans offer video scheduling tools. Our guide on how to brainstorm three months of content can help you plan how to fill your content calendar.
Many successful video creators use scripts, but jotting down your talking points isn’t always easy. Jasper helps by taking your video title or topic and your preferred tone of voice and crafting a full outline with the click of a button.
You can also use Jasper to help you write engaging video descriptions, summarize your videos, and those oh-so-important video titles.
Used for: Easily crafting YouTube video scripts, descriptions, and titles
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Pricing: The Jasper Chrome extension and web dashboard are free to try for five days. Paid plans start at $29 per month for 20,000 words.
Have you ever wished you could peek into Google’s mind to understand how it ranks YouTube videos? The Keywords Everywhere SEO tool lets you do just that. It gives you a full view of SEO-related metrics, including how hard it is to rank with a certain keyword, estimated organic traffic, and related keywords.
You can also use it in YouTube to see video insights and tags, search engine metrics, and search insights.
Used for: Keyword research, anywhere
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Pricing: A free plan is available. Paid plans start at $10 for 100,000 credits.
Did you know that keywords can give you insight into who your viewers are? Knowing what keywords to use also helps you optimize your YouTube video titles so they stand out from the rest.
If it’s time to get serious about the future of your YouTube channel, vidIQ is one extension you shouldn’t miss. The free Chrome extension helps you look behind the curtain at analytics for yourself and competitors.
vidIQ also has its own optimization score that lets you know if a video is likely to get promoted in YouTube search, related videos, and more.
Used for: Optimizing your videos and gaining more views
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Pricing: The vidIQ browser extension works with the free plan. Paid plans start at $7.50 per month.
If your goal on YouTube is to teach others, then check out Loom. It’s a screen recorder that records your webcam at the same time—perfect for adding your face to a walkthrough video guide. Bonus: If you’re a teacher, you can use the free Loom for Education plan.
Used for: Recording your camera and screen at the same time
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Pricing: Free plans are available. Paid plans start at $15 per creator per month, and a 14-day free trial is available.
Even instructional videos, like those created with Loom, need compelling headlines. So don’t slack on it and try Jasper’s YouTube Title Generator to optimize your headlines for free.
If you need to turn your YouTube video walkthrough into a blog post, Scribe can help. This extension automatically creates a step-by-step guide based on where you clicked and what keyboard shortcuts you typed while it recorded you going through the steps. It pulls instructions and creates screenshots all in one go, saving you precious time.
Used for: Transcribing and visualizing walkthrough guides
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Pricing: The Basic plan and Chrome extension are free. Paid plans start at $29 per user per month.
Are you trying to grab online video footage to use in your edit? Video Downloader Plus lets you easily download MP4, MOV, MPG, and several other formats from anywhere on the internet. (Well, except YouTube, because YouTube doesn’t allow video downloads.) Compatible platforms include Vimeo, Twitch, and Vevo.
Used for: Downloading video footage to use in your own YouTube videos
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Pricing: Video Downloader Plus is free.
The last one on our list isn’t actually a single extension, but a whole category of them—web clippers. If you use a note-taking app to plan out your video ideas, outlines, and scripts, a web clipper could be a lifesaver.
Web clipper extensions, typically integrated with your note app of choice, let you clip content from around the internet and store it in your notes. Evernote, Notion, and Microsoft OneNote all come with their own web clipper Chrome extensions. You can clip photos, text, and videos, and include any notes about the clipping you want to save.
Used for: Clipping new video ideas without manually copying and pasting
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Pricing: Extensions are typically free, but you’ll likely need an account with a note-taking app such as Evernote, Notion, or OneNote.
Use your clippings with Jasper to come up with new video content ideas in a snap. Take notes with a web clipper to hone in on a topic of interest, such as clipping an article about baking donuts. Then, share that topic with Jasper’s Video Topic Ideas generator to brainstorm multiple video ideas all at once.
We have to admit, one of the best parts about these browser extensions is that each one offers a free plan or trial. Whether you’re a new content creator who hasn’t figured out how to monetize your channel yet, or you just want to take some new tools for a spin, you can try any or all of these extensions risk-free.
And even if you’re an experienced YouTuber with a Silver, Gold, or dare we say Red Diamond Creator Award, Jasper’s AI marketing tools can still lend you a helping hand. From its Video Script Outline generator to TikTok Video Captions tool, Jasper has a full suite of video creator tools that help you save time and effort. Sign up for a free trial and find out how easy it is to plan, create, and optimize your videos with Jasper.
Austin Distel is the Sr. Director of Marketing at Jasper, your AI creative assistant. He's also an Airbnb superhost in Austin, Texas. You can follow Austin's adventures around the internet and the world at distel.com.
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.