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flazeiguess/zerodig — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

2HTMLAudience · generalComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

tl;dr

A free browser-based tool that adds every hidden YouTube search filter, like license, category, views, and likes, on top of your own API key.

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    What it does
      Advanced YouTube search
      Exposes hidden filters
      Adds views and likes filters
    Tech stack
      HTML
      CSS
      JavaScript
      YouTube Data API
    Use cases
      Find niche videos precisely
      Filter by license or category
      Research by view count
    Audience
      Researchers
      Content creators
      Curious users
    Setup
      Needs a free API key
      Runs in the browser
      No server needed

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Search YouTube by filters the normal site does not offer, like license type or category.

VIBE 2

Find videos above or below a chosen view or like count.

VIBE 3

Research a topic on YouTube with fine-grained date, duration, and region filters.

what's the stack?

HTMLCSSJavaScriptYouTube Data API v3

how it stacks up fr

flazeiguess/zerodig100/talk_stockalexcybernetic/playground-ai
Stars222
LanguageHTMLHTMLHTML
Last pushed2022-03-24
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/53/51/5
Audiencegeneralgeneralgeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Needs a free Google Cloud YouTube Data API v3 key, which stays visible in the browser.

The README does not state a license, so terms of reuse are unclear.

in plain english

zerodig is a single web page that gives you a much more powerful way to search YouTube than the site itself offers. It uses YouTube's own Data API to expose every search filter Google makes available, including ones YouTube's normal search box hides, such as filtering by license type, video category, exact duration, and definition. It also adds filters the API cannot do on its own, like a minimum number of views or likes, by fetching results and then sorting them in your browser. Everything runs client side in the browser, with no server and no build step. The page is hosted for free on GitHub Pages, and you can also run it yourself with any simple local web server. There is no tracking and no login. To use it, you get a free YouTube Data API key from Google Cloud Console, paste it into the page, and it is saved in your browser's local storage. Because the app talks directly to Google's API from your browser, the README is upfront that your API key sits in the browser and could be read by someone inspecting network traffic while you use the page. It suggests restricting the key so it only works on your domain and only for the YouTube Data API, and explains that Google gives a daily quota of 10,000 units, with a typical search costing around 100 to 300 units depending on how deep you search. The tool works in two steps: first it runs a normal YouTube search with your chosen filters, then it fetches extra details for each result, like view counts or subscriber counts, so it can apply the extra filters and let you re-sort by views, likes, or length. It keeps fetching more pages automatically until it reaches a depth you set. The interface has a plain black and white terminal style, with only video thumbnails shown in color.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through getting a free YouTube Data API key so I can use zerodig.
prompt 2
Explain how zerodig's two-stage search and enrich process works and why it needs it.
prompt 3
Help me restrict my YouTube API key so it only works with my deployed zerodig page.
prompt 4
Show me how to run zerodig locally instead of using the hosted GitHub Pages version.

Frequently asked questions

what is zerodig fr?

A free browser-based tool that adds every hidden YouTube search filter, like license, category, views, and likes, on top of your own API key.

What language is zerodig written in?

Mainly HTML. The stack also includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript.

What license does zerodig use?

The README does not state a license, so terms of reuse are unclear.

How hard is zerodig to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is zerodig for?

Mainly general.

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