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YouTube Timestamp Link Generator

Paste a video URL and a time, and get a youtu.be deep link and a full watch-page link back. Add more moments and get a ready chapter list underneath.

Input

h:mm:ss, m:ss, or a plain number of seconds.

Time then a label, e.g. 5:00 Big reveal. Builds a ready chapter list below.

Links
Short link (youtu.be)
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=83
Full watch link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&t=83s
Timestamps
TimeLabelLink
0:00Cold openhttps://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=0
1:23The actual setuphttps://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=83
4:05What went wronghttps://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?t=245
Chapter list, ready to paste
0:00 Cold open
1:23 The actual setup
4:05 What went wrong
  • Free · no signup
  • Runs in your browser
  • Shows the working
What this does

Paste a video URL and one time, and we build a short youtu.be deep link and a full watch-page link that jump straight to that moment.

Add more moments in the box below and we build a full chapter list from them too, ready to paste into a description.

Use cases
  1. 01Send someone straight to the moment you're talking about, not the start of the video.
  2. 02Build a whole chapter list from a rough list of times in one pass.
  3. 03Quote a specific claim with a link that proves where it was said.
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Why does my chapter list not show as clickable chapters?

YouTube only activates a pasted list as chapters when the first entry starts at exactly 0:00. Add one at the start.

Do I need an account?

No.

What time formats does it accept?

h:mm:ss, m:ss, or a plain number of seconds, like 1:23 or 90.

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