Video Topic Planner
The #1 YouTube Video Idea Planner
Keep track of every idea in one centralized hub. Plan your topics and integrate keyword research without jumping between tools.
From fleeting thoughts to solid video ideas
Have you ever had a brilliant video idea slip away, only remembered as a vague concept? TubeBuddy's Video Topic Planner is like a safety net for your creativity, catching every passing thought and turning it into a solid video blueprint.
Dive deeper into each idea, add research notes, and see your content roadmap clearly. Make every spark of inspiration count. Capture, organize, and execute effortlessly.


Turn search data into new video ideas with keyword explorer
Finding fresh video ideas that genuinely resonate isn't just about intuition; it's about tapping into what people are actively looking for. With the Keyword Explorer integration, you can finally find what people want based on their YouTube searches.
Find keyword ideas, sift through search trends, and highlight opportunities you might have missed. Empower your creativity with insights, ensuring every video resonates with your audience.
Killer YouTube video ideas begin with Video Topic Planner
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How to get video ideas for YouTube
- step 1: Click on the TubeBuddy dropdown menu and "Keyword Explorer" under the "Extension Tools" section.
- step 2: Search for keywords related to your channel's main topic and save those you like by clicking "Action" and "Add to Topic Planner."
- step 3: Click "Video Topic Planner" under the TubeBuddy menu and see all the keywords you've saved.
- step 4: Add notes to your keywords to use when planning and recording your videos.
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Frequently asked questions
The TubeBuddy Video Topic Planner is a content planning tool designed to help creators capture, organize, and develop YouTube content ideas in one place. It centralizes your brainstorming and integrates keyword research, making your content strategy more effective and focused.
It uses TubeBuddy’s Keyword Explorer to identify high-interest topics based on current trends and search volume. From there, the YouTube topic planner suggests YouTube video ideas that are data-driven and aligned with what people are actively searching for.
This video topic planner ensures you never lose a great idea, lets you store keyword-rich topics, attach notes, and organize content effectively. It improves your planning workflow, helps you discover good YouTube video ideas, and keeps your content aligned with audience interests.
By giving structure to your YouTube video content ideas, it helps you plan consistently, optimize titles using keywords, and produce content that resonates with your audience. It supports long-term growth through better organization and relevance.
Yes. You can save, categorize, and refine ideas, add research notes, and use it as a roadmap to plan your uploads. It makes managing YouTube video ideas easy for both solo creators and teams.
Use the built-in Keyword Explorer to research trending topics and search queries. Then save the most promising YouTube topic planner results into your library to build a queue of ready-to-create ideas.
Absolutely. Its simple interface allows creators of all experience levels to collect, manage, and optimize YouTube video ideas for beginners and advanced creators alike with just a few clicks.
It ensures your content aligns with trending topics and relevant search terms. By staying organized and strategic with your YouTube video title ideas and themes, you’re more likely to rank higher and engage a wider audience.
Yes. All suggestions are backed by keyword research and search volume insights, ensuring your YouTube content ideas are grounded in what your viewers are actually looking for.
You should use it regularly, especially when planning content calendars, identifying seasonal trends, or updating your upload strategy, to keep your YouTube video ideas timely, relevant, and optimized.
Yes. The tool highlights trending and high-performing keywords so you can turn them into YouTube video content ideas that tap into what viewers are searching for right now.
TubeBuddy also offers tools like Keyword Explorer, Insta-Suggest, A/B Testing, SEO Studio, and Auto-Translator, all designed to boost visibility, streamline optimization, and help creators grow with confidence.
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