Build. Plan. Launch your channel.
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MVP Toolkit

From idea to launched channel.

Mock up your channel, design thumbnails, plan your content pipeline, and brainstorm with AI helpers. Everything saves locally in your browser — your work survives a refresh.

🎓 New: Claude Academy

Level up the AI half of your workflow. A built-in crash course in better prompts, iterative loops, faster workflows, real film & TV craft, and connecting Claude to your tools — with 30+ copy-paste prompts and verified video guides.

📌 Pipeline snapshot

🚀 Next up to publish

🎯 Goal & streak

🏆 Milestones

📈 Analytics

💾 Your workspace

All data lives in this browser's localStorage. Back it up, move it, or start fresh.

🎛️ Channel Mockup

Design your channel identity and preview it as a live YouTube-style page.

Channel details

Palette presets

Try a name

Live preview Updates as you type

🖼️ Thumbnail Creator

Layered 1280×720 editor — drag text on the canvas, then export a PNG.

Background

Quick layout
Centered
Text Left
Text Bottom
Image filters (apply to uploaded background)

Templates

Layers

Library

1280 × 720 Click a layer to select, then drag it on the canvas

🗂️ Video Planning

Move videos through your pipeline, track checklists, and schedule publish dates.

📺 YouTube Read-only · BYO key

Pull real channel data, research keywords, browse trending, and look up video stats via the YouTube Data API.

⚙️ YouTube Data API key
Create a free key at Google Cloud Console → enable "YouTube Data API v3". Stored only in this browser. Free quota ≈ 10,000 units/day (search = 100 units each, so results are cached per session). Read-only — uploading/editing needs OAuth, which a static page can't do.

📥 Import a real channel

🎬 Video stats lookup

🔎 Keyword / competitor research

🔥 Trending explorer

✅ Startup Checklist

A complete YouTube channel startup checklist. Tick items as you complete them, add your own with + add item, or delete what doesn't apply. Everything saves to this browser automatically.

🧭 Explorer

A speed-dial board of 100 sites and tools a YouTube creator reaches for every day — Studio & analytics, thumbnails, stock media, editing, AI helpers, and promotion. Click a tile to open it in a new tab, or search to filter live.

No bookmarks match your search.

Creator Bookmark Pack

🔖 Bookmark Pack

A hand-curated toolkit of 100 essential creator links, sorted into 10 ready-to-import folders. Everything you need to plan, make, optimize, and grow a channel — one click away on your bookmarks bar.

⬇️ Download the bookmark pack
100
Curated links
10
Organized folders
1
File to import
$0
Free — yours to keep

What's inside

Ten categories covering the full creator workflow — from first idea to monetization.

▶️ YouTube Core

10 links

Studio, Analytics, Audio Library, Creators, Community Guidelines and more.

📊 Analytics & SEO

12 links

TubeBuddy, vidIQ, Social Blade, Google Trends, ViewStats, Search Console.

🖼️ Thumbnails & Graphics

12 links

Canva, Photopea, Figma, Remove.bg, PhotoRoom, GIMP, Coolors.

🎞️ Stock Media & Assets

12 links

Unsplash, Pexels, Freepik, Storyblocks, Artlist, Epidemic Sound, Google Fonts.

✂️ Editing & Production

12 links

DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, Premiere, Descript, OBS, Audacity, Streamlabs.

🤖 AI Tools

12 links

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, ElevenLabs, Runway, Suno, Midjourney, Opus Clip.

🎙️ Captions & Audio

7 links

Rev, Otter.ai, Happy Scribe, Uppbeat, Soundstripe, Freesound.

💬 Social & Cross-Promo

10 links

Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit, Discord, Threads, Pinterest, Linktree.

🗓️ Scheduling & Workflow

6 links

Buffer, Hootsuite, Later, Notion, Trello, Google Calendar.

💰 Monetization & Business

7 links

AdSense, Patreon, Ko-fi, Gumroad, Printful, Spotify for Creators.

How to install

Importing takes about 30 seconds. Works in Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Firefox.

1

Download the pack

Grab youtube-studio-zero-bookmarks.html and save it somewhere you'll remember (Downloads is fine).

