YouTube Description Generator
Type your video's title and what it covers and get a ready-to-paste YouTube description: a strong first line, what's inside, chapters, your links and hashtags. Three versions to choose from. Free, no login.
Paste into YouTube Studio → Details → Description. Change the chapter times to match your video.
What a good YouTube description does
Most people only see the first two lines before “…more”, in search results and under the video. Those lines should say what the viewer gets, in plain words, with your main topic in them. The rest of the description helps viewers jump around (chapters), find you elsewhere (links) and helps YouTube understand the video (topics and hashtags).
The parts of a YouTube description
- Hook (first 1–2 lines). What the viewer will learn or see. Put the main keyword here.
- What's inside. A short list of the topics, so viewers know the video is for them.
- Chapters. Timestamps starting at 0:00. They show up as sections on the progress bar and can appear in Google search.
- Links. Your other socials, a free guide, products or affiliate links. Say what each link is.
- About the channel. One line on what you post, so new viewers subscribe.
- Hashtags. Two or three relevant ones at the end.
Tips
- Write for people first. If the first line makes sense to a viewer, it makes sense to YouTube.
- Say the main topic out loud in the video too: YouTube reads the captions.
- Don't copy the same long description to every video. Keep a short template and change the first lines each time.
- Add a pinned comment with your most important link as well.
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Is this YouTube description generator free?
Yes. It's free, with no login and no limit. Fill in your video's title and topics, then copy the description you like.
How long can a YouTube description be?
Up to 5,000 characters. Only the first two lines or so show before “…more”, so the most important sentence goes first. Every description here shows its length.
How do I add chapters (timestamps) to a YouTube video?
List the times in the description, starting with 0:00. You need at least three chapters, each at least 10 seconds long. Change the example times here to match your video.
How many hashtags should I use on YouTube?
Two or three is plenty. YouTube shows the first three hashtags from the description above the title. If you add more than 15, YouTube ignores all of them.
Do keywords in the description help my video rank?
They help YouTube understand what the video is about, which matters for search and suggested videos. Write naturally and mention your main topic a few times. Stuffing a list of keywords can get the video flagged as spam.
Can I use this for YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Pick Shorts as the video type to get a short description with a hook and hashtags, which is all a Short needs.