Open-VidIQ

Open source alternative to VidIQ and TubeBuddy for YouTube creators

Open-VidIQ gives creators YouTube keyword research, live SERP rank tracking, deep video SEO scorecards, timestamped transcript search, audience comment intelligence, and an AI growth copilot — with zero monthly subscriptions.

Powered directly by MuAPI's YouTube SERP and Generative Media APIs. Pay fractions of a cent (~$0.002 to $0.006) per query instead of $19–$99/month.

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Why Open-VidIQ?

Feature	Open-VidIQ (OSS)	VidIQ Pro / Boost	TubeBuddy Legend
Monthly Subscription	$0 / mo (Self-hosted)	$19 – $99 / mo	$29 – $49 / mo
Cost per Keyword Check	~$0.002 (Pay-as-you-go)	Locked in monthly tier	Locked in monthly tier
Cost per Video Audit	~$0.006 (Pay-as-you-go)	Locked in monthly tier	Locked in monthly tier
Video SEO Scorecard	✓ Unlimited 0–100 Audit	✓ Included	✓ Included
Competitor Tag Extractor	✓ 1-Click Copy All	✓ Included	✓ Included
Full Transcript Search	✓ With SRT/TXT Exports	Limited	Limited
Viewer Question Mining	✓ Automated Idea Extraction	Boost plan only	Not available
AI Title & Thumbnail Ideas	✓ Unlimited via MuAPI	Daily limits	Limited credits
Data Integrity	100% Real Live YouTube Data	Proprietary algorithms	Proprietary algorithms
Code Ownership	100% Open Source (MIT)	Proprietary SaaS	Proprietary SaaS

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Core Features

1. YouTube Keyword Explorer & SERP (/keywords)

• Real-Time YouTube Rankings: Search any topic across global markets (United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, etc.) with adjustable depth (top 20, 50, 100).
• Opportunity Metrics: Computes estimated search volume, competition score (0–100), and overall keyword opportunity rating.
• Competitor Tag Cloud: Aggregates high-frequency tags used by top-ranking competitors with a 1-click "Copy All Tags" button.
• Video Cards: Detailed SERP cards displaying view counts, publication age, duration, 4K/CC badges, and quick audit links.

2. Video SEO Inspector & Scorecard (/inspect)

• Universal Input: Paste any YouTube link (watch?v=..., youtu.be/..., shorts/..., or raw 11-char ID).
• VidIQ-Style 0–100 Score: Algorithmic assessment with letter grade (A+, A, B, C, etc.) and executive recommendation.
• Actionable Optimization Checklist:
  • Title length optimization (sweet spot: 40–70 characters for desktop & mobile feeds).
  • Title formatting hooks (brackets, numerals, separators).
  • Description richness (500+ characters target for algorithmic indexing).
  • Call-to-action & resource link detection.
  • Video chapter timestamps detection (00:00, 01:30, etc.).
  • Tag volume (10–30 tags target).
  • Title-to-tag keyword cross-pollination.
  • Audience like-to-view ratio (> 3.5% benchmark).
• Hidden Tag Extractor: Displays all metadata tags used by the video with one-click copy.
• Description Viewer: Formatted view with expandable drawer.

3. Transcript & Subtitles Studio (/transcripts)

• Synchronized Closed Captions: Fetches complete timed transcripts across multiple languages (en, es, fr, de, hi, ja).
• In-Transcript Search: Filter spoken lines in real-time to find exact talking points.
• Clickable Timestamps: Click any line to highlight and jump to that specific moment.
• 1-Click Export: Export the full transcript as plain .txt or formatted .srt subtitle files.

4. Audience & Comment Intelligence (/comments)

• Sentiment Breakdown: Analyzes audience tone across retrieved comments (Positive %, Neutral %, Inquisitive %, Constructive/Negative %).
• Question Miner: Automatically mines questions asked by real viewers in the comments — providing creators with immediate inspiration for follow-up uploads.
• Reaction Ranking: Displays high-engagement comments ranked by likes and replies.

5. AI Creator Copilot (/copilot)

• High-CTR Title Generator: Generates 5 high-converting YouTube titles across proven psychological hooks:
  1. Curiosity Gap
  2. Master Guide
  3. Contrarian Warning
  4. Definitive Proof
  5. High Stakes
• SEO Description Generator: Ready-to-paste 3-paragraph descriptions with chapter and resource link placeholders.
• Tag Generator: 15 targeted search tags with 1-click copy.
• Thumbnail Visual Concepts: Generates creative visual directions, focal facial expressions, text overlays, and AI generation prompts ready for image models.

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Architecture & MuAPI Endpoints

Open-VidIQ executes directly against MuAPI's production task runner. Requests poll continuously until completion or failure (no arbitrary timeout cuts, no fake fallback data):

Capability	MuAPI Endpoint	Request Model	Cost
YouTube Organic SERP	POST /seo-youtube-organic	SeoYoutubeOrganicRequest	$0.002 / query
Video Metadata & Tags	POST /seo-youtube-video-info	SeoYoutubeVideoInfoRequest	$0.006 / video
Subtitles & Transcripts	POST /seo-youtube-video-subtitles	SeoYoutubeVideoSubtitlesRequest	$0.006 / video
Comments & Sentiment	POST /seo-youtube-video-comments	SeoYoutubeVideoCommentsRequest	$0.002 / 20 comments
AI Copilot & Hooks	POST /gpt-5-nano	Prompt string	~$0.0005 / generation
AI Thumbnail Generation	POST /nano-banana	Image prompt	~$0.005 / image

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Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js 16 (App Router)
• Runtime & UI: React 19 · TypeScript
• Styling: Tailwind CSS v4 (Obsidian & YouTube Studio dark aesthetic)
• Icons: Lucide React + custom YouTube & GitHub SVG components
• API Client: Pure Fetch with asynchronous task submission and polling (src/lib/muapi.ts)

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Quickstart

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ (Node 20+ recommended)
• A MuAPI API key (free sandbox keys are available)

Installation

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Open-VidIQ.git
cd Open-VidIQ

# 2. Configure your environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env and set your MUAPI_API_KEY:
# MUAPI_API_KEY=your_key_here

# 3. Install dependencies
npm install

# 4. Start local development server
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Production Build

# Compile and build production bundle
npm run build

# Start production server
npm start

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• Open-Poe-AI — Open source alternative to Poe AI
• muapiapp — Generative media & SEO API platform

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Contributing

Contributions are always welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

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