YouTube Video Idea Generator Free (AI) YouTube Video Ideas to Grow Your Channel

Get All the YouTube Video Ideas You Need to Attract Thousands of New Subscribers

When it comes to a successful YouTube video, a great idea matters. A cool idea could be the deciding factor that skyrockets your growth or even sees your video grow viral. The right idea could even start a whole new trend. (The first viral MrBeast video was “I Counted to 100,000!” and that pretty much launched the weird challenges genre of videos.)

Of course, you don’t need to have millions of subscribers to be a successful YouTuber. Plenty of content does well at a more modest level—like video tutorials aimed at beginners, on a whole range of topics (makeup, DIY, art, and much more). Other very popular types of content are explainer videos that break down a concept or idea, videos of tips or hacks for doing something, unboxing videos where a YouTuber shows a cool product, and even reaction videos, where YouTubers watch an existing video and film their reactions in real-time.

Coming up with ideas can be tough, though. Perhaps you’ve made so many YouTube videos that you’re out of inspiration — or maybe you’re just getting started with YouTube and you’re not sure where to begin.

That’s where a YouTube video idea generator comes in. With this tool, you can simply pop in a starting keyword or topic and generate all the ideas you need.

What is a YouTube Video Idea Generator Tool?

This free YouTube video idea generator tool is a piece of AI-powered software that comes up with great video ideas for you, designed to succeed on YouTube. All you need to do is enter a topic or starting idea, and the generator will do all the rest of the work for you, coming up with a bunch of ideas in seconds.

Whether you’re looking for on-the-spot inspiration or you’re planning out your YouTube content for months to come, a video idea generator tool will help. Just make sure you’re using a tool that’s truly creating original ideas, backed by AI (artificial intelligence) — not a tool that simply gives you a list of existing YouTube videos.

How to Use the YouTube Video Idea Generator Tool to Come Up With All the Ideas You Need

It’s really easy to get to grips with this YouTube video idea generator tool. Here’s how to use it for the first time.

Step 1. Type in Your Keyword or Topic

The tool needs a starting keyword or topic so it can create relevant ideas for you. You can make this as broad or narrow as you want. For example, here’s an idea search for “graphic design” and the first few results:

To get the most from the tool, I’d recommend first using my free YouTube keyword research tool to come up with the best keyword ideas for your videos. You can then use those keywords in the idea generator tool here.

If you haven’t got any keywords yet, though, it’s fine to just pick a general topic and type it in here. Or take a quick step back and start with some YouTube keyword research to land on the right topics for your videos.

Step 2. Choose a Tone That Fits Your YouTube Channel’s Personality and Style (RightBlogger Feature)

Ideally, you want to match your new video ideas to your brand—and that’s where the tone & writing style picker comes in (available only with the full version of this tool inside RightBlogger). While this is most crucial when you’re creating longer-form content (like a YouTube video script outline), it’s still relevant when coming up with ideas.

Let’s say I want some video ideas on “structuring a blog post”. The default style gives me plenty of straightforward and workable ideas, like “The Power of Subheadings: Organize Your Thoughts,”

However, the “Fun & Quirky” style option in RightBlogger comes up with more creative titles like “From Chaos to Clarity: Mastering the Art of Structuring Your Blog” and “Breaking the Mold: Pushing Boundaries with Unique Blog Post Structures”.

Step 3. Generate 10 Video Ideas to Choose From

Once you’ve entered a topic or keyword phrase and chosen a tone, go ahead and generate your ideas. The idea generator tool will come up with 10 different engaging ideas for your videos in just seconds. You can then copy and paste these into a Microsoft Word doc or Google doc in order to keep them and use ’em in the future.

One of the pros of upgrading to RightBlogger, is that all your content creations (across every tool) is saved in your account, so you can generate dozens of creations & know they’ll always be safe & sound.

If you want more than 10 content ideas, no problem! Just run the tool again. The AI will come up with another 10 unique video ideas for you. It’s completely free, for unlimited use, so you can run it as many times as you like.

