Paste your video timestamps and get clean, correctly formatted YouTube chapters, with a check against YouTube’s chapter rules. It runs in your browser: no sign-up, nothing is sent anywhere.
YouTube chapter rules
- The first timestamp must be 0:00.
- You need at least 3 chapters, in increasing order.
- Each chapter must be at least 10 seconds long.
- Put the list in the video description, one chapter per line: the timestamp, then the title.
Example
0:00 Intro 1:20 Setting up 4:45 The main method 9:10 Final thoughts
Tips for good chapter titles
Keep titles tooshort and specific, and use words people would search for. Chapters can show up as key moments in Google results, so a clear title helps your video get found.
Before you publish, check your description and tags and your title.
Free AI tools for the rest of your video
- TitleCraft – free AI YouTube title generator
- DescriptionCraft – free YouTube description generator
- TagCraft – free YouTube tag generator
Frequently asked questions
How do I add chapters to a YouTube video?
Put a list of timestamps in the video description, starting with 0:00, one chapter per line.
Why are my YouTube chapters not showing?
The usual causes are a first timestamp that is not 0:00, fewer than three chapters, or chapters shorter than 10 seconds.
Do chapters help SEO?
They can show as key moments in Google results, and clear chapter titles help viewers find the part they need.