# Creator Toolkit > Free, no-sign-up tools for YouTube creators (thumbnail grabber, transcript download, channel stats, keyword suggestions, title analyzer, thumbnail A/B preview, revenue estimator, chapters, upload planner, CC footage finder, app link maker, subscribe link generator, public video stats, tags extractor) plus plain-English guides for each one. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Every article has a clean Markdown version at the same URL with /index.md at the end. Facts are checked against YouTube's public help pages; each article lists its sources. ## Tools - [Creator Toolkit (all tools)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/): the free tools, all in one page ## Guides - [Do YouTube Tags Matter? How to See a Video's Tags and What to Do With Them](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-tags-extractor-do-tags-matter/index.md): What YouTube says about tags, how to see the tags a public video exposes, why copying another creator's tags is not a ranking shortcut, and what to focus on instead. - [How to Make a YouTube Subscribe Link (and Why It Cannot Force a Subscribe)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-subscribe-link/index.md): How the sub_confirmation=1 parameter works on a channel link, where it helps, where it does not appear, and why you can never subscribe someone automatically. - [How to Check the Public Stats of Any YouTube Video (and What They Hide)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/check-public-stats-of-any-youtube-video/index.md): See a video's public views, likes, upload date and duration, understand the like-to-view rate, and learn why view counts can lag, freeze or differ from what the owner sees in Studio. - [How to Make a YouTube Link That Opens the App From Your Bio](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-app-link-for-bio-links/index.md): Why YouTube links in Instagram, TikTok and Facebook bios often open in a browser, how an app link page tries to help, and what no tool can force. - [How to Use Creative Commons and Free Footage in YouTube Videos Without Trouble](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/use-creative-commons-youtube-footage-legally/index.md): What a Creative Commons license on YouTube actually allows, how to credit the author properly, where to look for free clips, and where fair use does and does not help. - [What Is the Best Time to Post on YouTube? Find Yours in Five Minutes](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/best-time-to-post-on-youtube/index.md): There is no universal best time to post on YouTube. Here is how to find when your own viewers are online and how to convert that into a publish time in your own time zone. - [How to Add Chapters to a YouTube Video (Rules, Format and Common Errors)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-add-youtube-chapters/index.md): The exact rules YouTube sets for video chapters - first timestamp at 0:00, at least three, 10 seconds minimum - with a format example and the common reasons chapters do not show. - [How Much Do YouTube Creators Earn? RPM and CPM Explained](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-much-do-youtube-creators-earn-rpm-explained/index.md): What RPM and CPM mean, why your real RPM is lower than a CPM you read about, and how to use a revenue estimator as a scenario tool rather than a prediction. - [How to Compare Two YouTube Thumbnails Before You Publish](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/compare-youtube-thumbnails-before-you-publish/index.md): Preview thumbnail and title pairs in a mock YouTube feed in dark and light mode, and learn how YouTube's own Test and Compare feature measures real viewers. - [A YouTube Title and Description Checklist (With the Limits That Matter)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-and-description-checklist/index.md): What to check before you publish - title length, keyword placement, the first lines of the description, hashtags, chapters and links - and what a checklist score can and cannot tell you. - [YouTube Keyword Research With Autocomplete (and How to Pick Hashtags)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-keyword-research-with-autocomplete/index.md): How to find real search phrases using YouTube's search suggestions, what they do and do not tell you, and how to choose hashtags without breaking YouTube's rules. - [YouTube Channel Stats Lookup - What Public Data Can and Cannot Tell You](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-stats-lookup-what-public-data-shows/index.md): What you can learn about any YouTube channel from public data - subscribers, recent uploads, views and likes - and what you can only see with channel owner access. - [How to Clean and Convert SRT and VTT Caption Files](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/clean-srt-vtt-caption-files/index.md): Remove style tags and sound cues, merge repeated lines, shift timing and convert between SRT, VTT and plain text, all in your browser without uploading the file. - [How to Get a YouTube Transcript (and Download It as TXT, SRT or VTT)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-get-a-youtube-transcript/index.md): Three ways to read or download a YouTube video's transcript, what auto-generated captions get wrong, and when a video has no transcript at all. - [A YouTube Channel Audit Checklist You Can Finish in 30 Minutes](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-channel-audit-checklist/index.md): A practical 20-point YouTube channel audit covering setup, content, discoverability and consistency, with the reason behind each check and what to ignore. - [YouTube Partner Program Requirements Explained (500 vs 1,000 Subscribers)](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-partner-program-requirements-explained/index.md): The two YouTube Partner Program tiers in plain English - 500 subscribers for fan funding, 1,000 for ad revenue - with the exact watch hour and Shorts view numbers from YouTube's help pages. - [YouTube Title Ideas That Work Without Clickbait](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/youtube-title-ideas-that-are-not-clickbait/index.md): How to turn a topic into clear YouTube titles and tags, with ten proven title angles and the limits of any title generator. - [How to Download a YouTube Thumbnail in Every Size](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/how-to-download-youtube-thumbnails/index.md): Get the thumbnail image of any public YouTube video in every available size, plus the official size and format rules for your own thumbnails. ## Optional - [Blog index](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/blog/) - [RSS feed](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/feed.xml) - [Full text of all guides](https://devanasolver.github.io/youtube-creator-toolkit/llms-full.txt) - [Source code (MIT)](https://github.com/devanasolver/youtube-creator-toolkit)