🎃 Welcome to the vidIQ Fall 2025 Drop!

Fall just got a whole lot smarter.

We’ve spent the last few months building the most strategic, creator-focused version of vidIQ, designed to make every idea, thumbnail, and decision faster and more data-driven.

From smarter AI conversations to precision thumbnail editing and powerful new research tools, this Drop is all about thinking smarter, creating faster, and growing stronger.

Here’s what’s new.

Deep Thinking for AI Coach: Smarter Answers, Real Strategy

AI Coach just got a major upgrade. We’ve added Deep Thinking, an under-the-hood AI enhancement that delivers strategic insights, not just surface-level stats.

Deep Thinking taps into vidIQ’s full suite of tools and analyzes your performance, audience behavior, and YouTube trends to deliver personalized, strategic guidance based on your data.

Here’s what happens when you ask Deep Thinking the big questions like:

• “What keywords are trending in my niche?” → get a full report in seconds.
• “Can you review my latest video?” → get timestamped feedback on your hook, pacing, and delivery.
• “How do I get more views?” → get a complete, step-by-step action plan based on your data.

And watch Deep Thinking build a full action plan, powered by vidIQ’s data and AI tools, in seconds.

Fall 2025 Drop Bonus: Free users now get 10 Deep Thinking queries every month, no upgrade required.

Try AI Coach now and see how quickly smarter insights turn into real YouTube growth.

Once you’ve got strategy covered, it’s time to find the right topics to put that plan into action.

Keyword Research: From Guesswork to Growth

Finding the right keywords for your videos just got faster, smarter, and more predictive.

We’ve supercharged vidIQ’s Keyword Research tool with faster comparisons, smarter insights, and trend analysis that shows you exactly what’s gaining traction.

What’s new

• Compare multiple keywords at once – instantly see which topics have the most potential for your channel.
• Track keyword trends over time – spot what’s gaining momentum (or losing it) before anyone else.
• Understand trend strength and velocity – see how fast a topic is moving to catch rising opportunities.

No more guessing what to cover. Now you can make faster, data-backed decisions that turn trending topics into viral opportunities.

Try the new Keyword Research tool to find your next trending topic.

After you’ve nailed your ideas and keywords, your next challenge is making sure your thumbnails stand out.

Thumbnail Maker: Precision Meets Creativity

Creating scroll-stopping thumbnails just got faster and more precise.We’ve upgraded vidIQ’s Thumbnail Maker with Nano Banana, Google’s latest image-generation model, giving you sharper control, finer detail, and better results with every design.

What’s new

• Precise edits without starting over – tweak your text or adjust one element without regenerating the whole thumbnail. No more scrapping a great design just because one small detail needs a tweak.
• Professional-quality compositions – improved rendering for graphs, arrows, and split-screen layouts, so your thumbnails look clean, balanced, and built to perform.

Your thumbnail is your first impression, now it’s easier than ever to make it perfect.

Try the upgraded Thumbnail Maker and design your best thumbnail yet.

With your creative assets dialed in, the next step is smarter research and testing directly inside the YouTube experience.

vidIQ Extension: Smarter Research, Faster Workflow

We released a major update to the vidIQ browser extension for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, packed with powerful new tools that help you plan and optimize faster than ever.

Thumbnail Preview Tool – See Before You Publish

Preview how your title and thumbnail will look before your video goes live.With the new Thumbnail Preview Tool, you can simulate the YouTube homepage and test different combinations to see which stands out in a crowded feed. Getting this right means more clicks, more views, and more subscribers.

See how the new Thumbnail Preview Tool helps you predict performance before you publish:

Advanced Video Filters – Find What’s Working Right Now

The upgraded Filters system helps you analyze YouTube pages, search results, channels, or watch pages, and surface what’s actually performing.

You can filter videos by:

• View count and subscriber size – find breakout hits from smaller creators
• Views per hour and outlier score – spot fast-rising trends
• Upload recency – focus on what’s working today
• Content type – narrow down to long-form, Shorts, or livestreams

Instantly discover viral topics, winning titles, and click-worthy thumbnails all inside YouTube, no extra tools required.This tool pairs perfectly with Outliers and Remix, or you can export your filtered data to AI Coach to turn insights into new content ideas.

See how Advanced Filters reveal what’s trending in your niche, and why:

Your Smarter Season Starts Now

The Fall Drop brings together everything we’ve been working toward, smarter AI insights, faster research, and more creative control. These updates are available to all vidIQ accounts.

Update your extension. Open AI Coach. Try the new Keyword Research and Thumbnail Maker updates. It’s all live now, built to help you grow faster and think deeper.

Every update in the Fall Drop was built to help you think smarter, create faster, and grow further. From Deep Thinking in AI Coach to smarter Keyword Research and the upgraded Extension, vidIQ gives you the edge every creator needs.

Ready to grow your channel with smarter tools?

Sign up for vidIQ for free.