Discover
Search for channels worth a closer look.
YouTube Editor Lead Finder
Spend less time searching for clients. Spend more time editing for them.
YELF is a Windows desktop app for freelance video editors. Discover promising YouTube channels, qualify the opportunities, and keep your outreach organized.
Pre-launch · YELF 0.9.0 release candidate
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The work before the work
Finding editing clients shouldn't feel like an endless search.
Manually checking channel after channel is slow, repetitive, and hard to turn into a reliable pipeline. YELF gives that research a focused home—so you can spend more of your time doing the work you love.
A focused workflow
From a channel search to a next step.
Qualify
Review metrics, activity, and available contact details.
Pursue
Save the leads that match your editing niche.
Track
Keep opportunities moving with clear lead stages.
Built for the hunt
The right information, in one place.
Channel discovery
Explore relevant channels and turn searches into a practical starting list.
Useful metrics
Review the channel signals that help you decide what deserves attention.
Filters that focus
Narrow results with Quick Filters, and unlock Advanced Filters & Presets in Pro.
Available contacts
Surface contact information where it is available, without the tab-switching.
Lead workspace
Save prospects and manage them with CRM-style tracking.
Export your work
Take your saved leads to CSV or Google Sheets when you need to.
AI on your terms
Choose no AI, Local AI with Ollama, or Custom Cloud AI in Pro.
Monitoring in Pro
Keep an eye on leads with automatic monitoring.
AI, your choice
Useful analysis without locking you into one path.
No AI
Use YELF's core discovery and lead-management workflow without AI mode.
Local AI / Ollama
Available in Free. Run analysis through your own local Ollama setup.
Custom Cloud AI
Available in Pro. Use your own provider API key and provider billing.
Choose your starting point
Free is a real workflow. Pro goes further.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Manual channel analysis | Yes | Yes |
| Single-query discovery | Yes | Yes |
| Candidate channels / single search | Up to 25 | Up to 50 |
| Quick Filters | Yes | Yes |
| Save leads | Up to 25 | Unlimited |
| Basic lead management | Yes | Yes |
| CSV / Sheets export | Yes | Yes |
| No-AI | Yes | Yes |
| Local AI / Ollama | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-query | No | Yes |
| Advanced Filters & Presets | No | Yes |
| Automatic monitoring | No | Yes |
| Custom Cloud AI | No | Yes |
Made for your desktop
A clearer view of your next client.
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Privacy-minded by design
Your tools and keys stay under your control.
Your YouTube API key and any Custom Cloud AI keys are stored securely on your Windows device. Local AI can work through your own Ollama setup without cloud AI. YELF does not bundle a developer-paid AI service.
Read the pre-launch privacy draft →