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Smart Chapters reads the spoken content of your active sequence and creates a structured list of YouTube chapters with clear titles and timestamps. You can copy the list directly into a video description and optionally add the chapters as markers on the timeline.

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Quick Start

1

Open the final sequence

Make the video you want to chapter active and check that its dialogue is clear.
2

Set the chapter range

Choose the minimum and maximum number of chapters you want.
3

Add a brief (optional)

Mention important topics or ask for a particular structure.
4

Generate chapters

Click Generate Chapters and keep the editing application open while the sequence is processed.
5

Use the result

Click Copy text for your video description, or Add Markers to place the chapter titles on the timeline.

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Settings

The first chapter begins at 00:00, which is required by YouTube chapter formatting.
Do not force too many chapters. A chapter should represent a real topic change, not every short pause or example.

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Writing a useful brief

  • “Separate the introduction, tutorial, pricing discussion, and conclusion.”
  • “Keep every product demo as its own chapter.”
  • “Use short, factual titles and keep the sponsor section separate.”
The brief guides the organization. It does not replace the actual spoken content and cannot create chapters for topics that are not present.

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Review and export

Read the generated titles and check their timecodes before publishing. Copy text copies the complete chapter list in a format suitable for a description. Add Markers places each title at its timestamp on the active timeline.
Adding markers does not cut or rearrange the sequence. It only adds navigation points.

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Common pitfalls

  • Unclear or missing dialogue produces weak chapter boundaries.
  • A very high minimum can split one topic into several artificial chapters.
  • A very low maximum can merge unrelated topics.
  • Changing the sequence after generation makes the timestamps outdated. Generate again after major edits.
  • Editing during processing can cause the analyzed audio to differ from the current timeline.
For a 10 to 30 minute video, start with 5 minimum and 10 maximum chapters, then regenerate with a more specific brief only if the structure is too broad.