YouTube chapter generator

An AI model reads the whole transcript and divides it by topic, the way a viewer would want to jump around the video, then writes a short title for each section. For every chapter it also picks the words that section opens with. The tool finds those words in your transcript and uses their timestamp, so each chapter starts at a moment that is really in the video. The first chapter always starts at 00:00.

Review the draft before publishing. AI can merge two topics that deserve separate chapters or word a title less precisely than you would. It reads speech, so it cannot see an action that happens only on screen. Use the recording preview to check each boundary, and edit titles to name the task: “Connect your database” is more useful to a viewer than “Now click here.” Generate again for a different draft.

SRT and WebVTT files already contain timing, making them useful inputs. You can also paste lines such as “02:10 Build the dashboard.” An untimed paragraph is not enough to calculate trustworthy chapter positions, so the tool asks for timestamps instead of estimating them from word count. If you already have a finished chapter list, open the chapter options and choose Use every timestamp to keep each timestamp rather than group it.

A local recording can supply both a player for review and speech for transcription. On first use, transcription downloads a small speech model of about 45–80 MB; processing speed depends on your computer. It supports recordings up to the existing transcriber's limits and may require Chrome or Edge for some audio formats. Canceling keeps completed transcript lines so you can continue manually. Names, acronyms and quiet speech need particular attention.

After checking every section, copy the exported list into the description of your video in YouTube Studio and save the change. Keep one timestamp and title per line. The formatter includes hours for long recordings. Your manual list overrides automatic chapters according to YouTube's documentation, so review the published video rather than assuming the description alone proves everything worked.

YouTube already offers automatic chapters on eligible videos. A separate editor is useful when you want to prepare chapters before upload, use precise software-task labels, or correct boundaries yourself. This tool does not download arbitrary YouTube links, sign into your channel or publish changes. Keep a downloaded text copy alongside your final recording, especially if you plan to revise the description later.

YouTube chapter rules. Checked 28 October 2026.

Trimming an introduction or removing a pause changes every timestamp that follows it. Finish the recording and its edits before generating your chapter list, then check each boundary against that final file. If you are preparing the next walkthrough, Rescreen’s screen recorder lets you capture the demonstration and your narration. Keep your script’s step names handy: they make useful starting points for clear chapter titles.