2

Open the Bookmark Manager

Chrome / Edge / Brave: press Ctrl + Shift + O.
Firefox: press Ctrl + Shift + O, then choose Import and Backup.

3

Import the file

Chrome family: click the menu (top-right) → Import bookmarks → select the file.
Firefox: Import and BackupImport Bookmarks from HTML → select the file.

4

Pin it to your bar

A YouTube Studio Zero folder appears with all 10 subfolders inside. Drag it onto your bookmarks bar. Toggle the bar with Ctrl + Shift + B.

💡 Tip: Imported folders sometimes land under an "Imported" or "Other bookmarks" folder. If you don't see it on the bar, open the Bookmark Manager and drag the YouTube Studio Zero folder up to the Bookmarks bar.

How to use it

Make the toolbar work the way you actually create.

Open a whole folder at once

Right-click any subfolder → Open all bookmarks to launch your full editing or analytics stack in one go.

Trim to your stack

You won't use all 100. Delete the tools you don't touch so the bar stays fast and focused.

Reorder by workflow

Drag folders so your daily ones (Core, Analytics, Editing) sit first, left-to-right.

Add your own

Press Ctrl + D on any page and save it into the matching folder to keep growing the pack.

Sync across devices

Sign into your browser account and the folders follow you to every machine automatically.

Re-import anytime

Keep the HTML file — it's your backup. Re-import to restore the full pack on a fresh browser.

About · v1.0.0

YouTube Studio Zero

The toolkit that takes a channel from zero to launched. Mock up your channel identity, design thumbnails on a layered canvas, plan your whole content pipeline, and brainstorm titles, tags and scripts with AI — all in one place, all in your browser.

5
Tool modules
AI
Assists across all of them
100%
Local — runs in your browser
$0
No account, no backend

What it is

YouTube Studio Zero compresses the messy pre-launch work — naming, branding, thumbnails, titles, scheduling, scripting — into a fast, guided flow with AI helping throughout. The goal is simple: help creators launch instead of stall. Everything saves to this browser's localStorage, so your work survives a refresh and never leaves your machine (the optional Claude and YouTube API keys you provide are sent only to those services, directly).

🎛️ Channel Mockup

Experiment with a channel's identity before committing.

Try names, set brand colors, write a tagline and description, upload an avatar & banner, and preview it all as a live YouTube-style channel page — desktop or mobile.

🖼️ Thumbnail Creator

Design thumbnails that earn the click.

A layered 1280×720 canvas editor: drag text, add image/logo layers, apply presets and templates, use a safe-zone overlay, A/B compare, and export a PNG.

🗂️ Video Planning

Run your content pipeline.

A kanban / list / calendar board with checklists, series, publish dates, search and filters — plus a one-click .ics export to your calendar.

🤖 AI Assist

A brainstorm partner for every step.

Generate titles, tags, thumbnail text, script outlines and branding tone. Works offline with built-in rules, or bring your own Claude API key for live results — then push any result straight into your planner or thumbnail.

📺 YouTube research

Bring your own YouTube Data API key to import a real channel, look up video stats, research keywords & competitors, and browse trending — read-only, cached per session to respect your quota.

🎓 Claude Academy inside AI Assist

An education centre built right into the AI Assist tab: tips for writing better prompts, an intro to iterative and agentic loops, workflow-boosting features, real film & TV craft to feed Claude, and how to connect Claude to your tools. Includes 30+ copy-paste prompts and verified video guides — so AI Assist isn't just a button, it's a skill you keep building.

Who it's for

Solo and early-stage creators facing the wall every channel hits: the pre-launch work is huge and easy to get stuck in. Studio Zero is built to compress that — name, brand, design, plan and schedule quickly, with AI doing the heavy lifting — so momentum beats polish.

Version & credits

YouTube Studio Zero v1.0.0 — first public release. A single-file, no-build, client-side app by Project Atmosfarm, generalised from the tooling built to launch its own channel.

Not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube / Google. "YouTube" is a trademark of Google LLC. See the bundled README.md for the full changelog and setup notes.

🤖 AI Assist Offline

Brainstorm with the AI generators, then level up in the built-in Claude Academy — pick a section below.

