Repackage
Strong viewing experience, weak click-through.
YouTube catalogue triage
Find the videos worth changing.
Upload a YouTube Analytics export. YouTube Doctor separates packaging problems from content problems and ranks the clearest intervention opportunities.
Drop your analytics file here
ZIP, CSV, or Excel, up to 50 MB. You can use the ZIP straight from YouTube Studio.
Your data stays on this device.
Content problem
The package wins the click, but viewers leave early.
Don’t touch
Packaging and content are both performing well.
Insufficient signal
Not enough impressions or views to judge yet.
Use it with confidence
From export to decision.
Get the right file from YouTube Studio, then understand what each diagnosis is—and is not—telling you.
Video walkthrough coming soonThe written guide below takes about two minutes.
- 01
Open YouTube Studio
On YouTube, select your channel picture in the upper-right corner and choose YouTube Studio.
- 02
Open Advanced Mode
Choose Analytics in the left sidebar, then select Advanced Mode in the upper-right area.
- 03
Set the date to Lifetime
Open the date control and choose Lifetime. This gives YouTube Doctor the broadest useful comparison set.
- 04
Keep only videos
Select Filter, search for Content type, choose Videos, and apply the filter. Shorts and live streams behave differently and should not be mixed into this analysis.
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Sort by publish date
In the analytics table, select Publish date so the newest video appears first.
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Export the current view
Select the download button in the upper-right, choose Export current view, then Comma-separated values (.csv).
Bring the ZIP straight back here
Drag the downloaded ZIP onto YouTube Doctor or choose it with the file picker. You do not need to open or unzip it—the analysis runs locally in your browser.
A triage tool, not an oracle
YouTube Doctor looks for mismatches worth investigating.
It compares each video with relevant peers from the same channel. The goal is not to assign a universal quality grade. It is to help you decide where a thumbnail test, a content review, or simply patience is most justified.
Did the idea earn the click?
Click-through rate is compared with videos that received a similar number of impressions. This reduces the distortion caused by comparing a small warm audience with a much broader one.
Did viewers stay?
Average percentage viewed is compared with videos of a similar length. When YouTube provides average view duration instead, YouTube Doctor calculates the percentage from duration.
Is there enough data?
High confidence starts at 100,000 impressions and 5,000 views. Medium starts at 25,000 impressions and 1,000 views. Smaller samples are held back.
Repackage
Strong viewing, weak clicking
The people who choose the video tend to stay, but relatively few people choose it. Test the thumbnail first; consider the title second.
Content problem
Strong clicking, weak viewing
The package earns attention, but the viewing experience underperforms. Review the promise, opening, pacing, and structure before changing the thumbnail.
Don’t touch
Both sides are working
The video is a useful benchmark. Study what it did well rather than creating a new problem by changing it.
Insufficient signal
The sample is too small
YouTube Doctor deliberately avoids a strong recommendation. Wait for more impressions and views before drawing conclusions.
Low opportunity
Neither signal suggests an easy win
Deprioritize it unless the topic is strategically important. A packaging change alone is unlikely to solve the deeper issue.
Monitor / mixed
No single bottleneck
The signals are mixed or near the middle. Review the video manually instead of forcing a confident diagnosis.
Relative, not universal
A 5% CTR can be strong in one reach band and weak in another. Percentiles are based on this channel’s own catalogue.
Priority, not quality
The intervention score ranks the clearest actionable mismatches. It is not a measure of creative worth or long-term potential.
Snapshot, not trajectory
MVP1 uses cumulative lifetime data. It does not yet see impression velocity, traffic sources, or retention curves over time.