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How to Get Daily YouTube Ideas with the Inspiration Tab (2026)

Updated on
December 24, 2025
Published
December 24, 2025

“What should I upload today?”
If you keep asking yourself this question, chances are your uploads will eventually slow down — and so will your channel growth.

That’s why the YouTube Studio Inspiration tab is incredibly useful.
It’s not just a keyword suggestion tool — it uses your channel data to recommend topics your audience will actually enjoy, and it even helps generate titles, outlines, and thumbnail ideas using AI.

✅ 1) Why the Inspiration Tab is So Useful

The Inspiration tab gives you three major benefits:

(1) Audience-Based Video Ideas for Your Channel

When you open the tab, YouTube automatically shows around 9 recommended ideas based on your channel’s performance and viewer behavior.

(2) AI-Generated Titles, Outlines, and Thumbnail Ideas

When you’re stuck or running out of ideas, this feature helps you instantly generate a “first draft” — making it much easier to start creating.

(3) Save Ideas and Build Your Own Idea Bank

You can save strong ideas right away and come back to them later — so your content planning becomes consistent and scalable.
(The tutorial video also emphasizes that saving ideas is key.)

✅ 2) Where to Find It (Basic Steps)

According to YouTube’s official Help Center, here’s how to access it:

  1. Log in to YouTube Studio
  2. Click Content on the left menu
  3. Click the Inspiration tab at the top
  4. Review idea cards → Save them → Expand and develop them

📌 Note:
Currently, the Inspiration tab is available only on desktop, and it mainly provides English-based suggestions.

✅ 3) The Most Important Part: Turning Inspiration Into a “Daily Upload System”

The real power of this feature isn’t just getting ideas — it’s turning those ideas into daily content output.

In our bootcamp, we recommend connecting the Inspiration tab to a simple daily production loop:

🔥 Daily YouTube Video Pipeline (30–90 Minutes Total)

Step 1 (10 min) — Choose ONE Idea From the Inspiration Tab

Pick a topic you like and save the idea card.

Step 2 (10 min) — Generate a Short Script Using ChatGPT / Gemini

Use AI to quickly turn the idea into a short 30–60 second script.

📌 Copy & Paste Prompt

“Write a 30–60 second video script for this topic.
Include: a hook (first 3 seconds), 3 main points, and a short CTA at the end.
Make it short, natural, and conversational.”

Step 3 (20–40 min) — Create the Video (Two Options)

Option A: Record Yourself (Smartphone filming)

  • Strong authenticity and trust
  • Fast and simple
  • Great for creators who are comfortable on camera

Option B: Use AI Studios (No filming needed)

  • Great for consistency
  • Perfect when you don’t want to film
  • Helps you upload daily without burnout

💡 AI Studios can be your main method —
or simply a powerful backup on days you don’t want to record.

Step 4 (5 min) — Get Feedback + Save the Next Idea

Use AI again to improve your script and sharpen retention.

📌 Copy & Paste Feedback Prompt

“Review this script and identify:

  1. 3 parts where viewers may drop off
  2. 3 improvement suggestions
  3. 3 stronger hook options.”

✅ If you repeat this system daily, you’ll get two things at once:

  • One completed video every day
  • A growing library of ideas tailored to your audience

This is how you build a content engine that doesn’t stop.

✅ Helpful Links

📌 Full tutorial video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7XW8nSFIZU

📌 Official YouTube Help documentation:
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15575509

✅ Conclusion

The YouTube Studio Inspiration tab is an AI-powered feature that recommends video ideas based on your own audience data.
If you save those ideas, generate scripts with ChatGPT/Gemini, and produce videos through either self-recording or AI Studios, you can build a realistic and repeatable system for uploading one video every day.

How to Get Daily YouTube Ideas with the Inspiration Tab (2026)