VidiScoop
VidiScoop finds recent stories for YouTube channels and turns selected ones into video packages and scripts.
What VidiScoop is
VidiScoop finds recent stories for YouTube channels and turns selected ones into video packages and scripts. It scans Google News, curated outlet feeds, regional Google Trends, and user-added RSS feeds for stories published within the last 24 hours. Its ranking uses relevance, coverage, freshness, trend, and source-authority signals, with values visible to users. Generated packages can include titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnail briefs; the product also checks script claims against the reporting used to create them. Its built-in engine works without an AI key, or users can add keys for Google Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, or OpenRouter. A published video can be linked, or YouTube can be connected in read-only mode for performance analytics; VidiScoop does not upload videos. It runs on the web or as a self-hosted deployment. Free includes one channel workspace, one scan per day, and 10 saved packages per month. Creator costs $19 a month and Studio costs $49 a month.
Good
- Ranks stories with five visible scoring signals.
- Built-in engine works without an AI key.
- Checks script claims against reporting used to create them.
- YouTube connection is read-only; videos are not uploaded.
- Self-hosted deployment is available.
Watch out
- Free is limited to one scan per day.
- Free allows 10 saved packages per month.
- No free trial is offered.
- Self-hosted operators manage backups and system maintenance.
Who it suits
VidiScoop is aimed at YouTube channels covering news, entertainment, technology, sports, business and finance, gaming, or politics. It suits creators looking for story discovery and video packaging, with either a built-in engine or their own AI provider keys.
Verdict
VidiScoop combines recent story discovery with video packaging and script generation for YouTube channels. The free plan provides a limited starting point, while Creator and Studio add capacity at $19.00 USD and $49 a month.
Plans and prices
From VidiScoop's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 channel workspace · 1 news scan per day · 10 saved video packages per month · full five-signal scoring and script generation · forever |
| Creator | $19 a month | 5 channel workspaces · 10 scans per day per channel · unlimited saved packages · bulk generation · CSV and Markdown export · per month |
| Studio | $49 a month | 25 channel workspaces · unlimited scans · competitor channel tracking · client share links · priority support · per month |
The facts
Each one read from VidiScoop's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI providers
- Users can add keys for Google Gemini, Claude, OpenAI or OpenRouter, while the built-in engine works without an AI key.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The product is designed for YouTube channels covering news, entertainment, technology, sports, business and finance, gaming or politics.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- Cached scans expire after 24 hours, saved packages remain until deleted, and deleting a channel removes its associated data.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Creator and Studio plans include CSV and Markdown export for saved packages.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Packaging and scripts
- The product generates video packages and scripts, and checks script claims against the reporting used to create them.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- VidiScoop finds and ranks recent news stories for a YouTube channel, then creates video packaging such as titles, descriptions, tags and thumbnail briefs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Scoring
- Stories are ranked using relevance, coverage, freshness, trend and source authority signals, with the signal values shown to users.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The security page says provider keys, YouTube OAuth tokens and two-factor authentication secrets are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and used server-side.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- The security page describes self-hosted deployments and says operators manage the host, TLS termination, backups, network access and operating-system patching.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Story discovery
- It scans Google News, curated outlet feeds, regional Google Trends and user-added RSS feeds for stories from the last 24 hours.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page lists community support for Free, email support for Creator and priority support for Studio.checked 7 Oct 2026
- YouTube connection
- Users can link a published video or connect YouTube read-only to retrieve performance analytics; VidiScoop does not upload videos.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The About page says VidiScoop is built and written by Hassan Mian, Founder & Editor.checked 7 Oct 2026
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