{"id":18048,"date":"2023-08-28T22:31:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/?p=18048"},"modified":"2023-08-28T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T17:01:04","slug":"add-chapters-to-youtube-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/add-chapters-to-youtube-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Easily Add Chapters to YouTube Videos with the Chrome Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Adding clickable timestamp chapters to your YouTube videos makes them more engaging, search-friendly, and easy to navigate. But manually entering timestamps for chapters can be extremely tedious. Here are two methods to simplify the YouTube chapter creation process &#8211; one paid and one free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"vrdUBMLHQSY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Create Clickable Timestamps for Your YouTube Videos\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrdUBMLHQSY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 1: Using the TubeBuddy Extension (Paid)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>TubeBuddy is a popular Chrome extension for YouTubers, packing tons of analytics and productivity tools. One handy feature is its chapter creation capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/tubebuddy\/mhkhmbddkmdggbhaaaodilponhnccicb\/reviews\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/tubebuddy\/mhkhmbddkmdggbhaaaodilponhnccicb\/reviews\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">After installing TubeBuddy<\/a> and linking your YouTube account, click the &#8220;Chapters&#8221; button it adds to your video editor. From here, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add chapter titles and timestamps with one click.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Divide the video into logical sections like Introduction, Overview, Conclusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert a chapter screenshot to give viewers a preview of that section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reorder chapters easily by dragging and dropping them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>TubeBuddy chapters save directly to your video for viewers to see. The downside is that the chapters feature requires TubeBuddy&#8217;s $9\/month Star plan. But for avid YouTubers, the time savings may justify the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 2: The YouTube Chapters Editor Extension (Free)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For a free alternative, the YouTube Chapters Editor Chrome extension works directly on YouTube Studio. To use it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/youtube-chapter-editor\/bjcbfemjpjpoiefolemocadinijjdmgd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the YouTube Studio editor for the video you want chapters on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the extension icon to activate the editor panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Play through the video, pause at logical breakpoints, and click &#8220;Add&#8221; to insert chapters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Title each chapter appropriately based on the content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click &#8220;Save&#8221; when finished to add the chapters to the video.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While not as robust as TubeBuddy, the Chapters Editor gets the job done without any subscription. Just watch your video start-to-finish, pausing to add timestamped chapters at key points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Efficient Chapter Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding chapters as you edit makes things easier than doing it after. Consider:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Adding obvious segments like Introduction, Overview, Pros\/Cons, Conclusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inserting title slides in the timeline to indicate the start of a new section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not going overboard &#8211; focus on 4-6 high-level chapters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping titles short but descriptive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Proper chaptering takes some work initially, but ultimately enhances the viewer experience and discoverability of your videos. Just use the method that best fits your budget and channel size.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding clickable timestamp chapters to your YouTube videos makes them more engaging, search-friendly, and easy to navigate. But manually entering timestamps for chapters can be extremely tedious. Here are two methods to simplify the YouTube chapter creation process &#8211; one paid and one free. Watch the Video Method 1: Using the TubeBuddy Extension (Paid) TubeBuddy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,558],"tags":[585,110,354],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techtippr.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}