See how any YouTube video was edited.

Peel turns any YouTube video into a clear, searchable breakdown of its cuts, pacing, captions, motion, audio, and structure.

30 minutes free every month. No card required.

A finished YouTube video, mapped into an explorable edit.

Stop reverse-engineering videos frame by frame.

Open a YouTube video. Peel turns the finished edit into a structured breakdown you can actually study.

Cuts & pacing

Cut timing, shot length, and editing rhythm.

Text & captions

Words, placement, timing, and style.

Audio

Dialogue, music, and sound cues.

Motion

Movement and animation, moment by moment.

Structure

Hook, sections, transitions, and payoff.

Transcript

Every spoken line, precisely timestamped.

Peel open beside a YouTube video with the editing timeline and analysis visible
Study the finished video and its editing decisions side by side.
Peel's editing timeline showing cuts, transitions, pacing, and timestamps
Every cut and transition becomes a point you can inspect.

See what happens. And exactly when.

Move through the editing timeline instead of repeatedly scrubbing through the original.

Ask Peel. Understand the edit.

Ask a question. Get an answer grounded in the video's analysis.

Try asking

Why does this hook work?
Where does the pacing change?
How could I recreate this editing style?

From video to breakdown in three steps.

01

Open a YouTube video

Watch any supported YouTube video or Short.

02

Click Analyze with Peel

Peel analyzes the editing behind the video.

03

Explore the breakdown

Inspect the timeline, transcript, text, motion, audio, structure, and Ask Peel.

Start free. Analyze more when you need it.

Free

$0forever

30 minutes of analysis every month.

YouTube videos and Shorts
Full editing breakdown
Timeline and transcript
Text, motion and audio analysis
Ask Peel
Available in the Chrome Web Store

Pro

For regular creators
$9USD / month

5 hours of analysis every month.

Everything in Free
5 hours included each month
Additional analysis at $0.05/minute
Built for regular creators and editors
Get Pro

Before you install.

What does Peel analyze?+

Peel analyzes the editing behind YouTube videos and Shorts, including cuts, pacing, structure, captions, text, motion, audio, transcript, and other editing decisions.

Does Peel edit videos?+

No. Peel reverse-engineers finished videos so you can understand how they were edited.

Does Peel work on YouTube Shorts?+

Yes. Peel supports both regular YouTube videos and Shorts.

How much can I analyze for free?+

Free accounts include 30 minutes of video analysis every month.

What happens if I use all 5 hours on Pro?+

Additional analysis beyond the included 5 hours is billed at $0.05 per minute.

Do I need to upload the video?+

No. Open the YouTube video you want to study and launch Peel from Chrome.

See the edit behind the video.

Install Peel and analyze your first YouTube video.

Available in the Chrome Web Store