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Field note no. 04 / Search desk
YouTube keyword research extension for Safari

Research YouTube keywords inside Safari.

Start with phrases viewers already type. Then inspect the current search results before you decide which video is worth making.

Download on the Mac App Store

$29.99 a year after a 7-day trial. No monthly plan or separate AI bill.

Keyword benchExample research
science experiments for kids
science experiments for kids82
easy science experiments at home74
science myths tested68
MediumCompetition
7,840Median views / day
No mystery score

A keyword is useful when the search results support it.

Autocomplete proves that YouTube recognizes the phrase. It does not prove that your video has a reasonable opening. For that, you need to look at who already ranks and how quickly those videos are still earning views.

CreatorHat puts those signals together inside Safari. You get related phrases, a current competition check, the ranking videos, and their median views per day. The opportunity score summarizes that evidence instead of pretending to know an exact monthly search count.

The keyword workflow

Start with language. Finish with evidence.

01

Ask YouTube.

Type a seed phrase and collect the related searches YouTube itself suggests to viewers.

02

Inspect the result.

Check the current search competition and see which videos YouTube is ranking for that exact phrase.

03

Measure the pace.

Use the ranking videos' median views per day to judge whether the search is producing real viewer activity.

What the extension adds

The research stays beside YouTube.

No spreadsheet, pasted API key, or second browser required.

Related searches

Use the words viewers use.

Autocomplete variants help you find the natural language around a topic before you commit to a title.

Competition

See how crowded it is.

CreatorHat checks the current result count and the videos YouTube is actually returning for the phrase.

Demand evidence

Look past lifetime views.

Median views per day shows whether ranking videos are earning attention now, not only how large they became years ago.

Rank history

Check what happened next.

Test where your own video ranks for a phrase and keep each result locally so movement is visible over time.

About tags

Tags are research clues, not the main event.

CreatorHat can show the tags used by top-ranking videos and tally the phrases that repeat. That can reveal how competitors describe the topic, but it should not drive the whole decision.

YouTube says titles, thumbnails, and descriptions matter more for discovery, while tags mainly help with common misspellings. CreatorHat keeps tags in the evidence pile and puts the topic, title, competition, and video pace first. Read YouTube's tag guidance.

Straight answers

Before you trust a score.

What does CreatorHat show for a keyword?

Related YouTube autocomplete phrases, current competition, ranking videos, median views per day, and an opportunity score built from those signals.

Does CreatorHat show monthly YouTube search volume?

No. YouTube does not publish a trustworthy exact monthly count for every phrase. CreatorHat shows live public evidence instead of inventing one.

Does the keyword research work in Safari?

Yes. CreatorHat is a Mac app with a Safari extension. Its keyword and rank tools open from the extension while you work in YouTube.

Do I need an account or YouTube API key?

No. CreatorHat has no account system and does not ask you to paste an API key.

Available on the Mac App Store

Pick the phrase with evidence behind it.

Download on the Mac App Store