# VidHalo

> VidHalo analyzes the top-ranking YouTube videos for any search term — their transcripts, chapters and comments — and produces a concrete "outrank brief": a content-coverage matrix, chapter-depth timing, content gaps, viewer demand mined from comments, and metadata fixes. It tells creators what to make to outrank the videos already ranking.

Most YouTube tools (vidIQ, TubeBuddy, TubeRanker) work on metadata, keywords and view counts. VidHalo goes a layer deeper: it reads what the winning videos actually say and show, then writes a brief for a video that covers the topic better. Keyword ideas are grounded in real evidence (winners' terms, viewer comments and YouTube autocomplete) — never invented search volumes. It also localizes a video's title and description into many languages and publishes them to your own channel.

Pricing: Starter $19 · Pro $29 · Scale $49 per month, with a 5-day free trial. Pro unlocks the outrank brief, gaps & demand, and the shoot script. A set of free public tools requires no login.

## Main pages
- [VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/): Home — analyze the top YouTube videos for a search term and get a brief to outrank them.
- [Features](https://vidhalo.com/features): What VidHalo does: coverage matrix, content gaps, comment-demand mining, outrank brief and metadata fixes.
- [Pricing](https://vidhalo.com/pricing): Plans and pricing — Starter, Pro and Scale, monthly or annual, with a free trial.
- [About David Battersby](https://vidhalo.com/about): Meet VidHalo founder and author David Battersby, and learn why he built VidHalo.
- [Contact](https://vidhalo.com/contact): Contact the VidHalo team — support, billing, privacy requests and partnerships, all at support@vidhalo.com.

## Free tools (no login required)
- [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-thumbnail-downloader): Grab any video's thumbnail in full HD — every resolution, one click, no login.
- [YouTube Thumbnail Previewer](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-thumbnail-tester): See your thumbnail in real YouTube search, home-feed and sidebar layouts before you publish.
- [YouTube Thumbnail Resizer](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-thumbnail-resizer): Resize any image to YouTube's 1280×720 spec — crop or letterbox, auto-compressed under the 2MB limit, all in your browser.
- [YouTube Banner Resizer](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-banner-resizer): Resize channel art to 2560×1440 with the safe area overlaid — see what survives on mobile, desktop and TV before you upload.
- [YouTube Video SEO Checker](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-video-seo-checker): Score any video's title, description, tags, chapters and hashtags against YouTube's rules.
- [YouTube Title Length Checker](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-title-length-checker): See exactly where your title gets cut off in search, mobile and suggested — before you publish.
- [YouTube Description Checker](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-description-checker): Count your description against the 5,000-character limit and see exactly where the “…more” fold cuts it.
- [YouTube Chapters Validator](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-chapters-validator): Paste your timestamps and find out if YouTube will turn them into chapters — and why not if it won't.
- [YouTube Subscriber Tracker](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-subscriber-tracker): Look up any channel's subscriber count, views and upload stats — plus how far it is from monetization.
- [YouTube Money Calculator](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-money-calculator): Estimate ad revenue from your views and niche — as an honest range, not a fake exact figure.
- [YouTube Watch Hours Calculator](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-watch-hours-calculator): Work out when you'll hit 4,000 watch hours — and whether your current rate ever gets you there inside the 12-month window.
- [YouTube Hashtag Extractor](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-hashtag-extractor): Pull the hashtags from any title and description, and check them against YouTube's 15-tag limit.
- [Video Script Length Calculator](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-script-length-calculator): Turn a script into a runtime — or a target length into the word count you need — at your own speaking pace.
- [YouTube Shorts Length Checker](https://vidhalo.com/tools/youtube-shorts-length): See how your Short's length compares to the best-performing bands — and the sweet spot that reaches the most viewers.
- [SRT to VTT Converter](https://vidhalo.com/tools/srt-to-vtt-converter): Convert subtitles between SubRip and WebVTT in both directions — in your browser, with an honest list of what each format can't carry.
- [All free tools](https://vidhalo.com/tools): The full suite of free YouTube SEO tools.

## Buyer's guides and alternatives
- [vidIQ Alternatives: 4 Honest Options](https://vidhalo.com/vidiq-alternative): The best vidIQ alternatives, compared honestly — including when you should just stay on vidIQ. Real pricing, real limits, and what each tool is genuinely best at.
- [TubeBuddy Alternatives: 4 Honest Options](https://vidhalo.com/tubebuddy-alternative): The best TubeBuddy alternatives, compared honestly — including when you should stay. Real pricing, what its A/B test actually does, and what each alternative is genuinely best at.
- [YouTube Keyword Tools: What They Can and Can't Tell You](https://vidhalo.com/youtube-keyword-tool): An honest guide to YouTube keyword research tools. Why every search-volume number you've seen is an estimate, what to use instead, and the four tools worth your money.
- [YouTube Competitor Analysis: What You Can and Can't See](https://vidhalo.com/youtube-competitor-analysis): How to analyze YouTube competitors properly: what data is genuinely visible, what no tool can see, and how to find the content gaps the top-ranking videos leave open.

