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Frequently Asked Questions

Honest answers about how the Creator Hub works, how your data is handled, what it costs, and what the Optimizer knows. ๐Ÿ™

โœจ The short version

๐ŸŒธ Getting started

What is Eggie's Creator Hub?

A free suite of tools to help VTubers and content creators plan, write, and grow their content โ€” built by one creator trying to make something that genuinely helps others.

It runs entirely in your browser: no account, no sign-in, no server storing your stuff. Open a tool and start โ€” everything you save stays on your own device.

What does the Optimizer give me?

Upload a short, tell it what the short is about (or let it read the visuals and audio), and you get:

๐ŸŽฏ A score out of 10

Broken down by hook, duration, title, hashtags, caption, engagement, SEO, niche fit, retention โ€” plus a 2026 playbook check built from measured title testing, the current TikTok caption rules, and platform hashtag conventions. Sorted by what moves the score most.

๐Ÿท๏ธ Five smart hashtags

A 1 small / 2 medium / 2 large mix drawn from a pool matched to your specific content โ€” not generic "#shorts" filler.

๐Ÿ“‹ A ready-to-copy post pack

Title + description for YouTube, a caption for TikTok and Instagram, a 280-character post for X, and a ๐Ÿ“Œ pinned comment (that's where Short CTAs and links belong). Hashtags editable before you copy.

Do I need to know how to code?

Not at all. Everything runs right in your browser โ€” just open a tool and start using it.

Can I be a beta tester?

Yes, and that's hugely appreciated. The easiest way is to reach out on my socials and let me know, ideally with your channel links so I can find you. The more creators trying the tools, the better they become.

๐Ÿ”’ Your data & privacy

Is the information I enter being stored somewhere?

Only on your own device. Everything you save โ€” projects, plans, checklists, your Creator Memory โ€” lives in this browser's local storage. There is no account, no sign-in, and no server database; nothing you type is transmitted anywhere.

Because it's per-browser, use the ๐Ÿ’พ pill (bottom-left of every page) to export a backup file and import it on another device โ€” that file moves directly from your device to your device, never through a server.

Separately, the Optimizer processes your video entirely in your browser โ€” see "Does my video get uploaded?" below.

Does my video get uploaded anywhere?local

No. The Optimizer runs entirely in your browser. The detection models load locally and process the video frames on your own computer โ€” the video file is never uploaded to a server. The first analysis downloads the models (a few hundred MB; the โšก fast-transcription option shrinks that a lot), after which they're cached in your browser so later runs are faster and fully offline.

Do you sell my data?never

No. Your data is never sold, rented, or traded โ€” not to advertisers, not to anyone. This is a project built by one creator to help other creators, not a data business. If that ever changed, it would be communicated clearly and in advance, but it is not something this project does.

Who is able to see my data?

Only you โ€” literally. Your content never leaves your browser, so there is nothing on any server for anyone (including me) to see. The only way your data moves anywhere is if you export a backup file with the ๐Ÿ’พ pill and choose to share that file yourself.

Can I delete my data?

Yes, and you don't need anyone's help to do it: delete individual items inside any tool, or hit ๐Ÿ’พ โ†’ Reset (or clear this site's browser storage) to wipe everything instantly. Since nothing is stored on a server, there is no account to close and nothing left behind. Your data belongs to you โ€” and it never left your device to begin with.

Is there a Terms of Service / Privacy Policy?

With no accounts and no server-side storage, there is honestly very little for a policy to govern โ€” but the plain-language summary near the bottom of this page ("How your data is handled") spells out exactly where your data lives, how it is protected, and what will never be done with it.

โš™๏ธ How it actually works

How do transcription and "smarter search" work?

Entirely on your own device:

โ€ข Whisper turns speech into text โ€” high-quality automatic captions. โ€ข Vision models (Florence-2, CLIP) describe what's in your video frames and measure imageโ†”text similarity. โ€ข The optional smarter search in Ask My Planner uses a small model that measures how close two phrases are in meaning, so "that spooky collab thing" can find your Phasmophobia card.

All of these run in your browser, your files never leave your machine, and nothing you make is used to train anything.

Will it learn what works for MY channel โ€” and does my data leave?

Yes, it's built to do exactly that. As you use the hub, it can quietly notice which of your titles, tags, thumbnails and posting times actually did well, and gently lean its suggestions that way. Things like "your titles with a question in them tend to do better" or "your Friday-evening posts get more views."

