Free tool

Free hook generator

Type what your video is about and get 3 opening hooks for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts or Facebook. No login, no card.

Want hooks written from your actual video?

Upload a video and Easy Clip Hooks watches it, picks the best moments and gives you ready-to-post vertical clips with the hook and captions burned in, plus captions and hashtags for every platform. 3 free videos, no card needed.

What is a hook?

A hook is the first line a viewer sees or hears in a short video. On TikTok, Reels and Shorts, people decide in the first moment whether to keep watching or swipe away, so the opening line does a lot of work. A good hook makes a promise the video keeps: it raises a question, shows a point of view the viewer recognises, or hints at a result they want to see. It is usually shown as text on screen in the first second, and often said out loud too.

How this generator works

Type a short description of your video, up to 200 characters, and optionally choose a platform. The generator writes three hooks with different angles, for example one built on curiosity, one written as a relatable point of view, and one that leads with the result. Use them as they are, mix parts of them, or treat them as a starting point for your own wording. Identical topics return the same hooks, so if you want new ideas, describe the video a little differently: add the setting, the surprise, or who it is for.

Tips for better results

Be specific. “My 3-week-old foster kitten discovers she can run” gives better hooks than “cat video”.
Name the payoff. If there is a twist, result or reveal, mention it so the hook can tease it.
Match the first frame. Pick the hook your opening shot actually supports, so the text and the picture agree.
Keep it short on screen. Viewers read on a small phone while the video is already playing. Fewer words are easier to take in.
Test. Try different hook styles on similar videos and compare how long people keep watching in your analytics.

Free generator vs. Easy Clip Hooks

This page only writes hooks from a text description. The full app works from the video itself: upload an MP4, MOV or WebM file and it transcribes speech or looks at the frames for silent clips, picks moments, and makes 9:16 clips with the hook and captions burned in, plus a clean copy. You also get five hooks, a caption and hashtags for each of TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Facebook, and a YouTube title, description and tags. You get 3 free videos when you sign up; Pro is $15 a month. See real before-and-after examples.

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Let Easy Clip Hooks write them for you

Upload a video and get ready-to-post clips with hooks, captions and hashtags for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Facebook. 3 free videos, no card needed.