YouTube Chapter Generator

Turn any YouTube video's transcript into timestamped chapters you can paste straight into the description.

No link handy? See an example transcript →

Paste a link, then pick the tool on the transcript page. Sign in to run it: 1 credit per run, and new accounts get free credits.

What you get

0:00 Introduction
1:45 Why most launches fail
4:20 Picking the first customers
8:05 Pricing the first product
12:30 What to measure in month one
15:10 Questions from the audience

How it works

  1. 1

    Paste the video link

    We fetch the full transcript with timestamps from the video's captions.

  2. 2

    Generate chapters

    AI reads the transcript and starts a new chapter wherever the topic changes.

  3. 3

    Paste into YouTube

    Copy the list into your description. YouTube turns it into chapters on the progress bar.

Why add chapters

Viewers find the part they want

Chapters split the progress bar, so people jump to the section they came for instead of leaving.

Real topic breaks

Chapters follow what is actually said, not fixed intervals, with times taken from the transcript.

Works for long videos

Podcasts, lectures and webinars get 3 to 15 chapters, about one every few minutes.

Ready-made format

Each line is a start time and a short title, starting at 0:00, which is the format YouTube expects.

Questions

How do I add chapters to a YouTube video?

Paste a list of timestamps and titles into the video description, starting with 0:00. YouTube needs at least three chapters, each at least 10 seconds long.

Does the chapter generator need captions?

Yes. It works from the video's captions, including YouTube's auto-generated ones. Videos with no captions at all can't be processed.

How much does it cost?

Getting the transcript is free. Generating chapters needs an account and costs 1 credit per run; new accounts get free credits to try it.

Can I edit the chapters?

Yes. Copy the list and change any title or time before pasting it into YouTube.