That's plain math on your own numbers โ€” the same kind of statistics a spreadsheet does, just automatic. It runs in your browser, your data never leaves your device, and clearing your browser resets it. Your numbers stay on your own machine โ€” never sent anywhere and never pooled with other creators.

How does the Optimizer actually detect what's in my video?

It combines several local models, then weighs what you tell it above what the video shows:

๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Florence-2 vision (ร—3 frames)

Samples 3 frames โ€” opening (25%), middle (50%), closing (75%) โ€” and runs both a scene caption and an OCR pass on each, so it catches both the visuals and any on-screen text (captions, "POV:" overlays, chat boxes, alerts). Duplicate overlays are deduped.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Whisper transcription (medium.en)

Transcribes whatever's being said. The medium.en model is much better than tiny models at slang, character names, fast speech, and storytime phrasing.

๐ŸŽž๏ธ Frame + audio analysis

Motion/cut detection, audio loudness, BlazeFace face detection on the middle frame, colour vibe, and aspect ratio โ€” used to score your hook strength.

๐Ÿ“ Your typed text + pills (tier-1)

What you type and the short-type pills you pick always win over what the video shows. Emojis become keywords (๐Ÿ’€ โ†’ funny, ๐Ÿฅบ โ†’ wholesome, ๐Ÿต โ†’ drama) and any #hashtags you add are read as explicit signals.

What's the 1S / 2M / 2L hashtag formula?

Every short gets 5 hashtags, mixed by reach size, so your video has a fighting chance at every stage of the algorithm:

S 1 small (under 500k posts) โ€” low competition, easier to rank M 2 medium (500kโ€“1M) โ€” balanced reach L 2 large (1M+) โ€” high exposure if you break out

If a topic doesn't have tags in every size, the picker fills with the best mix it can and tells you when it didn't hit the formula exactly. The 5 picks also come from different slots (primary topic โ†’ VTuber identity โ†’ content type โ†’ sub-topic) so the mix stays varied rather than clustering on one theme.

What's the "2026 playbook" score in the Optimizer?new

It's a whole extra scoring criterion, added August 2026, that checks your post against current, researched platform rules โ€” the stuff that actually changed in 2025โ€“26. It's tuned per platform and format:

  • Titles โ€” rewards the frames that scored highest in real measured title testing (warning hooks like "Don't pick the wrong class!", authority frames like "The ONLY guide you need"), front-loaded keywords in the first 40 characters, and freshness tokens like the current year.
  • TikTok captions โ€” the 2026 spec: a 150โ€“300 character reach band, a keyword-first opening phrased like a real search, exactly one opinion-shaped comment CTA, and it flags "tag a friend / like if you agree / wait for it" style bait (2026 classifiers cut that reach hard) plus dead generic tags like #fyp.
  • Shorts โ€” the CAPS-emphasis + "!" title structure, max 2 title hashtags, an advisory on when #shorts is worth adding, and YouTube's hard rule that more than 15 total hashtags makes it discard all of them.
  • X โ€” based on X's open-sourced ranking code: rewards posts built to trigger replies (the heaviest positive signal), warns on bare "going live!" announcements, and fails "RT if you agree" engagement bait.

Like everything else here, it's hand-written rules running in your browser โ€” no API calls, and the same input always gets the same score with its receipts shown.

Is this affiliated with YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or VidIQ?

No. The growth rubric is based on publicly known short-form best practices, X's open-sourced ranking code, real measured title testing, and outlier research into hashtags that actually perform. The tag pools are refreshed regularly using VidIQ data, but the hub is an independent project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of those platforms.

๐Ÿ’ฐ Cost & support

Is it paid? Is there a catch?free

It is entirely free. Every tool and resource on the hub runs on a "support it if you'd like to" basis โ€” there is no paywall, no locked features, and no trial timer. If something here helped you and you wish to support the project, that is genuinely appreciated, but it is never required.

If it's free, how is it funded?

Primarily out of pocket, because it's a project worth building. Running costs are tiny now that everything runs in your browser โ€” just hosting the pages themselves. Optional tips (there's a Ko-fi link) are appreciated, but the hub does not depend on them and will remain free regardless.

Can I share this with my server or community?

Please do. The more creators using it, the more feedback comes back and the better the tools get for everyone.

