Research what viewers type.
Start with YouTube's autocomplete phrases, then check the current competition and the pace of videos already ranking.
TubeBuddy Safari extension
Looking for TubeBuddy on Safari?
TubeBuddy does not support Safari. CreatorHat is a separate Mac Safari extension for creators who want focused YouTube research without changing browsers.
$29.99 a year after a 7-day trial. No CreatorHat account or API key.
Browser supportSeptember 2026
TubeBuddyYouTube creator suite
Safari not supported
CreatorHatIndependent Mac app
Made for Safari
First, the honest part
CreatorHat is not TubeBuddy ported to Safari.
CreatorHat does not connect to TubeBuddy, borrow its data, or recreate its entire product. It reads public YouTube information from the pages already open in Safari and does its writing work on your Mac.
If you depend on TubeBuddy's bulk tools, scheduling, private channel data, or thumbnail testing, use TubeBuddy in a browser it supports. If the jobs you need are keyword research, rank checks, breakout research, and help packaging an upload, CreatorHat covers that smaller set directly in Safari.
Current products / September 2026
Some overlap. Two different products.
The right choice depends on which browser and which jobs matter to you.
| Question | CreatorHat | TubeBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Runs inside YouTube on Safari | Yes | No official Safari support |
| Requires a product account | No | Yes |
| Keyword and competition research | Yes | Yes |
| Video rank checks | Yes, with local history | Yes |
| Channel-relative breakout research | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk editing, scheduling, and thumbnail A/B tests | No | Yes |
| Private YouTube Analytics | No | Yes, after channel connection |
This comparison uses each product's published features as of September 3, 2026. See TubeBuddy's browser support and tools. CreatorHat is independent software and is not affiliated with TubeBuddy.
What comes with CreatorHat
A focused YouTube field kit for Safari.
Check the position.
See where a video appears for a phrase and save each check locally so movement is visible over time.
Find the real surprise.
Compare a video's views per day with its own channel's recent normal instead of letting the largest channel win.
Finish beside the upload.
CreatorHat can transcribe the local video and prepare title choices, a description, tags, and competitor research on your Mac.
Smaller on purpose
The missing features are not hiding in another plan.
CreatorHat does not include thumbnail A/B testing, bulk channel edits, scheduled publishing, or private revenue and audience analytics. Those jobs require a different kind of product, including account access and server work.
CreatorHat stays with the work it can do in Safari using public page data and on-device tools. That keeps the setup small and the yearly bill at $29.99.
Straight answers
Before you switch browsers.
Does TubeBuddy work on Safari?
No. TubeBuddy's current browser support page explicitly says it does not support Safari.
Is CreatorHat made by TubeBuddy?
No. CreatorHat is independent software made by Nate Kontny. It is not affiliated with TubeBuddy, YouTube, Google, or Apple.
Does CreatorHat connect to TubeBuddy?
No. CreatorHat does not connect to, import from, or sync with a TubeBuddy account.
Is CreatorHat a complete TubeBuddy replacement?
No. It covers a focused set of research and writing jobs in Safari. It does not provide TubeBuddy's bulk editing, scheduling, private analytics, or thumbnail A/B testing.
Available on the Mac App Store
Keep Safari. Bring the research with you.