Your topic

Generate
Tip: each result has buttons to plan a video, push thumbnail text, or save the idea. New to prompting? Open the Prompting tab above.
⚙️ AI mode & API key
⚠️ The key is stored only in this browser's localStorage and sent directly to Anthropic. Don't enter a key on a shared computer. If unchecked or empty, the offline rule-based generators are used.

🎓 The Claude Academy tabs above are an independent educational resource — not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. "Claude" is a trademark of Anthropic.

✍️ Tips & tricks for great prompts

The single biggest lever on output quality is the prompt. Anthropic's golden rule: if a smart colleague with no context would be confused by your request, so will Claude. Be the director — say exactly what you want, why, and in what shape.

🎯 Core techniques
Be specific & direct. Swap "give me ideas" for "give me 20 title ideas for a [niche] channel aimed at [audience]; vary the angles (curiosity, benefit, contrarian)."
Give context & motivation. Tell Claude why: "these are mobile thumbnails, keep under 50 characters." It generalises from the reason and self-corrects.
Show examples (few-shot). Paste 3–5 of your best past titles/hooks. Mirroring real examples is the most reliable way to lock in your voice and format.
Structure with XML tags. Wrap material so Claude never confuses your transcript with your instructions: <transcript>…</transcript>, <instructions>…</instructions>.
Assign a role. "You are a veteran YouTube growth strategist." One sentence sharpens tone and focus.
Say what TO do, not what not to do. "Write punchy, curiosity-driven hooks" beats "don't be boring." Positive instructions steer better.
Control the output format. "Return a numbered list of 10" or "a table: Title | Angle | Why it works." Ask for the exact shape you want.
Long input first, question last. For big transcripts/briefs, put the material at the top and your ask at the bottom — it can lift quality on long inputs noticeably.
Let it think on hard tasks. "Reason step by step, then check the result against [criteria] before finishing." Catches errors on strategy/comparison tasks.
📋 Copy-paste prompts

Fill in the [BRACKETS]. Hit Copy and paste straight into Claude (or AI Assist).

20 video titles
You are a YouTube title strategist for a [NICHE] channel aimed at [AUDIENCE]. The video is about: [TOPIC]. Generate 20 title options under 60 characters. Vary the angles: curiosity gap, clear benefit, contrarian take, "how to," and listicle. Then mark your top 3 and explain in one line why each earns the click.
Script outline
Act as a video scriptwriter. Create a detailed outline for a [LENGTH]-minute YouTube video titled "[TITLE]" for [AUDIENCE]. Structure: Hook (first 15s), intro/promise, 3–5 main sections with key beats, a mid-video re-hook, and a CTA. Tone: [TONE]. Output as a nested bullet list.
8 opening hooks
Write 8 different opening hooks (max 2 sentences each) for a video about [TOPIC] aimed at [AUDIENCE]. Goal: stop the scroll in the first 5 seconds. Use these angles across the set: bold claim, surprising stat, relatable pain point, open-loop question, and "you're doing X wrong." Tell me which one you'd pick and why.
Repurpose into Shorts
Here is my video transcript:
<transcript>
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
</transcript>
Identify the 5 most clip-worthy moments for Shorts / TikTok. For each: quote the exact lines, give a punchy title (under 40 chars), a first-2-seconds caption hook, and the approximate timestamp.
SEO description + chapters
Write an optimized YouTube description for a video titled "[TITLE]" about [TOPIC]. Include: a 2-sentence hook that front-loads the keyword "[KEYWORD]", an "In this video" bullet list of 4–6 takeaways with placeholder timestamps, a subscribe CTA, and 5 relevant hashtags. Then generate clean chapter labels (3–5 words each), first chapter at 0:00.
Thumbnail concepts
You are a YouTube thumbnail designer. For "[TITLE]" ([TOPIC]) targeting [AUDIENCE], propose 6 thumbnail concepts. For each: focal subject, the emotion/expression, max 3 words of overlay text, a colour/contrast idea, and the curiosity element. Keep them mobile-legible and clutter-free.
Comment replies in your voice
You are managing my YouTube community. Draft friendly, on-brand replies to these comments in my voice ([TONE]). Keep each under 2 sentences: thank genuine praise, answer questions helpfully, de-escalate criticism without being defensive.
<comments>
[PASTE 5–10 COMMENTS]
</comments>
⚠️ Common mistakes
Too vague. Fix: specify topic, audience, count, format, and angle.
Listing what NOT to do. Fix: describe the positive target you want instead.
Transcript + instructions in one blob. Fix: wrap source material in XML tags, keep instructions separate.
One mega-prompt for everything. Fix: chain it — outline → script → titles → description, reviewing each step.
Accepting the first draft. Fix: use a refinement loop (see the Loops tab).
▶️ Watch & learn

