YouTube tool
YouTube Shorts Script Generator
Shorts live or die on completion and replays: under 60 seconds, vertical, and judged by whether a viewer who never chose your video watches to the end — then watches again because the ending folded back into the start. That is a writing problem before it is a filming problem.
This generator writes Shorts scripts sized at roughly 120–150 words: an opening line that states the payoff, two or three fast beats, and a final line designed to loop or to send viewers to your long video on the same topic.
How it works
Enter your topic and the long video it can promote (if any), then click Generate. Film vertically at 1080×1920, caption every line, and end the script exactly where the first line begins so the loop feels seamless.
YouTube tips & best practices
- State the payoff in line one: 'This plant survives anything' beats 'So, plants…' — Shorts viewers grant you one second of credit.
- Design the loop: A final sentence that the opening sentence answers ('…and that's why this plant survives anything') quietly doubles replays.
- Link the long video: Shorts are the trailer; pin a comment and use the related-video link to route viewers to the full tutorial.
- Captions cover the whole frame time: Burned-in captions are how muted viewers — a large share of Shorts traffic — follow you.
- One Short, one idea: If the script teaches two things, split it. A Shorts series outperforms one dense Short every time.
Frequently asked questions
How long can a YouTube Short be?
Up to 3 minutes for newer uploads, but the classic, best-performing Shorts format is under 60 seconds. This generator writes for under 60.
How many words fit in a Short?
About 130–150 words per minute of natural speech — so roughly 140 words for a 55-second Short.
Do Shorts help a long-form channel?
Yes, when the Short and the long video share a topic: Shorts find new viewers, the linked long video turns them into subscribers.
Should Shorts have hashtags?
Include #Shorts plus one or two topic tags in the description; see our YouTube Hashtag Generator for focused sets.
Is this script generator free?
Yes — free with no account, running in your browser.