Create scroll-stopping video subtitles in seconds
Stand out on social media with stylish captions that earn attention. Generate subtitles instantly and customize every detail.
Fine-tune your subtitles until they're perfect
Design picture-perfect subtitles with a wide range of one-click customization options. Select color, size, fonts, add emojis, and edit even the smallest details to fit subtitles to any video format.
Make your subtitle text with built-in styles
Our automatic subtitle generator includes ready-made designs and effects that stand out on social media. Dream up a completely unique look or try on proven styles inspired by your favorite content creator.
- Highlight. Background colors that highlight each spoken word.
- Pop Art. Fun, flashy subtitles used by your popular creators.
- Paint. Each word is filled in as it's spoken with a unique color.
- Reveal. Subtitles display one-by-one to keep viewers hooked.
- Fade. Phase in subtitles quickly with a stylish blur effect.
Custom. Apply multiple effects at once for a look all your own.
Animated subtitles with professional effects
Add energy and motion to your subtitles with fun animation effects like bounce, reveal, pop-in, and more. No editing experience required—just select a built-in animation and you're done.
Fit your captions to any social media platform
Kapwing lets you quickly resize your video to any dimension in just a few clicks. Afterward, you can adjust the size, color, and position of the subtitles to perfectly fit your video.
Auto subtitle generator powered by AI
Kapwing’s subtitle generator uses artificial intelligence to automatically detect what a subject is saying with unmatched accuracy.
Add word-by-word subtitles in one click
AI-powered subtitles means never manually adding subtitles again. Just upload your video or audio file and Kapwing will instantly create word-by-word subtitles and a fully editable transcript.
Highly-accurate subtitles with minimal edits
Kapwing's automatic subtitles are best-in-class for accuracy—you'll rarely have to make corrections. Save hours of time each week and ensure all of your videos are accessible and social-ready.
Translate subtitles to over 70+ languages
Grow your reach by translating videos and subtitles to and from over 70+ languages with AI. Once selected, Kapwing’s video editing software will translate your subtitles and automatically update your video in seconds.
How to add subtitles to a video
- Upload videoUpload files to the Kapwing studio from any device (iOS/iPhone, Mac, Android, etc.). Or, drag and drop a video from your desktop. Your video must include sound.
- Add or auto-generate subtitlesClick on 'Subtitles' on the left-hand side of the editor. Then select the 'Auto subtitles' option that appears. Our auto-subtitle generator will start working on your subtitles instantly. Or, add your subtitles manually by uploading an TXT, VTT, or SRT file. Once you've added your subtitles, select them and head over to the right-hand sidebar in the editor. Now you can edit the copy in the text box, change the font, design, and colors, or add effects and animations.
- Export and shareSelect the 'Export Project' option from the top-right of the screen to hardcode your subtitles into your video and download the final video file. Or, click on the download icon above the subtitle editor to get the transcript in formats like SRT, VTT, and TXT.
The subtitle maker with advanced features you need
Kapwing's powerful creative studio makes producing publish-ready social media videos fast and easy for teams.
Create video transcripts instantly
Our AI-powered tools automatically transcribe any video. Your transcript is then added to your video as word-by-word subtitles, which can be edited directly or downloaded to popular file formats.
Stay on-brand with custom styles
Select color palettes, logos, and fonts that universally apply to new projects with a Brand Kit. Spend less time picking subtitle presets and never worry about brand consistency again.
Upload or convert to popular formats
Already have your subtitles ready? Kapwing supports uploading and converting SRT, VTT, and TXT files. Just upload your subtitles and Kapwing will import them into our subtitle editor.
A complete toolkit for adding subtitles
Kapwing features a complete suite of subtitle and caption tools built right into our online video editor.
- Automatic subtitles. Magic Subtitles generates automatic captions for any video.
- Built-in styles. Apply our Pop Art subtitle styles to stand out on social media.
- Design & customize. Adjust every detail: subtitle color, font, location, and more.
- Animate captions. Animated subtitles with word-by-word highlights and effects.
- Subtitle editor. Edit subtitles directly to perfectly match your video.
- Burn permanently. Permanently embed your subtitles into a video when exporting.
- Instant transcripts. Turn all of your subtitles into a text transcript in one click.
- Translate subtitles. Translate video subtitles into over 70+ languages in seconds.
- Convert & download. Convert subtitles to SRT, VTT, and more before downloading.
Discover even more features on Kapwing
Add Subtitles
Generate and customizable captions that automatically sync to your video. Use our AI-powered tool to create a transcript of your video, and then customize your auto-synced subtitles to make them perfect for your content creation needs. Resize, swap out fonts, or add in professional animations and transitions - all your edits will instantly be applied to the entire video.
