# YouTube chapters generator

> Paste your timestamps, get a clean chapter list checked against the YouTube chapter rules.

Canonical page: https://www.socialfaktory.com/tools/youtube-chapters-generator

Paste your timestamps as they are, with the time before or after the title. Get a clean list for your video description, and see which chapter rules it breaks and on which line.

## How it works

1. **Paste your timestamps**: One chapter per line. 1:30, 01:30, 1m30s and 1.30 all work, before or after the title, with or without brackets. A plain number of seconds like 90 works at the start of a line.
2. **Check the rules**: The checklist covers the first timestamp at 0:00, at least three timestamps, ascending order and at least 10 seconds per chapter, and names the lines to fix.
3. **Copy it into your description**: Copy the clean list and paste it into your video's description in YouTube Studio.

## What you get

- Reads 1:30, 01:30, 1m30s, 1.30 and 1:02:03 before or after the title, and plain seconds like 90 at the start of a line.
- Checks the chapter rules and names the exact lines that break them.
- Lines without a time are listed, never dropped silently.
- Free, no signup, and nothing you type is sent to a server.

## Frequently asked questions

### What are the rules for YouTube chapters?

The first timestamp must be 0:00, there must be at least three timestamps, they must be in ascending order, and each chapter must be at least 10 seconds long. This tool checks all of them. Chapters are for standard videos.

### Why is the last chapter never flagged as too short?

A chapter ends where the next one starts, and the last one ends with the video. This tool does not know how long your video is, so it checks the length of every chapter except the last.

### Which time formats does it read?

Minutes and seconds like 1:30 or 01:30, hours like 1:02:03, 1.30, 1m30s, and plain seconds like 90 at the start of a line. Brackets, parentheses and a colon or dash after the time are fine. A time in the middle of a title is left in the title.

### Is my text stored anywhere?

No. The list is built in your browser as you type. Nothing you type is sent to a server.

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