YouTube Tools
YouTube Chapter Generator
Generate a clean YouTube chapter list from rough timestamp notes, with validation against YouTube's own chapter requirements.
How to use it
- Paste one chapter per line, each starting with a timestamp (e.g. "0:00 Intro" or "1:30 - Getting started").
- Submit to get a cleaned-up, normalized chapter list.
- Check the warnings for anything that would stop YouTube from showing chapters, then paste the result into your video description.
About this tool
Turn a rough list of timestamps and labels into a clean, YouTube-ready chapter list for your video description, with warnings for anything that would stop YouTube from displaying chapters.
Frequently asked questions
- What are YouTube's actual requirements for chapters?
- At least 3 chapters, the first starting at 0:00, listed in ascending order, and each chapter at least 10 seconds long.
- Does this guarantee YouTube will show chapters on my video?
- No - meeting these requirements is necessary, but YouTube makes the final call on whether to actually display them. This tool checks the documented requirements, not YouTube's own rendering decision.
- What format do the timestamps need to be in?
- Any of hh:mm:ss, mm:ss, or plain seconds, separated from the label by a space, dash, or colon.