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LinkedIn post generator: five first lines and a post template from one sentence
Type the point you want to make as one sentence. You get five first lines and a six-part template around the one you pick, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
In short
- This free LinkedIn post generator turns one sentence into five first lines and a six-part post you fill in.
- It writes the opening. You write the example and the steps, because the tool does not know your clients.
- The first line matters most, because LinkedIn hides the rest of a post behind “see more”.
- It uses hand-written templates, not AI, and it keeps your own words.
- Nothing you type is sent anywhere, and you need no account.
LinkedIn post generator
Runs in your browser · nothing is sent anywhere
One point in, five openers and a structure out
Write the point you want to make as one sentence. You get five first lines in five shapes, then a six-part skeleton built around the one you pick.
A post you can say in a minute is also a video. Time it at the script timer, read it from the teleprompter, or see all tools.
- First lines from one sentence, each in a different style
- 5
- Parts in the post template. You fill in two of them.
- 6
- Characters LinkedIn allows in a post. The tool counts against it.
- 3,000
How to use the LinkedIn post generator
Type the point you want to make as one sentence of five to fifteen words. You can also say who it is for, such as consultants.
Press Write my openers. You get five first lines with their character counts. Click the one you like, and the post template below is built around it. Press Shuffle the phrasings for new versions.
- The same point always gives the same drafts, so you can come back to one you liked.
- Press “Copy the skeleton” and the whole template lands on your clipboard, ready to fill in and paste into LinkedIn.
A LinkedIn post in five steps
Everything happens in your browser.
Type your point
One sentence, five to fifteen words
Say who it is for
Optional
Press Write my openers
Five first lines
Click the one you like
The template is built around it
Copy the template
Fill in the brackets
Why the first line matters most
LinkedIn shows the top of a post and hides the rest behind “see more”. Everyone who scrolls past sees the first lines, but only people who tap see the rest.
LinkedIn does not publish where that cut falls, and it changes with the device. On a phone it is roughly the first 140 characters, give or take. So the first line is where a good pattern helps most.
- The tool marks every first line that runs past about 140 characters.
- A pattern helps with the first line. The story in the rest of the post has to be yours.
The two numbers that matter
| Limit | Size |
|---|---|
| LinkedIn post box | 3,000 characters |
| Shown before “see more” on a phone | Roughly 140 characters, give or take |
Limit: LinkedIn post box
- Size
- 3,000 characters
Limit: Shown before “see more” on a phone
- Size
- Roughly 140 characters, give or take
This is the whole editor
Highlight a phrase and a clip lands on those exact words. No timeline, no keyframes, no layers.
The five first-line styles
Each first line keeps your sentence exactly as you typed it, after a colon or as its own sentence. The tool only changes what comes before it, so the point stays yours.
Pick the one you would say out loud to a client. If none sounds like you, press Shuffle the phrasings. Every style has several ways of saying it.
- Contrarian and Hard-won lesson work best when you have a view or a mistake to share.
- True or false works best when you want replies, not only likes.
- Plain claim works when the point stands on its own, and Save this works when the post is a checklist or a rule.
One sentence, five first lines
The point typed in was “most discovery calls are too long”. Each style has several phrasings, and here is one from each.
| Style | The first line you get |
|---|---|
| Contrarian | Unpopular opinion: most discovery calls are too long. |
| Hard-won lesson | I learned this the slow way: most discovery calls are too long. |
| True or false | True or false: most discovery calls are too long. |
| Plain claim | Most discovery calls are too long. Here is what that looks like in practice. |
| Save this | Save this for the next time someone tells you otherwise: most discovery calls are too long. |
Style: Contrarian
- The first line you get
- Unpopular opinion: most discovery calls are too long.
Style: Hard-won lesson
- The first line you get
- I learned this the slow way: most discovery calls are too long.
Style: True or false
- The first line you get
- True or false: most discovery calls are too long.
Style: Plain claim
- The first line you get
- Most discovery calls are too long. Here is what that looks like in practice.
Style: Save this
- The first line you get
- Save this for the next time someone tells you otherwise: most discovery calls are too long.
The six-part post template
The template turns your first line into a full post of six short parts. Four parts are written for you. The example and the steps come as prompts in square brackets.
The tool does not know your clients, so it never makes up a story. You fill in a real moment and real steps from your own work, which keeps the post honest.
- The second line is short and gives people a reason to tap “see more”, such as “Here is what changed my mind.”
- The example is two or three short lines about one real moment, with a person, a number or a day.
- The steps are three lines that each start with a verb, so a reader can act on them this week.
- The post ends with a question people can answer from their own week.
- A counter shows how many of the 3,000 characters you have used before you fill the brackets.
A post in six parts
Parts 3 and 5 are yours to write. The tool leaves them as prompts.
First line
The line everyone sees
Second line
A reason to tap “see more”
Example
One real moment
Your point
Your sentence, said plainly
Steps
Three lines, each starting with a verb
Question
One they can answer
Why it uses templates instead of AI
The first lines come from hand-written templates stored in the page. Nothing you type leaves your browser. There is no request to a server, no account and no history.
An AI writer can produce a whole post in your field, but it tends to read like every other AI post. A template that carries your own sentence is an honest first draft.
- When you close the tab, your point is gone, so copy the template before you leave.
- The tool does not check whether your claim is true.
- It cannot shorten a long point for you.
- It does not pick the best first line. Read all five out loud and post the one you would say.
From a LinkedIn post to a video
If your post takes about a minute to say out loud, it is also a one-minute video. At a steady 150 words a minute, a 150-word post is 60 seconds to camera.
LinkedIn starts videos in the feed with the sound off, so the words need to be on screen. Cutroom makes that video from one clip of you talking, up to three minutes long.
- The word count and the spoken time show under the template, so you know how long the post takes to say.
- Our free script timer times a finished draft, and our free teleprompter scrolls it on screen while you film.
- Cutroom gives you a finished 9:16 video with captions, b-roll and an opening headline, back in about a minute.
- Your first video is free, with no card, and you have seven days to make it.
- The free video carries a Cutroom mark. Lite at $19.99 a month removes it.
The same point, said to camera
One clip in, one 9:16 MP4 out, with the headline and the captions added for a feed that plays without sound.
Questions people ask
- Is this LinkedIn post generator free?
- Yes. There is no account, no limit on how often you use it and no email asked for. It is a page of templates that runs in your browser, so it costs nothing to keep open to everyone.
- Does it use AI to write the post?
- No. The five first lines come from hand-written templates that carry your own sentence, and the post template has six fixed parts. No AI writes about your field, which is why the example and the steps are left for you.
- Is what I type sent anywhere?
- No. The drafting happens in your browser with no request to a server, and nothing is stored. Close the tab and your point is gone, so copy the template before you leave.
- How many characters show before “see more” on LinkedIn?
- Roughly the first 140 on a phone, give or take. LinkedIn does not publish the exact cut, and it changes with the device and the layout. The tool marks every first line that runs past that point.
- How long should a LinkedIn post be?
- Long enough to make one point well. LinkedIn accepts up to 3,000 characters, but a post with one point, one example and three steps needs far fewer. The counter under the template shows how many you have used.
- Who should not use this LinkedIn post generator?
- Anyone who wants a finished post written for them. This tool gives you a first line and a template, and the story is yours to write. If you would rather say your point than type it, film it and Cutroom turns it into a captioned vertical video.
Draft your post above, or say it to camera and let Cutroom make the video. Your first video is free.