A free vidIQ alternative, built for growing channels
VidLyft gives you the YouTube research tools creators use every day, free, with AI title and description help inside YouTube Studio.
What VidLyft does
VidLyft is a Chrome extension that adds growth data right on YouTube. Every video card shows its views per hour and an outlier score, so you can see which videos are beating their channel's normal views. A Filters view sorts any page by what's blowing up, and each video page gets an SEO scorecard with a checklist of what to fix.
AI help where you actually write
Inside YouTube Studio, VidLyft suggests titles and descriptions for your video and scores each one. Pick one and it drops straight into your title field. It handles Shorts differently from long videos.
Simple, honest pricing
All research tools are free, and the free plan includes 5 AI requests a day. VidLyft Pro is $9.99/month (taxes included) for 1,000 AI requests a month and a smarter AI coach, with a 3-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Switching is easy
VidLyft runs in Chrome, Edge and Brave and works alongside other extensions, so you can try it next to the tools you already use and keep what works for you.
Questions
- Is VidLyft really free?
- Yes. Views per hour, outlier scores, Filters, the SEO scorecard, keyword research and channel audits are free. AI features include 5 free requests a day.
- Is VidLyft made by vidIQ or YouTube?
- No. VidLyft is an independent tool, not affiliated with vidIQ, YouTube or Google. vidIQ is a trademark of its owner.