# How to add chapters to a podcast

Chapters in Cast are made in the transcript: select the words where a section begins and mark the chapter — the title comes from your selection. Because they anchor to words rather than clock time, they stay correct after every cut you make.

Full answer in the docs: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/chapters

## Step by step

1. **Mark the beats** — Select text and press ⌘⇧M, or click “+ Chapter here” between paragraphs with nothing selected.
2. **Name and arrange** — Double-click a title to rename it; fold sections to work with the structure instead of the wall of text.
3. **Export both formats** — The YouTube list pastes straight into a video description and becomes clickable; the Podcasting 2.0 file goes to hosts that support chapter markers.

## Anchored to words, so edits can’t break them

Cut two minutes of filler out of the middle and a clock-time chapter now points at the wrong moment. A Cast chapter still points at the sentence you chose — the timestamps recompute from where the words actually ended up.

## FAQ

### How do chapters work in the editor?

Select the text where a chapter should start and mark it (⌘⇧M) — the title comes from your selection. Chapters export as timestamp lists for YouTube and for Podcasting 2.0.

More: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/chapters

### What formats do chapters export in?

Chapters export as a timestamp list in two formats: YouTube description chapters, and Podcasting 2.0 chapters for podcast apps. The full transcript can also be exported as JSON.

More: https://mubert.com/tools/cast/docs/export-chapters

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Last updated: 2026-07-13