Step 4. List Your Favorite Ideas in Your Video Content Calendar

Once you’ve got 10 (or more) ideas, it’s time to pick your favorites. Just like when you come up with a list of ideas yourself, the AI might create some ideas that aren’t perfect for you. You want to look for the best ideas, such as:

• Ideas on topics you haven’t covered before (or that tackle a topic from a different angle)
• Ideas that you can film without a lot of extra resources or research (unless you have the budget/time for that)
• Ideas that you know your target audience will enjoy or find useful

To stay on track with your YouTube content creation, it’s a great idea to have a video content calendar. (If you also have a blog, you might integrate this with your broader editorial calendar.) You might want to plan, say, one video each week to keep up the momentum on your channel.

Once you’ve got your ideas ready, you can use my YouTube script tool to create detailed script outlines. It’ll help you to get content out there faster than ever.

Bonus: Use My Free YouTube Recording Checklist With this YouTube Idea Generator Tool

Got a great idea and feeling ready to talk on camera? Don’t hit record too fast. It’s frustrating to have to start over again because your phone rings or your computer makes a loud “ding”… Here’s my checklist to help you record smoothly, without needing to do lots of editing later.

1. Tell family/housemates that you’re going to be recording, so they know not to interrupt
2. Record in a room that’s as soundproof as possible (shut the door and windows)
3. Close any open tabs/apps on your computer that you don’t need for the recording
4. Test out your camera angle—do you need to remove anything that’s visible in the background?
5. Adjust your lighting if it’s not quite right
6. Make sure your mic is actually working before you hit record
7. Get any props or your slideshow ready
8. Try some easy vocal exercises to get your voice warmed up
9. Turn your phone onto silent and switch off anything else that might make a noise
10. Check that your recording software is working by doing a quick test video
11. When you begin for real, leave a few seconds of silence at the start (helpful for editing out ambient noise)
12. Just before you start to talk, double-check that you definitely hit the record button!

The Features of This Free YouTube Video Idea Tool

I’ve designed the YouTube video idea generator to be as easy as possible to use. But perhaps you’re curious about exactly how it works or you want to dig deeper into the different features. Here’s everything you need to know.

Topic/Keyword (Can Be Broad or Narrow) 

Your topic or keyword is the only essential thing you need to put in. Obviously, the tool can’t come up with video content ideas without some kind of topic! 

You can be as broad or narrow as you want here. Very broad topics (like “life” or “people” might give you some slightly wacky or unexpected ideas—but if you’re still at an early stage with your YouTube channel, that might be just what you want to get your viewers’ attention.

Ideally, you want to choose a more specific starting topic. If you can, make it a keyword that’s going to be good for your YouTube SEO. That way, the YouTube idea generator can come up with ideas closely linked to that.

Tone & Writing Style (Ideas That Match Your YouTube Channel’s Brand)

As with my other free blogging tools, the free YouTube video idea tool lets you pick your preferred tone & writing style from a wide range of different options. For many YouTube channels, the “default” style will work fine, but you may want to experiment with the other styles to find something that perfectly matches your brand voice.

Tip: The idea generator is designed to come up with ideas rather than finalized titles. I’d encourage you to tweak the ideas you choose so you can make the titles more consistent with your branding and audience.

Language: Choose Your Preferred Language (RightBlogger Feature)

This free YouTube idea generator defaults to English (US), but inside RightBlogger, you can pick from over 20 different languages. Whether you’re creating content in your native language or running a multilingual YouTube channel, having different language options for your ideas could prove useful. You can even set the language picker to English (UK) if you want British spellings. 

YouTube Video Idea Generator Tool FAQs

Coming up with the right video ideas for your YouTube channel isn’t always that easy. Trust me, I know. Here are the most frequently asked questions I get when it comes to both this free tool & the topic of coming up with clever video ideas that’ll connect with & attract an audience on YouTube.