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Curiosity gap, pattern interrupt, stakes, specificity β€” each hook maps to a named, repeatable mechanism.

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TikTok wants velocity, YouTube wants a promise, LinkedIn wants a thread. The generator adjusts.

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News

TikTok Just Made Its Video AI Studio Free. Here Is What Changed for Short-Form Creators.

Dreamina Seedance 2.0 is now live in TikTok Symphony and free to all advertisers. What hook creators need to know.

2026-07-16 · News
Tools

Submagic vs CapCut: Which AI Caption Tool Builds a Hook That Holds Viewers

Submagic ships an AI Hook title tool from its Pro plan up. CapCut bolds your keywords but never writes the line. Pricing and features compared, verified July 2026.

2026-07-15 · 7 min read
Tools

Opus Clip vs Vizard vs CapCut: Which Tool Makes Hooks That Hold Viewers

Three clipping tools, three theories of the first three seconds. How Opus, Vizard and CapCut each build a hook, and which approach actually holds viewers.

2026-07-09 · 7 min read
Tools

AI Hook Generators Compared

Five tools, the same ten scripts, blind scoring. The honest gaps between them, and the one edit pass that beats every tool.

2026-07-07 · 8 min read
Retention

The First 3 Seconds: Why Viewers Leave and How Hooks Fix It

What actually happens in the first three seconds of a video β€” the swipe reflex, algorithm sampling, and the promise window β€” plus retention benchmarks, the hook-to-body handoff, common mistakes, and before/after hook rewrites.

2026-07-02 Β· 5 min read
Hooks

27 Hook Formulas That Stop the Scroll (With Fill-In Templates)

27 proven hook formulas grouped by the psychology that makes them work β€” curiosity gaps, pattern interrupts, stakes, specificity, identity call-outs, contrarian takes and story loops β€” each as a fill-in template, plus a formula-to-platform table.

2026-06-26 Β· 6 min read

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