๐Ÿ™ About, niches & contact

Who makes this hub?

Hi, I'm Eggie โ€” a VTuber and content creator who got way too into the systems behind growing a channel: the hashtags, the posting cadence, the analytics, the spreadsheets. This hub is everything I built for myself, cleaned up and shared so other creators don't have to start from scratch.

Everything here is free. I build it between streams because I love this stuff and want the VTuber community to have tools that actually fit how we work.

Who is the hub for?

It's tuned for VTubers, streamers, and short-form creators, though the tools work for anyone making content. These are the niches kept most in mind:

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming
๐ŸŽจ Art & illustration
๐ŸŽต Music & singing
๐Ÿ’ฌ Just chatting
๐Ÿ“š Educational
๐Ÿงธ ASMR & cozy
๐Ÿ‘น Horror & spooky
โœจ Lifestyle & vlog
What games, niches, and content types does the Optimizer know?

If you're wondering whether your niche is covered, here's the full database. Each entry has its own tag pool (small / medium / large mix) and trigger words the detector listens for. Don't see yours? Request it below โ€” new pools get added all the time.

๐ŸŽฎ Games โ‰ˆ100

  • Among Us
  • Animal Crossing
  • Apex Legends
  • ARC Raiders
  • Arknights
  • Azur Lane
  • Backrooms (liminal horror)
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Balatro
  • Black Myth Wukong
  • Bloodborne
  • Blue Archive
  • Call of Duty
  • Clair Obscur (Expedition 33)
  • Code Vein / Code Vein 2
  • Content Warning
  • Coral Island
  • Cooking Simulator
  • Counter-Strike
  • Crab Champions
  • Cult of the Lamb
  • Cuphead
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Dark Souls
  • Dead by Daylight
  • Diablo IV / 3 / 2
  • Disney Dreamlight Valley
  • Dota 2
  • Dungeons & Dragons (DnD / TTRPG)
  • Elden Ring
  • Enshrouded
  • Escape from Tarkov
  • Fall Guys
  • Fallout / 4 / 76 / New Vegas
  • Fields of Mistria
  • Final Fantasy XIV
  • Forza Horizon 6
  • Fortnite
  • Frieren (anime crossover)
  • Genshin Impact
  • Golf It!
  • Goose Goose Duck
  • Got To Go
  • GTA V / RP / GTA 6
  • Hades / Hades 2
  • Hearthstone
  • Helldivers 2
  • Hollow Knight
  • Honkai Star Rail
  • Honkai Impact 3rd
  • Identity V
  • Jackbox Party Pack
  • Jujutsu Kaisen / JJK
  • Jujutsu Shenanigans (Roblox)
  • Just Chatting / IRL / yapping
  • League of Legends
  • Lethal Company
  • Lies of P
  • Limbus Company
  • Manor Lords
  • Mario Kart World
  • Hatsune Miku / Vocaloid / Project Sekai
  • Marvel Rivals
  • Marvel Snap
  • Metroidvania (generic)
  • Miside / Mita (indie horror)
  • Mongil: Star Dive (gacha)
  • Minecraft (+ Modded)
  • Monster Hunter
  • Neverness to Everness (NTE)
  • NIKKE (Goddess of Victory)
  • Once Human
  • Outlast
  • Overcooked / 2
  • Overwatch 2
  • Palia
  • Palworld
  • Party Animals
  • Path of Exile / PoE 2
  • Peak
  • Persona / Persona 5 Royal
  • Phasmophobia
  • Pirate Software
  • Plate Up
  • Pokemon / Legends Z-A
  • Pragmata
  • Punishing Gray Raven (PGR)
  • R6 / Rainbow Six Siege
  • REPO
  • Resident Evil
  • Reverse 1999
  • Roblox / Roblox Pressure
  • Rocket League
  • Rust
  • Schedule I
  • Sea of Thieves
  • Sekiro
  • Silent Hill
  • Sims 4
  • Slay the Spire
  • Snowbreak
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Strinova
  • Spyro
  • Splatoon
  • SpongeBob (cartoon nostalgia)
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
  • Stardew Valley
  • Subnautica 2
  • Super Mario
  • Terraria
  • The Finals
  • Throne and Liberty
  • Tomodachi Life
  • Tower of Fantasy
  • Uma Musume Pretty Derby
  • Valorant
  • Visual Novel / Dating Sim
  • VRChat
  • Warframe
  • Warhammer / 40K / Age of Sigmar
  • Where Winds Meet
  • Wuthering Waves
  • Yap Yap
  • Zelda
  • Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

