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YouTube chapter generator

Paste a transcript with timestamps. Get chapters you can paste straight into your description.

YouTube chapter generator · free, no signuppaste below
No account, no email, nothing stored. Times come from your source.
01 how it works

Your times, labelled.

The tool reads every timestamp in what you pasted, works out what is discussed at each one, and writes a short label for it. Times are never invented and never shifted.

What YouTube requires

3 chapters or more, the first at 00:00, and at least 10 seconds between them. Each line is a timestamp then a label, one per line, anywhere in the description.

What this page does not do

It does not know your channel. Labels are accurate but generic — not in your casing, without your numbering, and with none of your links or sponsor line around them.

02 the full run

The same source, in your format.

A full run attaches your Channel Profile and returns the whole upload kit at once, so nothing needs editing before it goes into YouTube Studio.

01

Chapters in your labels

Your casing and your wording, not ours.

00:00  Cold open
00:41  Why my old workflow broke
04:12  Proxy setup in Resolve 19
02

Description around them

Standing links, sponsor line and CTA already in place.

—— gear in this video ——
Camera: kit.co/framecut/camera
Preset pack: framecut.gumroad.com
03

Tags in your style

The casing, count and ordering you already use.

davinci resolve, proxy workflow,
editing workflow, render settings,
resolve keybinds, framecut
04

2 Shorts scripts

Cut from the same source, different every run.

HOOK  Your 2TB drive is the problem.
BEAT  Not the laptop. The drive.
OUT   Full settings in the long one.
03 questions

Asked before.

Short answers. If something here is wrong or missing, the tool is free to try again.

Do I need to sign up?

No. There is no account, no email field and no card. Paste, generate, copy.

Where do the timestamps come from?

Only from your source. The tool never invents a time — it reads the stamps in your transcript or notes and labels what happens at each one. If there are no times in the text, it says so instead of guessing.

How do I get a transcript with timestamps?

In YouTube Studio open the video, then Subtitles, then download the auto-generated track. Editing software will also export a transcript or marker list. Rough notes like "04:12 proxy setup" work too.

Why does the first chapter have to be 00:00?

YouTube only shows a chapter list if the first timestamp is 00:00 and there are at least 3 chapters at least 10 seconds apart. The tool sets the first chapter to 00:00 for you.

How is this different from the paid product?

This page does one job with generic labels. A run of the full upload kit uses your Channel Profile — your chapter labels, your standing links, your sponsor line, your CTA and your tag style — and returns the description, tags, chapters and 2 Shorts scripts together.

04 other free tools

One job each.

The rest of the free tools are being built in the open, one page at a time.

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