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YouTube Tag Extractor
Extract a YouTube video's hidden tags from its pasted page source, shown as copyable chips — no browser extension or account needed.
🔒 This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server.
Open the video on YouTube, right-click → View Page Source (or press Ctrl/Cmd+U), select all, copy, and paste it here. Nothing is fetched from a URL — this keeps the check fully private.
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How the YouTube tag extractor works
- Open the YouTube video, right-click anywhere on the page, and choose "View Page Source" (or press Ctrl/Cmd+U).
- Select all the source code, copy it, and paste it into the box above.
- The tool finds the page's keywords meta tag and lists each tag as a clickable, copyable chip.
Where video tags actually live
YouTube embeds a video's tags in a <meta name="keywords"> element in the page's HTML head — visible in the raw page source, but not shown anywhere in the normal YouTube interface. This tool parses that specific tag out of whatever HTML you paste in.
FAQ
Why do I need to paste the page source instead of a URL?
YouTube's video tags aren't available through a public, browser-callable API, and fetching another site's page directly from your browser is blocked by CORS restrictions. Pasting the page's HTML source (which you can copy yourself) keeps the process fully client-side.
Why don't some videos show any tags?
Tags are optional metadata a creator can choose to add or leave blank — many videos, especially from smaller channels or in some categories, simply don't have any set.
Are tags the same as hashtags?
No — tags are a separate, non-visible metadata field that helps with search and recommendations, while hashtags are visible text in the title or description that also link to a hashtag search page.
Is the pasted source sent anywhere?
No. Extraction happens entirely in your browser using the built-in DOMParser — nothing is sent to Online Tool Store or any other server.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | TubeBuddy tag extractor | VidIQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| No browser extension needed | ✓ | Extension required | Extension required |
| No account or subscription | ✓ | Account required | Account required |
| One-click copy per tag | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
For a quick tag check without installing a browser extension or creating an account, the Online Tool Store YouTube Tag Extractor works from a pasted page source alone.