Free YouTube description generator

How to use the description generator

1. Describe the video: what happens in it, who it is for and anything a viewer needs, like ingredients, gear or the exam it covers.
2. Pick the language of your video so the description reads naturally to your viewers.
3. Generate, then read the opening lines first, since they are the part most people see.
4. Add what only you know: your links, chapters with real timestamps, and any paid promotion disclosure.
5. Paste it into the Description box in YouTube Studio.

YouTube's rules for descriptions

A description can be up to 5,000 characters and cannot contain invalid characters such as < or > (YouTube Help: Edit video settings, https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57404). Most good descriptions use far less.

Chapters live in the description too. To add your own, list timestamps with a title each. The first timestamp must be 00:00, you need at least three in ascending order, and each chapter must be at least 10 seconds long (YouTube Help: Video chapters, https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9884579).

Hashtags can go in the description. Up to three can show next to your title, and more than 60 makes YouTube ignore all of them (YouTube Help: Find videos using hashtags, https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6390658). And keep keyword lists out: YouTube treats excessive tags in a description as spam (YouTube Help: Add tags to your YouTube videos, https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/146402).

What the first two lines should do

Under the video and in search, viewers usually see only the opening of your description before they tap to read more. Those first lines should work on their own: say what the video is, who it helps and what they will get by the end.

Write them as sentences, not keywords. "Kolhapuri misal at home, with a masala that lasts a month" beats "misal recipe misal pav kolhapuri misal easy".

A simple structure that works for most videos

1. Two opening lines: what the video is and what the viewer gets.
2. A short paragraph with more detail: what you cover, what you used, who it is for.
3. Chapters, starting at 00:00, if the video is longer than a few minutes.
4. Links people asked for: recipe, gear, notes, your other videos or playlists. Say what each link is.
5. A disclosure if the video includes paid promotion or affiliate links.
6. Two to five hashtags at the end.

Description ideas by video type

• Recipe: the dish and the result in line one, servings and key ingredients next, then steps as chapters.
• Review: the product, how long you used it and the main verdict, then what you tested, then honest pros and cons.
• Travel vlog: the place, the number of days and the budget, then where you stayed and how you got there.
• Study or tutorial: the exact topic or chapter and the class or exam, then what is covered, then where to find notes.
• Short: one or two lines are enough. Say what happens and add a couple of hashtags.

Description mistakes to avoid

• Starting with "Hi guys, welcome back" or a list of social links, which pushes the useful part out of view.
• Pasting the same long description on every video.
• Chapters that do not start at 00:00, so they do not show.
• Links with no label, so viewers do not know where they lead.
• Hashtags or keywords unrelated to the video, which YouTube's rules forbid.

Description checklist

• The first two lines explain the video on their own.
• Under 5,000 characters, and written as sentences.
• Chapters start at 00:00, if you use them.
• Every link is labelled.
• A few hashtags, all about this video.

Examples by niche and language

Made-up channels, to show the style.

Gaming, English

Ranking up from Gold to Diamond in BGMI in one week, solo

• Gold to Diamond in one week, playing solo. The drops, loadouts and habits that stopped me dying early.
• One week of solo BGMI, and every change that moved me up a tier.
• Stuck in Gold? This is what finally worked for me.

Tech reviews, Hinglish

Budget wireless earbuds under ₹2,000 compared for calls and gaming

• ₹2,000 ke andar teen earbuds, calls aur gaming dono mein test kiye.
• Call quality, gaming delay aur battery, side by side.
• Earbuds lene se pehle ye comparison dekh lo.

Cooking, Marathi

Quick kanda poha for busy mornings

• दहा मिनिटांत मऊ आणि मोकळे कांदेपोहे, चार जणांसाठी.
• पोहे चिकट होऊ नयेत म्हणून काय करायचं, ते सोप्या पद्धतीने.
• रोजच्या नाश्त्यासाठी कांदेपोहे: साहित्य, प्रमाण आणि एक टीप.

Study and exams, Hindi

NEET Biology: how I make short notes for revision

• NEET Biology के लिए मैं छोटे नोट्स कैसे बनाता हूँ, ताकि रिवीजन जल्दी हो।
• एक पूरे चैप्टर के नोट्स: क्या लिखना है और क्या छोड़ना है।
• NCERT के नोट्स बहुत लंबे हो जाते हैं? यह तरीका आज़माएं।

Finance, English

Tracking monthly expenses in a simple spreadsheet

• Track where your salary goes each month with one free spreadsheet, built from scratch with you.
• Five columns, ten minutes a week: the expense tracker I have used for a year.
• If month end always surprises you, start here.

Travel vlogs, Hinglish

Overnight sleeper train from Delhi to Varanasi, first time

• Delhi se Varanasi, pehli baar sleeper train mein: ticket, khana aur safety.
• Overnight train ka poora experience, kya le jaayein aur kya nahi.
• Pehli baar sleeper train? Ye video dekh ke jao.

Fitness, English

A beginner's first week of running, with walk breaks

• Week one of running, with walk breaks and no pressure. The exact plan I followed.
• Never run before? Three short sessions, walk breaks included.
• My first week of running: the plan, the mistakes, the changes.

Comedy, Hinglish

A sketch on group trip planning that never happens

• Har group mein ek trip plan hota hai jo kabhi hota nahi.
• Goa plan, 47 messages, zero tickets. Aapke group mein kaun hai inmein se?
• Jab sab ready hain, bas date fix nahi hoti.

Questions

How long should a YouTube description be?

Long enough to explain the video and hold your links, often a few short paragraphs. YouTube allows up to 5,000 characters, but the first two lines matter most.

Does the description help my video get found?

It helps YouTube and viewers understand what the video is about. YouTube calls the title and description more important than tags, but no description guarantees views.

How do I add timestamps or chapters?

List timestamps with a title each in your description, starting at 00:00. You need at least three in order, and each chapter must be at least 10 seconds long.

Can it write descriptions in Hindi or Marathi?

Yes. Pick Hindi or Marathi for Devanagari, or Hinglish for Hindi in Roman script. Seven more languages are available too.

Where should hashtags go in the description?

At the end is the usual place, so they do not interrupt your opening lines. Keep to a few that describe the video.

Should I put keywords in my description?

Use the words viewers search for inside normal sentences, not as a list. A block of keywords in the description counts as spam under YouTube's policies.

Will the generator add my social links?

Not in the free tool. In a free account, you can save your links once and Videxa adds them to the end of every description.

Is the description generator free?

Yes, a few tries every hour with no account. Results are generic until you take the 2 minute voice quiz in a free account.