🔁 Introduction to loops

A "loop" just means doing something repeatedly, each pass using what you learned last time. Two kinds matter for creators: the manual feedback loop you drive in chat (generate → critique → refine → repeat), and the agentic loop that Claude Code runs on its own (gather context → take action → verify → repeat) until a task is done.

♻️ Manual feedback loops (any Claude chat)

No special tools — you're the director doing editing passes. Anthropic's docs endorse this as "self-correction": draft → review against criteria → refine.

Self-critique + score. Make Claude grade its own work 1–10 and beat its score. The number forces concrete weaknesses to surface.
Generate many, then combine. Ask for several distinct versions, then have Claude judge them and merge the strongest parts.
Review against a rubric. Give it your criteria (hook strength, pacing, clarity) and have it check itself line by line.
Reflect before redo. Ask "what are the 3 biggest weaknesses?" first, so the rewrite is targeted, not random.
Tighten one constraint per pass. "Now under 60 words" → "now no jargon" → "now punchier opening."
📋 Refinement-loop prompts
Score & beat it
Rate the answer you just gave 1–10 against these criteria: clarity, hook strength, and concision. Explain each score in one line, then rewrite it to score higher. Show only the improved version.
3 versions, then the best of all
Give me 3 distinctly different versions of this video title. Then act as a YouTube viewer deciding what to click, rank them, and finally write one new title that combines the best of all three.
Loop against a rubric
Here is your previous draft. Review it against this rubric: [PASTE RUBRIC]. List every place it falls short, then produce a revised draft that fixes each issue. Repeat in your head until nothing fails the rubric, then show me only the final draft.
Weaknesses first, then rewrite
Before rewriting, tell me the 3 biggest weaknesses of this script's opening 15 seconds for retention. Then rewrite the opening to fix all 3.
🤖 Claude Code loops (the automation kind)

Claude Code is Anthropic's terminal agent. It always runs an agentic loop automatically; two real commands let you control looping explicitly.

The built-in agentic loop. Every task cycles through gather context → take action → verify results, course-correcting until done. You can interrupt anytime with Esc.
/loop — run on a schedule. e.g. /loop 5m check if the deployment finished. Give an interval + prompt to run on a fixed schedule, or just a prompt to let Claude self-pace each round. Stop with Esc.
/goal — run until done. Set a completion condition and Claude keeps working until it's met (verified by a checker model). The "finish the job" loop.
Heads-up: these are real Claude Code commands but exact behaviour and version requirements change — confirm with claude --version and the official docs (linked in Resources). "Loop engineering" is a community nickname, not an official feature name.
▶️ Watch & learn

Increase your workflow

Beyond one-off chats, Claude has power features that turn it into a persistent content assistant — and Claude Code can automate the busywork around your files.

