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Video Script Timer
Paste a script and see how long it runs when spoken, and how many words fit in 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds. Runs in your browser.
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Video Hook Generator
Type a topic and get opening lines in seven proven formulas, each with a score and the reasons behind it. No sign-up, and nothing leaves your browser.
Hooks from a topic
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Score a hook
Type a hook, or choose one from the list, to see its score and the reasons behind it.
How to use it
01
Type your topic
A few words is enough: “meal prep”, “cold emails”, “home workouts”. The formulas are filled in with it.
02
Pick the strongest
Hooks are sorted by score. Choose one and it moves to the box below, where you can rewrite it in your own words.
03
Read the reasons
Every score lists what helped and what hurt, so you know what to change. Rewrite until it reads as Strong.
How the score works
The score is a set of rules you can read, not a guess. A hook starts at 50. It gains points for being quick to read (4 to 12 words), for using a proven formula, for speaking to the viewer, and for a concrete figure. It loses points for a preamble (“In this video…”), for shouting in capitals, and for being too long to read before the viewer scrolls on.
These are the same rules RapidCreate applies to every hook you type into it. They read English hooks only.
The seven formulas
A question the viewer wants answered. A count that promises a list. “POV:”, which puts the viewer in the scene. A command. A mistake or a myth, which people stop to check. A contrarian turn. And a plain “how to” or “why”.
A formula is a starting point. The hooks here are filled in from your topic by pattern, so treat them as drafts and make each one say something only you would say.
| Formula | Example |
|---|---|
| Question | What if you’re doing meal prep wrong? |
| Count | 3 mistakes you’re probably making with meal prep |
| POV | POV: you finally figured out meal prep |
| Command | Stop overthinking meal prep |
| Mistake or myth | The mistake with meal prep that costs you the most |
| Contrarian | Nobody tells you this about meal prep |
| How to or why | How to get better at meal prep in 30 seconds |
Questions
What is a video hook?
The first line of a short video: the words a viewer hears or reads in the first second or two. Its only job is to earn the next few seconds, so it should say what the video is about and why to stay.
How long should a hook be?
Short enough to read at a glance. This tool scores 4 to 12 words highest, treats 13 to 16 as readable, and takes points off beyond that.
Does this use AI?
No. The hooks are your topic set into fixed formulas, and the score is a list of rules. Both run in your browser, which is why the tool needs no account.
Do these hooks work on TikTok, Reels and Shorts?
Yes. All three open a video the same way, with a second or two to earn attention, so one hook serves all three.
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