๐ŸŽจ Genres / topics 39

  • ADHD / neurodivergent / autism
  • Anime
  • Art / drawing / illustration
  • Beauty / makeup / skincare
  • Cars / automotive
  • Cooking / recipes
  • Cosplay
  • Cozy (gaming + stream)
  • Dance
  • Daily life / day-in-my-life
  • Education / facts / "did you know"
  • Fashion / outfits / OOTD
  • Fitness / workout
  • Food / foodie
  • Friendslop / co-op chaos
  • Gacha (cross-niche)
  • Gaming (generic fallback)
  • Gunpla / model building
  • Horror
  • Kawaii / cute VTuber
  • LARP / live-action roleplay
  • LGBTQ+ creator identity
  • Mental health / therapy / self-care
  • Millennial / 30+ VTuber
  • Movies / film
  • Mukbang / eating show
  • Music / cover / singing
  • Nostalgia / Y2K / 90s / 2000s
  • Parenting / mom-life / dad-life
  • Pets / cats / dogs
  • POC creator
  • Relationships / dating / poly
  • Sports
  • Streaming (generic)
  • Tech / coding / gadgets
  • Trans creator identity
  • Travel
  • TV / series / binge
  • Wholesome / seiso VTuber

๐Ÿ“‹ Content types 35

  • Animation / animatic
  • ASMR
  • Art tutorial / study
  • Behind the scenes (BTS)
  • Brainrot (skibidi, sigma)
  • Challenge
  • Clip (stream highlight)
  • Comic dub / voice acting
  • Compilation / montage
  • Cursed / unhinged
  • Debut
  • Drama / spilling tea
  • Edit / AMV
  • Emotes / sticker / asset creation
  • Face reveal / model reveal
  • Fanart (of other VTubers)
  • Fail / "did not go well"
  • Funny / comedy / memes
  • Lifehack / tip
  • Lore / OC backstory
  • Model showcase / Live2D reveal
  • No-context / out-of-pocket
  • OC / original character
  • POV / point-of-view scenario
  • Q&A / Ask Me Anything
  • Rage / tilting
  • Rant / hot take
  • Reaction
  • Relatable / "it me"
  • Review / first impressions
  • Skit / sketch comedy
  • Storytime
  • Tutorial / how-to
  • Vlog

๐Ÿ™ Creator identity 7

  • VTuber
  • EN VTuber
  • Streamer (Twitch / Kick / YT Live)
  • Clipper / stream clips
  • LGBTQ+ creator
  • Trans creator
  • POC creator
Don't see your niche, or want to get in touch?

If your community has its own language, hashtags, or characters and it's not in the list above, send it over and I'll fold it in. Same goes for questions, bug reports, or tool suggestions โ€” Twitter DMs are the way to reach me.

๐Ÿ“œ How your data is handled

Here is a clear, plain-language summary of how your data is treated โ€” which got very simple, because nothing leaves your device anymore.

๐Ÿ“ฆ What is stored โ€” and where

Everything lives in your own browser's local storage, on your own device:

  • The content you create here โ€” projects, plans, titles, notes, checklists, and your Creator Memory
  • Your tool preferences (like dark mode or the โšก fast-transcription toggle)

There are no accounts and no server database โ€” the hub's server only delivers the pages, it never receives your data. Your video files are processed locally in your browser too. The public creator-trend data the Optimizer uses (tag pools, title patterns) ships with the site itself.

๐Ÿ” How it is protected

By never being transmitted. Your data stays inside your browser's storage on your device, protected the same way the rest of your device is. The ๐Ÿ’พ backup file is created on your device and goes only where you choose to put it.

๐Ÿšซ What will never be done

  • Your data will not be sold โ€” not to advertisers, not to anyone. (It can't be: it never reaches me.)
  • It will not be rented, traded, or shared. There is no copy anywhere except yours.
  • It will not be used to train anything. There is no training pipeline for it to feed โ€” your numbers stay yours.

โœ… Your rights

You can view, edit, export, and delete your content at any time, entirely on your own โ€” ๐Ÿ’พ โ†’ Reset wipes everything, no request needed. Your data belongs to you, and it never left your device to begin with.

Last updated: August 2026.

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