Ten seed queries are sent to Google Autocomplete and every returned phrase is collected, de-duplicated and scored. No login, no signup, no credit card.
Niche Keyword Explorer — Real Autocomplete Data, No Invented Metrics
Most free keyword tools show you a search volume number. Almost none of them can actually source one. Genuine volume, cost-per-click and difficulty figures come from paid data providers, and any free tool displaying them is either reselling a trial quota or generating plausible-looking numbers from nothing. This tool takes the opposite approach: it shows only what can be observed directly, and it tells you exactly where every figure came from.
What this tool does not show you
There is no search volume column. There is no cost-per-click column. There is no keyword difficulty score borrowed from a commercial index. Those three metrics require licensed clickstream and advertising data, and inventing them would make every downstream decision you take unreliable. What you get instead is a set of signals that are real, reproducible and independently verifiable by typing the same seed into Google yourself.
How the ten seed queries work
When you enter a niche, the tool sends ten different seed patterns to Google Autocomplete and collects every phrase returned by each one. The seeds are the bare niche on its own, plus nine modifier patterns: best {niche}, {niche} tools, {niche} software, how to {niche}, {niche} for, {niche} vs, {niche} services, cheap {niche} and {niche} tips. Every phrase returned is a phrase Google has recorded real people typing, which is why autocomplete is a legitimate demand signal even without a volume number attached to it.
How the opportunity score is calculated
The score is a transparent composite of four observable signals. It is a prioritisation aid, not a measurement of traffic. The formula is published here in full so you can judge it for yourself:
demand = ( 11 − best autocomplete position ) ÷ 10 — phrases Google surfaces first reflect stronger recorded demand.
breadth = min( seed hits, 4 ) ÷ 4 — a phrase returned by several unrelated seeds sits at the centre of the topic.
specificity = 1.0 for four or more words, 0.6 for three words, 0.2 for one or two — longer phrases are easier to rank for.
intent value = 1.0 transactional, 0.8 commercial, 0.5 informational, 0.3 navigational.
Reading the intent column
Intent is classified from the modifier words present in the phrase, using a fixed dictionary. Transactional phrases contain buying language such as price, cost, buy, cheap, plans or fees. Commercial phrases contain comparison language such as best, top, review, vs, alternative or software. Informational phrases contain learning language such as how, what, why, guide, tutorial or tips. Navigational phrases contain login, download, app or official. Commercial and transactional phrases convert best on affiliate and service pages; informational phrases build the topical authority that makes those pages rank in the first place.
Head, body and long-tail
The type column is purely a word count classification, using the conventional definitions. One or two words is a head term, three words is a body term, and four or more is long-tail. If your site is new or has few backlinks, long-tail phrases are where realistic wins live. Head terms in an established niche are usually contested by domains with years of accumulated authority, and chasing them first is the single most common reason new content sites stall.
Turning the output into a content plan
- Take the highest-scoring commercial or transactional phrase as the primary target for one page. One page, one primary target.
- Use the question phrases as literal H2 headings inside that page. They match how people phrase queries, and they feed featured snippets and FAQ rich results.
- Mention the related entities naturally in the body. Entity coverage is how search engines judge whether a page treats a topic completely rather than superficially.
- Use the Generate content brief button to export all of the above as a single structured block you can paste into a document or hand to a writer.
Frequently asked questions
Does this keyword tool show monthly search volume?
No, and that is deliberate. Real search volume comes from licensed clickstream and advertising datasets that no free tool has access to. Rather than display an invented number, this tool shows only signals that can be observed directly from Google Autocomplete and verified by hand.
Where does the keyword data actually come from?
Every phrase is returned live by Google Autocomplete, queried through ten different seed patterns built around your niche. If Google does not respond, the tool falls back to DuckDuckGo Autocomplete and labels the source accordingly. The related entities come from the Wikipedia OpenSearch API.
What does the opportunity score actually mean?
It is a prioritisation aid, not a traffic forecast. It combines four observable signals: how early Google surfaces the phrase, how many independent seed queries returned it, how many words it contains, and what kind of intent its modifier words signal. The exact weighting is published above so you can judge whether it fits your strategy.
Can this replace a paid tool like Semrush or Ahrefs?
Not for volume, difficulty or backlink analysis, which genuinely require paid data. It does replace them for discovery, which is the stage where most people waste the most time. Use this to find and prioritise the phrases worth investigating, then validate the shortlist in a paid tool if you have one.
Is the tool free, and is my niche stored against me?
It is completely free with no signup. The niche you enter is cached server-side for six hours purely so repeated lookups do not hammer the autocomplete endpoints, and it is never linked to your identity, your account or any advertising profile.
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