Podcast Idiot – Chapter Creator

Step 1 — Upload Transcript

Transcript File (.vtt or .json)

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Drop your transcript here or click to browse

Supports .vtt (WebVTT), .txt, or .json transcript formats

Podcast / Episode Title

Podcast Name

Author

Description (optional)

Number of Chapters

Step 2 — AI Provider & API Key

Choose your AI provider

Anthropic (Claude)

OpenAI (ChatGPT)

Google (Gemini)

Anthropic API Key

Get a key: console.anthropic.com • Your key is never stored or sent anywhere except directly to the AI provider.

No paid API account? Use the free prompt template below — paste it into Claude.ai, ChatGPT, or Gemini's free chat along with your transcript and the JSON template.

Generating chapters…

Step 3 — Review & Edit

Edit chapter titles or timestamps below, then download.

No API Key? — Free Prompt Template

If you only have a free account on Claude.ai, ChatGPT, or Gemini — paste the prompt below into the chat, then attach your transcript file and the chapters template JSON.

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Customize before copying:

Podcast / Episode Title

Podcast Name

Author

Description (optional)

Number of Chapters

[Attach your transcript file, then send this message]

After copying: open your AI chat of choice, paste this prompt, then attach your transcript file. The AI will return a filled-in chapters JSON you can copy and save as chapters.json.