Add subtitles
Add subtitles to video without typing a single line.
Adding subtitles by hand means typing every line, then dragging each one until it sits under the right words. A one-minute clip takes most of an hour, and the timing still drifts at the end.
Here the typing and the timing are done before you start. Speech recognition writes the words and times each one as it is spoken, and your part is reading it through once and fixing what it got wrong.
What you get
Nothing to install
It runs in a desktop or phone browser. The finished video is rendered on your own device, so a clip you are adding subtitles to is never re-encoded on someone else's server.
Two kinds of subtitles from one pass
Burn the subtitles into the picture so they show on any app, or download an SRT or VTT file to attach in YouTube Studio or an editor. Both come from the same corrected words.
Subtitles that look like they belong
Plain white lines when the video needs to stay quiet, or one of 103 styles when it needs to be noticed. Font, size, colour and position are all yours.
How it works
- 01
Upload the video
Any MP4 or MOV, vertical, square or widescreen.
- 02
Let it listen
Say which language is spoken, or leave it on auto-detect. The words come back with a time on each one.
- 03
Read it once
Click any word to correct it. Split a line that runs long; move a word that lands early.
- 04
Download
Export an MP4 with the subtitles burned in, or an SRT/VTT file on a paid plan.
Questions
How do I add subtitles to a video for free?
Upload the clip, transcribe it, correct the words and export. A free account gets 2 minutes of transcription each month, for clips of up to 60 seconds each, and free exports carry a translucent AutoCap watermark.
Should the subtitles be burned in or a separate file?
Burned in for Reels, Shorts, WhatsApp and anywhere you cannot attach a file, since the words are part of the picture. A separate SRT or VTT file for YouTube and long-form players, where viewers can switch subtitles off and search engines can read them.
How long can the video be?
Up to 60 seconds on the free plan and up to 5 minutes per clip on paid plans. Longer recordings can be cut into parts and subtitled one at a time.
Related
Start with a clip you already have.
The free plan includes transcription minutes every month and unlimited exports. No card stored, and you can stop renewals on AutoCap in one click.
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