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A video is only as good as its script — the hook in the first 10 seconds, the structure that keeps viewers watching, the call to action at the end. Describe your video idea, pick the type, the audience and the hook style, and get a ready-to-paste prompt — with title ideas, a thumbnail idea and a sample script for every prompt below.
Pick a starter, or describe your own video — then generate, copy, and paste it into ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude.
Every prompt below comes with a sample hook and a short script outline, so you can see what that kind of prompt produces. Copy any prompt as-is, or send it into the builder above and tune it.
Prompt: “Write a YouTube tutorial script: how to brew pour-over coffee at home, for complete beginners. Friendly tone, 5–8 minutes, with a hook, step-by-step main points, a call to action and an outro. Give 5 title ideas.”
Title ideas: 1. Pour-Over Coffee for Beginners (The Only Guide You Need) 2. Your Coffee Could Taste Twice as Good — Here's How 3. How to Brew Pour-Over Coffee at Home (Step by Step) 4. The £20 Setup That Beats a Coffee Shop 5. Stop Making Bitter Coffee — Do This Instead HOOK: “Your morning coffee could taste twice as good — with the same beans, the same kettle, and one small change.” INTRO: “If your coffee tastes bitter or flat, the problem usually isn't the beans — it's the brew. In the next five minutes I'll show you the whole method, step by step.” MAIN POINTS: 1. What you need: a dripper, a filter, a kettle and a scale. 2. The ratio: 15g of coffee to 250ml of water. 3. The bloom: pour a little water first and wait 30 seconds. 4. The pour: slow circles, in three rounds. 5. The mistake: water that's too hot. CTA: “Try it tomorrow morning and tell me in the comments how it tasted.” OUTRO: “Subscribe for one practical video a week — next time, the milk frothing trick that actually works.”
A script prompt is a brief for a writer, written in this order:
This YouTube script prompt generator turns a rough video idea into a prompt an AI can write from: video type, audience, tone, length and hook style, with a full script structure, title ideas and a thumbnail idea built in. Every ready-made prompt below comes with a sample hook and a short script outline, so you can see the result before you run it. Free, no signup, runs in your browser.
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Claude prompts with XML tags, deep reasoning and Artifact output for long-form writing and analysis.
Midjourney prompts with style, lighting, --ar and --stylize — every example shows the image it makes.
Sora video prompts with shot type, camera movement and duration — every example shows the frame it makes.
Gemini prompts with task, role, format and long context — plus a sample answer box.
Firefly prompts with content type, style, lighting and composition — every example shows the image it makes.
Email marketing prompts with email type, audience and tone — every example comes with a sample subject line and email.
Common questions about this YouTube script prompt builder.
A YouTube script prompt generator turns a rough video idea into a structured AI prompt: video type, audience, tone, length and hook style — the details an AI needs to write a script that sounds like you and keeps viewers watching. This one also asks for title ideas, a thumbnail idea and chapter timestamps, and every ready-made prompt comes with a sample hook and a short script outline, so you can see what that kind of prompt produces before you use it.
Yes — completely free, with no signup and no limits. It runs 100% in your browser using templates, so nothing is sent to a server and your video ideas never leave the page.
One video type, one audience, one clear topic and one hook. Name what the video should do — teach, review, entertain or explain — who it is for, and what the viewer should do next. The generator builds all of that in, plus a script structure with a hook, an intro, main points, a call to action and an outro, so the AI writes a complete script instead of a loose outline.
About 130–150 words per minute of video. A short video of 2–3 minutes needs roughly 300–450 words; a standard 8-minute video needs about 1,000–1,200 words; a deep 15-minute video needs around 2,000 words. The generator's length setting keeps every script in the right range for the video you are making.
Yes. Pick the short length for a video under 3 minutes, including Shorts — the prompt asks for a fast hook and a tight script with no filler. For long videos, pick the long length and the prompt asks for chapters, examples and a stronger outro. The same prompt structure works for both.
That is your choice. The prompt asks for a full word-for-word script with a hook, intro, main points, call to action and outro — and it also asks for 5 title ideas, so you get both. If you only want an outline, use the Compact Version button, which asks for the same structure in bullet points instead of full sentences.
Put the payoff in the first 10 seconds. The hook styles in the generator — a question, a bold claim, a story, a surprising fact, a problem or a teaser — all work the same way: promise the viewer a result they want, then prove it in the first minute. A hook that names the exact benefit (“in 5 minutes you'll know how to…”) beats a clever opening line every time.
No. The generator is template-based and runs entirely on this page. Your video ideas, your channel notes and your scripts are never uploaded, stored or sent anywhere.
