YouTube Script Templates
Free, copy-paste script templates for every type of YouTube video, each with its own section structure, timing, and word budget. Each template is a writing scaffold, not a performance guarantee.
Word budgets inside the templates come from the same measured corpus as our length tools: 3,923 English videos from 1,434 channels whose captions we stored. Each template is paced on the median of its own length band, not one site-wide number.
Gaming Let's Play Template
Free gaming let's play script template with a hook, commentary beats, and a full example to adapt. Copy it and fill in your own game and challenge.
Get templateReviewsProduct Review Template
Free product review script template with a verdict-first structure, feature beats, and a full example. Copy it and fill in your own product and notes.
Get templateEducationTutorial / How-To Template
Free tutorial script template with a step-by-step structure, a troubleshooting beat, and a full worked example. Copy it and fill in your own steps.
Get templateShort-FormYouTube Shorts Template
Free YouTube Shorts script template optimized for vertical video. Hook viewers in 1 second and deliver value in under 60 seconds.
Get templateListsTop 10 List Template
Free top 10 list script template with an ordering plan, hooks between items, and a full example. Copy it and fill in your own topic and entries.
Get templateEntertainmentStorytime Template
Free storytime script template with a narrative arc, tension beats, and a full example. Copy it and fill in your own story and turning point.
Get templateVloggingDay in the Life Vlog Template
Free day in the life vlog script template with a narrative structure, a beat sheet, and a full example. Copy it and fill in your own day and routines.
Get templateEntertainmentReaction Video Template
Free reaction video script template with a commentary structure, pause beats, and a full example. Copy it and fill in the clip you are reacting to.
Get templateReviewsComparison Video Template
Free YouTube comparison video script template for A vs B format. Structure head-to-head reviews that are fair, thorough, and retain viewers.
Get templatePodcastsPodcast Clip Template
Free YouTube podcast clip script template for repurposing podcast highlights. Structure clips that stand alone and drive viewers to the full episode.
Get templateEducationEducational Explainer Template
A section by section educational explainer script template with a 10 minute structure, word budgets, an annotated example, and common mistakes.
Get templateDocumentaryVideo Essay Template
A complete video essay script example, written beat by beat, plus the template: cold open, thesis, three evidence blocks, counterargument, synthesis.
Get templateEducationSoftware Tutorial Template
A software tutorial script template for screen recordings: setup, click by click steps, error handling, and a recap, with word budgets per step.
Get templateReviewsUnboxing and First Impressions Template
An unboxing video script template with a first impressions structure: box reveal, what is in the box, first use, and an honest verdict.
Get templateVloggingTravel Vlog Template
A travel vlog script template built as a story arc: cold open, place setup, three beats, and a closing reflection, with word budgets.
Get templateFoodRecipe Video Template
A recipe video script template with an ingredient list, timed steps, a failure section, and a plated finish, plus word budgets.
Get templateFitnessFitness Workout Template
A workout video script template with a session preview, warm up, timed blocks, form cues, and a cooldown, plus word budgets.
Get templateFinancePersonal Finance Explainer Template
A personal finance video script template with a plain language promise, worked numbers, honest caveats, and a next step, plus word budgets.
Get templateDocumentaryTrue Crime Story Template
A true crime video script template with a cold open, timeline, sourced evidence, and a clear resolution, plus word budgets and sourcing rules.
Get templateCommentaryNews Commentary Template
A news commentary script template with a claim first structure: source, what happened, what it means, and where you could be wrong.
Get templateChallenge30 Day Challenge Template
An I tried X for 30 days script template with rules, honest logs, a low point, and measured results, plus word budgets and example scripts.
Get templateTransformationBefore and After Transformation Template
A before and after video script template with an honest starting point, the process, the reveal, and what did not work, plus word budgets.
Get templateChannel GrowthChannel Trailer Template
A channel trailer script template for 60 to 90 seconds: promise, proof, and one subscribe ask, with a beat by beat breakdown.
Get templateStructureYouTube Video Intro Template
A YouTube intro script template for the first 30 seconds: hook, promise, and preview beats, with word budgets and three openings.
Get templateVoiceoverFaceless Channel Narration Template
A faceless channel script template written for voiceover: narration beats, b roll cues, and on screen text, with word budgets per minute.
Get templateDocumentaryHistory Story Template
A history story script template with a dated cold open, timeline, primary sources, and a closing argument, plus budgets and sourcing notes.
Get templateEducationScience Explainer Template
A science explainer script template with a result first hook, method, findings, and a clear limits section, plus word budgets and citations.
Get templateEducationBook Summary Template
A book summary video script template with a promise, the core argument, three ideas, and an honest verdict, plus word budgets and page mapping.
Get templatePodcastsInterview / Guest Episode Template
An interview video script template with a cold open, guest introduction, question ladder, and close, plus word budgets and prep notes.
Get templateEducationBeginner's Guide Template
A beginner guide video script template that starts from zero: what you need, first steps, common mistakes, and a clear next step.
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