Lens how-to · 0 · Lens

The Lens popup and settings

The toolbar popup is where you sign in, see what Lens offers on the page you are on, and choose where Lens shows.

3 steps · about 1 min · screens captured 11 Oct 2026
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Guest mode or an account

Signed out, scores already show on YouTube. Create free account, no card, or Sign in with VideoCore. A key works when the sign-in window will not open.

Guest mode or an account
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This page and Tools on this page

With a YouTube page open, the popup lists what Lens found there and the tools available on it.

This page and Tools on this page
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Settings

Choose whether Lens also shows in YouTube Studio and on VideoCore. Leave a review if it helps you. ViewsToClients is the done-for-you service.

Settings
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Why it works this way

Lens is free with no credit wall. Signed out it reads public numbers only; an account adds the fixes and the AI, nothing else changes.

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