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Pick a niche
Browse the built-in catalog of known niches, with risks and starting searches.
FreeLocal-firstmacOS · Windows · Linux
Find your YouTube niche with real evidence
Research niches, study real channels and outlier videos, and plan your first ten videos — on your own computer, in English or Arabic.
Other platforms · v0.1.0 · Nov 7, 2026 · No cloud account · YouTube API key optional
Real screenshot of the app
120niches in the built-in catalogAcross 18 groups, with risks and starting searches.
396starting keyword searchesReady to run against the official YouTube API.
3interface languagesArabic, English and French — Arabic fully right-to-left.
0cloud accounts neededNo sign-up, no card, no subscription, ever.
Counted in the shipped build — not a growth claim.
How it works
From an idea to a filming plan
The same path the app guides you through, step by step.
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Collect a real sample
Run an official YouTube search with your key, or import data you’re allowed to use.
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Study outliers and sources
See which videos beat their own channel, and open the source of every number.
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Plan ten videos and a script
Save ten production briefs, then turn one into a structured script draft.
Features
Everything for niche research, in one desktop app
Niche catalog
Known niches grouped by format, production style and risk.
Outlier videos
Videos compared with their own channel’s usual views.
Evidence explorer
Source, date and method behind every observation.
Daily opportunities
A consented daily search that scores only with enough evidence.
Ten-video plan
Editable production briefs in your output language.
Script drafts
Scenes, narration and on-screen text, with revisions and exports.
Competitor tracking
Follow channels and compare their samples.
Schedules & reports
Recurring runs, alerts and saved Markdown reports.
Optional local AI
Use Ollama models on your machine — never required.
Evidence, not guesses
Every number has a source
Nishio shows what it measured and what it couldn’t. No private analytics, no invented figures.
- Every figure links back to the video or import it came from.
- An outlier multiple needs enough comparison videos from the same channel and format.
- Approximate values are marked; missing metrics stay empty, never zero.
- CTR, retention, RPM and revenue are never shown — they are private to channel owners.
Real screenshot of the app
Chrome extension
Research right inside YouTube
Badges on videos, a side panel with details, page tools and ten-video ideas — paired with the desktop app or on its own.
- Outlier badges on the videos you’re looking at
- Read and save the visible page to your local library
- Hide Shorts and filter results by words, views, age or length
- Preview a title with your thumbnail and compress the image
- Today’s opportunities from the app, inside YouTube
Install the extensionManual install (ZIP) — not on the Chrome Web Store yet
Pricing
Free, completely
Nishio is a desktop app you download and own. There is no paid tier to upgrade to.
- Price
- Free — no subscription, no card
- Account
- A local account on your computer only
- Usage limits
- None imposed by us
- YouTube data
- Your own free Google API key, on your own quota
- Local AI
- Optional, through Ollama on your machine
- Your research
- Stays in a local database you can back up or delete
The only external quota is the one Google gives your own YouTube API key. We never see it.
Private by design
Your research stays on your computer
Stays local
Your account, workspaces, saved videos, notes, plans, scripts and reports live in a local database on your machine.
Goes to YouTube — only when you ask
Official searches are sent to Google’s YouTube Data API with your own key, and only after you confirm.
Optional
Local AI through Ollama and pairing the browser extension are both opt-in and stay on 127.0.0.1.
Arabic and English
Built for both languages
A complete right-to-left interface — and the research language and output language are chosen separately from the interface language.
FAQ
Questions
Is Nishio free?
Yes. Download it for macOS, Windows or Linux and use it without an account in the cloud.
Do I need a YouTube API key?
Only for official online search. The catalog, imports, notes, plans, scripts and reports work without a key. A key is free from Google Cloud; add it in Settings → YouTube.
Where is my data stored?
In a local database in your user folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Nishio on macOS, %APPDATA%\Nishio on Windows and ~/.config/Nishio on Linux. Use File → Open data folder in the app.
Why isn’t the extension on the Chrome Web Store?
It isn’t published there yet. You install it from a ZIP with “Load unpacked” — it takes about a minute and the steps are on the Extension page.
Why does Windows or macOS warn me?
The Windows installer isn’t code-signed yet, so SmartScreen asks you to confirm (More info → Run anyway). On macOS, choose “Always Allow” when the app asks to use the keychain for your encrypted key.
Does it work offline?
Yes for everything stored locally. Online search, opening YouTube and downloading AI models need the internet.
Start your research today
Free for macOS, Windows and Linux.