YouTube Shorts Analyzer
Analyze your Short before you post it.
Shorts live or die on the opening line and how clearly the format pays off in a vertical, sub-minute video. UnskipAI analyzes your opening, pacing and structure, and tells you what to fix before you publish.
Your video
0:42 · example · estimated values
Hook score
8.7
/ 10
Retention
72%
estimated
Reach
High
potential
Retention
100% → 58%
- 0:03 Strong hook
- 0:11 Viewer drop
- 0:19 Engagement spike
- 0:31 Slow pacing
Recommendation
Get to the payoff 1.2s earlier — the hook lands, but the reveal drags.
What UnskipAI analyzes
The opening line
Whether the first seconds state a clear reason to keep watching.
Shorts pacing
Cut rhythm measured against the tighter pacing that sub-minute vertical video needs.
Format structure
Setup and payoff within the Shorts length, and where it drags.
Estimated attention curve
Second-by-second estimate of where viewers are likely to stay or leave.
Recommendations
Specific before/after edits and a rewritten opening line to test.
UnskipAI is an independent analysis tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to YouTube or Google.
Estimated, not official YouTube data
Attention and retention figures come from analyzing your video file, not from YouTube's own analytics or API. UnskipAI never guarantees views, subscribers or reach. Videos up to 1 minute are supported today.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — upload the video file directly. UnskipAI doesn't need a link to the live Short.
No. Nothing is connected to YouTube; you upload the video file yourself.
No. UnskipAI is an independent tool, not affiliated with YouTube or Google.
No. UnskipAI's estimate comes from analyzing your video before you publish; YouTube Studio's graph comes from real viewers after you publish.
Videos up to 1 minute today.
Cost is based on the length of the video you analyze, shown before you pay.