Free Tools

Creator utilities on the house.

SEO titles, thumbnail A/B previews, ROI math, SRT captions, and more — built by the Shinel team, free for every creator. No signup, no rate caps, no email harvest.

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19 available

YouTube ROI & CTR Calculator

Visualize potential revenue and growth lift from better click-through rates.

Auto SRT (Multi-Language)

Paste or upload transcript and export .srt — quick timing presets.

YouTube Transcript

Extract full transcripts from any YouTube video instantly — free, no signup.

SEO Tool

10 titles, 1 high-CTR description, 15 tags. Export & copy.

Thumbnail Ideation

Punchy text concepts & composition prompts in 3 styles.

Custom AIs

Internal assistants & automations for Shinel Studios.

CTR Battle 🎮

Two real thumbnails, one got more views. Guess which — 5 rounds, build a streak.

Beat Cut 🎮

The editor rhythm game: hit CUT exactly on the beat. Earn your rank — Intern to Director's Cut.

Thumbnail A/B Previewer

Test how your designs look in YouTube search & Home grid.

Is my thumbnail clickable?

Upload, get a 0–100 score + 3 concrete fixes. Runs in your browser — nothing uploads.

Channel audit in 60 seconds

Paste a YouTube channel. Cadence, titles, views, thumbs, engagement — scored + top 3 fixes.

30-day content calendar

Pick a niche + cadence. Get 30 days of title + thumbnail concepts. Copy or export CSV.

Collab Fit Checker

Paste two channels → a collab fit score: size match, niche overlap, engagement, cadence.

Collab Pitch Generator

Your channel + a target → a personalized collab email, DM + follow-ups that get replies.

YouTube Title Generator

Type a topic → a batch of high-CTR title ideas from proven click formulas. Copy any.

Best Time to Post

Platform + niche → research-backed posting windows to test, plus how to find your real peak.

YouTube Tag Generator

Topic + niche → a focused set of SEO tags: primary, long-tail, and related. Copy the block.

Thumbnail A/B Tester

Vote simulator. Upload 2 designs and see which wins.

DIY vs Shinel ROI

See how much time and money you save by outsourcing to pro editors.