What This Tool Does
The YouTube Description Generator creates structured, keyword-rich descriptions for your videos. Enter your video summary, keywords, and links to produce a professional description with timestamps, tags, and calls-to-action formatted for YouTube.
A well-written YouTube description helps your video appear in search results, provides context for viewers, and gives you space to include links, timestamps, and keywords. This tool structures all of these elements into a ready-to-use format.
When This Tool Is Useful
- Uploading a new video and writing its description from scratch.
- Optimizing existing video descriptions for better search visibility.
- Creating a consistent description template across your video library.
- Adding timestamps, links, and keyword tags to a description efficiently.
- Preparing video descriptions as part of a content production workflow.
How to Use This Tool
- Enter a brief summary of your video content.
- Add target keywords, separated by commas.
- Optionally include links (website, social profiles, resources) one per line.
- Click Generate to produce a structured description.
- Copy the description and paste it into your YouTube video upload.
- Edit timestamps to match your actual video content before publishing.
Best Practices and Tips
- Place the most important information and keywords in the first two lines — this is what appears above the 'Show more' fold.
- Include accurate timestamps so viewers can jump to specific sections. This also helps YouTube generate chapter markers.
- Use natural keyword placement throughout the description. Avoid stuffing keywords into a block at the bottom.
- Include relevant links (your website, resources mentioned, social profiles) to drive traffic beyond YouTube.
- Write descriptions that are at least 200 words. Longer, detailed descriptions give YouTube more context for search indexing.
- Update descriptions when your links or content change to keep information current.