Add Subtitles to Video
Upload a video and the captions are written for you from what is said, then styled and burned into the video in our editor. The first 3 minutes of captions every day are free.
Captions: 3 free minutes a day, 30 on any paid plan, then 1 credit a minute. Export: 2 credits a minute.
What you get
- Captions, written for youEvery word is timed from the speech, in the language spoken.
- Pick a style in Studio12 caption styles. Trim, add music or more clips if you like.
- Export with captions burned inReady for Shorts, TikTok and Reels.
Only need a subtitle file? Video to Text gives you .srt and .vtt.
How to use the Add Subtitles to Video
- 01Upload a video: MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 20 minutes.
- 02The captions are written from the speech and the video opens in Studio with them on the timeline.
- 03Pick one of 12 caption styles and export the video with the captions burned in.
How to make captions people actually read
Plenty of people watch on mute
On phones, short videos often play without sound. Captions keep those viewers following along instead of scrolling past.
A few words at a time
Two to four words on screen are easier to follow than a whole sentence. The caption styles show a short phrase and light up the word being said.
Keep them clear of the buttons
TikTok, Reels and Shorts put their buttons and text along the bottom and the right edge. Captions in the middle of the frame never end up underneath them.
Burned in or a file
Burned-in captions show everywhere the video goes, which is what Shorts and TikTok need. For YouTube long videos, a subtitle file lets viewers turn them off: Video to Text makes the .srt.
Clean audio, clean captions
Background music and people talking over each other cause most wrong words. If you can, caption the version with the voice loudest.
Captions by platform
| Where it goes | What works |
|---|---|
| YouTube Shorts | Burned in, in the middle of the frame, two to four words at a time |
| TikTok | Burned in, and clear of the buttons down the right side |
| Instagram Reels | Burned in, so the video makes sense with the sound off |
| YouTube long videos | A .srt file, so viewers can turn the captions off |
| LinkedIn and X | Burned in: both start videos muted in the feed |
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Last updated 1 October 2026