## Comparisons
- [All comparisons](https://vidhalo.com/compare): VidHalo compared to other YouTube tools, plus head-to-head competitor matchups.
- [vidIQ vs VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/compare/vidiq-vs-vidhalo): Honest comparison of vidIQ and VidHalo, including where vidIQ wins.
- [TubeBuddy vs VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/compare/tubebuddy-vs-vidhalo): Honest comparison of TubeBuddy and VidHalo, including where TubeBuddy wins.
- [TubeRanker vs VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/compare/tuberanker-vs-vidhalo): Honest comparison of TubeRanker and VidHalo, including where TubeRanker wins.
- [Social Blade vs VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/compare/social-blade-vs-vidhalo): Honest comparison of Social Blade and VidHalo, including where Social Blade wins.
- [Tubular Labs vs VidHalo](https://vidhalo.com/compare/tubular-vs-vidhalo): Honest comparison of Tubular Labs and VidHalo, including where Tubular Labs wins.
- [vidIQ vs TubeBuddy](https://vidhalo.com/compare/vidiq-vs-tubebuddy): Honest head-to-head comparison of vidIQ and TubeBuddy.
- [vidIQ vs TubeRanker](https://vidhalo.com/compare/vidiq-vs-tuberanker): Honest head-to-head comparison of vidIQ and TubeRanker.
- [TubeBuddy vs TubeRanker](https://vidhalo.com/compare/tubebuddy-vs-tuberanker): Honest head-to-head comparison of TubeBuddy and TubeRanker.
- [Social Blade vs Tubular Labs](https://vidhalo.com/compare/social-blade-vs-tubular): Honest head-to-head comparison of Social Blade and Tubular Labs.

## Blog
- [Blog](https://vidhalo.com/blog): YouTube growth, SEO and strategy guides from the VidHalo team.
- [What Is a Content Gap on YouTube? (And How to Find Yours)](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-content-gap): What a content gap on YouTube actually is, per YouTube's own docs: the three kinds worth hunting for, and how to spot each one in the videos ranking for your search.
- [YouTube Chapters Not Working? The 4 Rules to Check](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-chapters-not-working): YouTube chapters not working? Four rules decide whether your timestamps become chapters — and breaking one silently voids the whole list. Here's how to fix it.
- [YouTube Partner Program: Requirements & How to Get In](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-partner-program): YouTube Partner Program requirements for both tiers, how to apply, why applications get rejected, and how long qualifying realistically takes in 2026.
- [YouTube Affiliate Marketing: The Complete Creator Guide](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-affiliate-marketing): How YouTube affiliate marketing works: which programs pay best, the video formats that convert, where links belong, and the disclosure rules you have to follow.
- [YouTube Shorts Monetization: How It Works in 2026](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-shorts-monetization): How YouTube Shorts monetization really works: the pooled revenue share, the 45% split, the views you need to qualify, and why Shorts pay so much less than long-form.
- [How to Make Money on YouTube: 9 Strategies That Work](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-monetization-strategies): Nine ways YouTube channels actually earn — affiliate, sponsorship, ads, memberships and more — ordered by when each one starts working, not by what it eventually pays.
- [Best YouTube SEO Tools in 2026 (Free & Paid, Tested)](https://vidhalo.com/blog/best-youtube-seo-tools): The best YouTube SEO tools in 2026, free and paid. What each one is genuinely good at, where it falls short, and how to pick the one for the job blocking you.
- [YouTube Thumbnail Size: The Right Dimensions in 2026](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-thumbnail-size): YouTube thumbnail size explained: 1280×720 at 16:9 under 2MB, the sizes YouTube really renders, and the safe zones where its own interface covers your image.
- [How to Outrank a YouTube Video (Without a Bigger Channel)](https://vidhalo.com/blog/how-to-outrank-a-youtube-video): How to outrank a YouTube video that owns your target search: read what the top results actually cover, find the gaps they leave, and build the video that beats them.
- [5 YouTube SEO Myths Costing You Views in 2026](https://vidhalo.com/blog/youtube-seo-myths): Five YouTube SEO myths — from tag stuffing to keyword tricks — that quietly cost you views, and what actually ranks videos in 2026, per YouTube's own docs.