Peel

Reverse-engineer YouTube videos: cuts, pacing, captions, motion, audio, and the editing choices behind them.

Peel helps you understand how YouTube videos are edited. Open any YouTube video or Short and click Analyze with Peel. Peel breaks the video down into its editing structure so you can quickly see what makes it work. You can use Peel to inspect: Cuts and transitions Pacing and video structure Hooks and key moments Captions and on-screen text Motion and animation techniques Music, sound effects, and voice treatment The full transcript with timestamps Peel also gives you practical recreation guidance so you can understand how an editing technique was used and apply a similar approach to your own videos. Ask Peel lets you ask questions about the video directly, such as why the pacing works, how the hook is structured, or how a certain editing style could be recreated. How it works Open a YouTube video or Short. Click Analyze with Peel. Wait for the analysis to finish. Explore the Overview, Timeline, Transcript, Text, Motion, and Audio sections. Use Ask Peel when you want to go deeper. Peel is made for video editors, YouTubers, content creators, and anyone who wants to study how videos are put together without manually going through them frame by frame. Free accounts include 30 minutes of analysis each month. Peel Pro includes 5 hours of analysis per month. Learn more at usepeel.com.