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YouTube Video to PDF

Export any video as a clean PDF with summary, highlights, and full transcript. Great for lead magnets, show notes, or offline reference.

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The full product

One video here. Your whole channel in ChannelGrade.

Connect your channel and every upload is pulled in on its own, no pasting links.

Scored against your usual
Where viewers drop off
Checked before you post

Free to connect. A plan adds the written read of each upload: why viewers left, what comments ask for, what to make next.

See it on an example channelTrail Kitchen
I cooked only with a campfire for 7 daysVideo, 6 days old184K3.1xHit
Cast iron mistakes everyone makesShort, 9 days old62K1.6xAbove usual
Rainy day ramen at 2,000mShort, 12 days old21K0.92xUsual
Packing my whole kitchen in one bagVideo, 15 days old19K0.38xBelow usual
Trying the 1-pan breakfast trickShort, 1 day old8.4K-Too early

Every video against the middle of your own others of the same kind, at the same age. Shorts with Shorts.

1
At 0:41: 71% to 52% still watching

On screen: one still shot of the pan while the voice-over explains the rule. Said: "so the reason this works is". Likely why: the payoff already happened, and the explanation is slower than everything before it.

Why: Starter
sourdough for beginners
The only sourdough guide you needCrumb Club · 2.1M views
My first sourdough, day by dayTrail Kitchen · Yours, not posted yet
Sourdough mistakes I made for 2 yearsBake With Noor · 640K views
Title fits on phones52 characters, nothing cut off
Text reads at the smallest size2 words, tall enough for Up next
Darker than 8 of the 10 around itA lighter background would stand out
Says what people search for"sourdough", like 9 of the top 10

Your title and thumbnail in real YouTube search, next to the videos you are up against. Checks that give the same answer every time, no made-up scores.

Crumb Club412K subscribers · Took off: The 3-ingredient loaf6.2xHit
Bake With Noor88K subscribers · Newest: Sourdough in a hotel room1.4xAbove usual
Weekend Oven23K subscribers · Newest: Rye, but easy0.6xBelow usual

Channels like yours, each video against that channel's own usual. You see the moment one of theirs takes off.

Mostly excited and asking for more. A few viewers say the music drowns out your voice in the middle.

They ask you to make
A winter version23 comments
do this in the snow next PLEASE
The full recipe9 comments
what spices did you use at 2:10?
They ask
What pan that is14 comments
where is that pan from??
How long it took6 comments
how many hours was the hike in
Starter · example
VideoI cooked only in the snow for 3 days23 comments asked for a winter version, and your campfire video got 3.1x your usual.
ShortThe pan everyone keeps asking aboutYour most asked question: 14 comments across 3 videos.
Starter · example

Made the video? See how it actually did against your others.

Paste your channel and see your newest videos compared with each other, in seconds. Free, no sign-in.

How It Works

1

Paste Your Video

Any upload from your channel

2

We Build the PDF

Summary, highlights, and full transcript

3

Download & Share

Use as a lead magnet, show notes, or reference

FAQ

How can creators use video PDFs?

Turn your best tutorials into downloadable lead magnets: offer the PDF in exchange for email signups. Use them as show notes for podcast-style videos. Send them to sponsors as proof of your content depth. Or simply keep them as a personal archive of your published work.

Can I offer these PDFs to my audience?

Absolutely, that's one of the best uses. Generate a PDF from your video, add your branding, and give it away as a freebie. It's a zero-effort lead magnet that adds real value because it's based on content you already created.

What's included in the generated PDF?

You get a summary of the video's key points, a structured highlights section, and the complete transcript with timestamps. It's formatted as a clean, professional document ready to share, print, or upload anywhere.

Does this work for long-form content like podcasts?

Yes. Long videos produce more detailed PDFs with richer summaries. For 2+ hour recordings, the summary covers the major themes while the full transcript captures everything. Podcast creators especially love this for generating episode show notes.

ChannelGrade plans

Get the full read of every video you upload

Video To PDF stays free here. A plan reads every video on your channel for you: what to change, where viewers left and why, what your comments ask for, and what to make next. It also follows channels like yours and checks every title and thumbnail before you post.

Free
For one channel, forever
$0
  • 1 channel, every video compared with your usual
  • Views per day and the retention curve (with YouTube Studio)
  • Where viewers came from and who watched
  • 5 free runs a day of every tool
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Starter
Perfect for solo creators
$9/month
  • 1 channel, every new upload read for you
  • Where viewers stop watching and why (with YouTube Studio)
  • What to change on each video, from its own numbers
  • What your comments ask for, counted and quoted
  • What works on your channel, and what to make next
  • Follow 10 channels like yours and see what takes off for them
  • Check every title and thumbnail before you post
  • A weekly email: what moved and what to make next
  • 30 tool credits/month
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Pro
For serious creators
$19/month
  • 3 channels, every new upload read for you
  • Where viewers stop watching and why (with YouTube Studio)
  • What to change on each video, from its own numbers
  • What your comments ask for, counted and quoted
  • What works on your channel, and what to make next
  • Follow 30 channels like yours and see what takes off for them
  • Check every title and thumbnail before you post
  • A weekly email: what moved and what to make next
  • 100 tool credits/month
  • Priority support
Agency
For agencies & multi-channel creators
$49/month
  • 20 channels, every new upload read for you
  • Where viewers stop watching and why (with YouTube Studio)
  • What to change on each video, from its own numbers
  • What your comments ask for, counted and quoted
  • What works on your channel, and what to make next
  • Follow 100 channels like yours and see what takes off for them
  • Check every title and thumbnail before you post
  • A weekly email: what moved and what to make next
  • 500 tool credits/month
  • Priority support

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