🧰 Claude.ai power features
Projects. A persistent workspace bundling chats, uploaded files (a large knowledge base) and custom instructions. Drop in your style guide + best scripts once; every chat then "knows" your channel. (Paid plans.)
Custom instructions. Set a standing role/tone per Project — "You are my YouTube producer; punchy, second person, no jargon" — so you stop re-pasting your brief.
Artifacts. Build editable docs, SVG graphics, diagrams, and even interactive mini-apps in a side panel by describing them — then publish & share via link.
File & image uploads. Feed Claude a transcript, a competitor PDF, or a screenshot of your analytics and ask for takeaways. It interprets images, not just text.
Web search & Research. Turn on web search (the "+" in the chat box) for live, cited results; Research mode goes deeper across many sources for big questions.
Voice + sync. Brainstorm hands-free on mobile voice mode while editing; Projects, chats and preferences sync across desktop and mobile.
📓 Workflow recipes
One video → a content week. Upload the transcript → ask for a description + chapters, 3 Shorts, 5 community posts and a newsletter blurb, each as its own Artifact. Save the prompt to your Project.
Reusable title generator. Create a Project; in custom instructions paste your niche, audience and 10 best titles + your rules. Each new video = paste topic, get on-brand titles.
Research → script in one session. Web search on → find an under-covered angle → apply your custom style → output the script as an editable Artifact.
Asset cleanup (Claude Code). Point it at a messy folder: sort screenshots/exports/PDFs and batch-rename clips to a convention — show the plan before changing anything.
📋 Setup snippets
Project custom instructions — channel producer
You are the producer for my YouTube channel. Audience: [DESCRIBE]. Niche: [TOPIC]. Voice: punchy, second person, conversational, zero corporate jargon. My best-performing titles for reference: [PASTE 10].
When I give you a video topic, default to: 1 description with chapters, 10 title options (under 60 chars), 5 tags, and 3 Shorts ideas with angles. Ask one clarifying question if the topic is ambiguous.
Turn a video into a content week
Here's my video transcript [PASTE/UPLOAD]. Turn it into a content week: a YouTube description with timestamped chapters, 3 Shorts scripts with hooks, 5 community posts, and a newsletter blurb. Put each in its own artifact.
Trend research (web search on)
Search the web: what's trending or under-covered in [NICHE] right now? Cite sources. Then propose 3 video angles competitors have missed.
On Linux? Claude Code's desktop scheduled tasks are macOS/Windows only — use the in-session /loop or cloud Routines instead. For fully non-technical automation, Anthropic points to Claude Cowork.
▶️ Watch & learn

🎬 Train Claude in film & TV technique

Claude has read the screenwriting manuals and thousands of scripts — but it only reaches for that knowledge if your prompt points to it. Precise film language is the key: "write a tense scene" gets prose; "a tense scene built on a slow push-in, withheld score and an L-cut into the next beat" gets a director-ready document.

🗂️ Vocabulary to put in your prompts

Story structure

Three-act structureSetup / confrontation / resolution — the narrative backbone.
Save the Cat beatsSnyder's 15-beat sheet for precise pacing.
Cold openA scene before the titles to hook the audience.
A-story / B-storyMain plot plus a parallel, often thematic, thread.
Midpoint reversalA mid-story turn that flips the stakes.
Want vs needExternal goal vs internal truth the character must learn.

Camera & lighting

Wide / establishingFrames the whole location to orient the viewer.
Close-up (CU/ECU)Tight on a face/detail to maximise emotion.
Over-the-shoulder (OTS)Standard coverage for dialogue scenes.
Dolly / trackingCamera physically moves with or toward the subject.
Dutch angleCanted horizon — signals unease or disorder.
High-key / low-keyBright & upbeat vs high-contrast & dramatic.

Editing & sound

J-cut / L-cutNext scene's audio leads / current scene's audio trails.
Match cutCut between similar compositions for a seamless link.
MontageShort shots compressing time, process or emotion.
Diegetic vs non-diegeticSound the characters hear vs sound only we hear (score).
Sound bridgeAudio carried across a cut to link two scenes.
Pacing / rhythmThe cadence of cuts that controls tension.
📋 Pro prompt templates
Three-act outline with cold open
Generate a three-act outline for a [GENRE] short about [PREMISE]. Open with a cold open that hooks in under [X] seconds, plant the central dramatic question by the end of Act 1, and include a midpoint reversal that raises the stakes. Keep it to [LENGTH] pages.
Shot list with full coverage
Write a shot list for [SCENE DESCRIPTION]. For each shot specify: shot size (wide/medium/CU), camera angle, camera movement (static/dolly/handheld/crane), lens choice, and a one-line purpose. Include enough coverage to edit the scene (master, OTS, singles, inserts).
Tighten pacing with J/L-cuts
Give me edit notes to tighten the pacing of [SCENE]. Suggest where to use J-cuts and L-cuts to overlap dialogue and smooth transitions, where to trim handles, and where a jump cut or match cut would add energy. Output as a timecode-style note list.
Script → director's vision
Turn this script into a director's vision document: [PASTE SCENE]. Specify a lighting approach (high-key/low-key, motivated, practicals), a colour palette, lens choices and focal lengths, and the dominant camera-movement language. Explain how each choice serves the tone: [TONE].
AI-video generation prompt
Write an AI-video generation prompt for [SCENE]. Include subject and action, ONE specific camera move (e.g. slow dolly-in), shot size, lens look (e.g. 35mm, shallow depth of field), lighting (e.g. low-key, golden hour, single practical), colour grade, and mood. One dense paragraph optimized for [Sora/Runway/Veo/Kling].
Script-doctor pass
Act as a script doctor. Read this scene and give coverage notes: [PASTE]. Address structure, where the tension sags, on-the-nose dialogue, and whether the scene enters late / leaves early. End with three concrete rewrite suggestions.
🎯 Advanced moves
Assign a craft persona. "Act as a cinematographer / editor / showrunner" reframes the whole answer around that discipline's priorities.
Give a reference film. "The kinetic editing of Baby Driver" imports a bundle of choices at once — emulate the technique, never copy content.
Ask for the artifact, not prose. Request the real document — beat sheet, shot list, lookbook, coverage notes — so output is production-ready.
Make it justify choices. "For each shot, explain why" exposes weak choices you can push back on.
▶️ Watch & learn — film craft

🔌 Connect Claude to your tools

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard — think "USB-C for AI" — that lets Claude plug into external apps. In Claude.ai these show up as Connectors: authenticate once and Claude can read from (and act in) services like Google Drive, Canva and Notion, no copy-paste.

🙌 Why creators care
Pull research without copy-paste. Search your Google Drive for brand guides, scripts or sponsor docs and have Claude summarise them in-chat.
Push to design tools. Turn a brief into Canva designs, on-brand via your Brand Kit.
Run your pipeline. Turn a brainstorm into an organised Notion roadmap; triage sponsor emails in Gmail; check your Calendar for shoot slots.
🧩 Connectors useful to creators
Google Drive / Gmail / CalendarSearch docs, draft mail, find filming slots.
CanvaCreate/resize designs, apply your Brand Kit.
NotionTurn discussions into organised roadmaps & docs.
FigmaTurn design files into code (desktop extension).
Linear / AsanaTrack production tasks; generate release notes.
ZapierBridge to thousands more apps via automations.
Note: the connector directory shifts often and remote connectors generally need a paid plan. There's no confirmed first-party YouTube data connector — don't assume one exists. Always check the live directory at claude.ai/directory.
🛠️ How to add a connector
1. In Claude.ai go to Settings → Connectors (or the "+" in the chat box → Connectors → Manage).
2. Click the "+", pick a connector, review what it can do.
3. Click Connect (or Install for desktop extensions) and follow the auth prompts.
4. Team/Enterprise: an owner enables connectors org-wide first. Only connect trusted custom MCP servers.
📋 Prompts (connector enabled)
Brand guide lookup
Search my Google Drive for my channel brand guide and summarize the colour and font rules.
Thumbnail brief → Canva
Create a Canva design for a YouTube thumbnail titled "[VIDEO TITLE]", using my Brand Kit colours.
Content calendar in Notion
Turn this brainstorm of 10 video ideas into an organised Notion roadmap with status and target dates.
Sponsor inbox triage
Search my Gmail for sponsorship inquiries from the last 30 days and summarize each with the brand, the offer, and the deadline.
▶️ Watch & learn

📚 Official resources & docs

Hand-picked, verified links straight to Anthropic's documentation and learning hubs. Docs now live under platform.claude.com / code.claude.com (older anthropic.com links redirect there).

✍️ Prompting
🔁 Loops & Claude Code
Workflow & features
🔌 MCP & connectors
🎬 Film craft (StudioBinder)
Links and product features were verified during research but change over time — if something has moved, start from support.claude.com or the official Anthropic YouTube channel.