Smart Cut
Smart Cut automates your video editing process by detecting and removing silences from your video in a matter of seconds. You'll be saving hours of editing time and completing your rough cut faster than ever for talking head videos, recorded presentations, tutorials, vlogs, and more. Editing has never been so seamless.
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Resizer
Repurpose videos faster and make them look more professional with our Resize Canvas feature! In just a few clicks, you can take a single video and adjust it to be the right size for every other platform, whether it's for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin, or somewhere else.
Background Remover
With Kapwing's smart background removal tool, you can isolate people from the background of a video for free, without a green screen. All it takes is a few clicks. Upload your content, select the Remove Background tool, and use the preview to choose the threshold that best works for you.
Clean Audio
Enhance your project’s audio in seconds with Kapwing. In one click, Clean Audio automatically removes background noise, corrects loudness, and helps reduce popping sounds in your audio and videos. To use it, simply upload a video or audio file, then select Clean Audio on the right side.
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Collaborative editing
Work with your team directly in Kapwing. Create and edit content, then send it to share and collaborate with your teammates. Make team workspaces, comment in the editor, and work on videos together in real time or asynchronously.
Trimmer
Edit the length of your video clip by dragging the timeline handles or by using the Split tool. It’s never been easier to cut out silences, rearrange clips, or adjust the length of your audio to fit your video.
Waveforms
Kapwing's customizable waveforms let you bring your audio or podcast content to life. Our Waveform tool creates an automatically-generated, animated graph showing the frequency and amplitude of your audio over time. Choose between a classic waveform style and a stacked “bars” style to bring your own touch to your project.
Unlimited Overlays
Make your content pop with image overlays, emojis, progress bars, and audio waveforms. Then simply resize and position them to customize your project. With unlimited overlays, the possibilities are endless.
Stock Assets
Browse hundreds of royalty-free images, GIFs, videos, sound effects, and music clips directly in our editor. Curate assets that will bring your project to life, then edit them the way you want to all in one place.
Templates
Get inspired by hundreds of trendy video templates made to unleash your creativity. Select the template that best suits your project, and then make it your own with custom videos, images, or text. Making professionally designed videos or memes has never been faster.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do video subtitles matter?
Closed captioning has become increasingly important and popular in recent years. Studies show 80% of viewers are more likely to finish a video with subtitles, and that 85% of all Facebook videos are watched with the sound off. In short: video captions matter even for viewers who aren't hard of hearing. Subtitles help modern viewers watch videos on their mobile devices in crowded or busy places where hearing the audio may not be convenient. Subtitles also make video content more accessible, engaging, and compelling no matter what kind of video you're making.
Is there a way to auto-generate subtitles?
Kapwing can automatically generate subtitles for any video. Here's how: Upload your video, click on 'Subtitles' in the left side of the editor, then select the 'Auto subtitles' feature. Your subtitles will be generated in seconds, and ready to hardcode in videos or be downloaded as an SRT, VTT, or TXT file.
How do I convert spoken voice into subtitles?
Kapwing's online tool includes speech recognition that automatically detects spoken voice in a video or audio file. Kapwing will then create a transcript for your file that can be edited directly and used as subtitles, either hardcoded into a video or downloaded as a subtitle file. With our text to speech tools, you can also turn subtitles or transcripts into a voiceover, too.
How can I automatically translate video subtitles?
Kapwing also includes a video translator that can translate to and from over 70+ different languages, including English, Spanish, and Russian. Here's how: Upload your video and use the 'Auto subtitles' functionality to generate subtitles. Then select the translate icon above the subtitle editor and select the foreign language you'd like to translate to. Kapwing will translate your subtitles and automatically update your video.
Is Kapwing's auto subtitle generator free to use?
Our free plan allows for up to 10 minutes of auto-subtitles. Update to a Pro plan for as little as $16/month if you pay annually to generate more subtitles. Videos exported on our free plan will include a small watermark.
I’m wondering how to generate subtitles without software?
Kapwing's subtitle editing tools are part of our web-based editor and available to use without any software. Click 'Add subtitles' above and you'll be taken straight inside our editor to get started. No plugins or add-ons needed either—you'll be ready to begin transcribing your video so you can create subtitles right inside the Kapwing app.
How can I put subtitles on a video for free?
Kapwing's automatic subtitling tool lets you generate video captions for free—you can subtitle videos of up to 4 minutes for no cost with a small watermark. Kapwing Pro unlocks unlimited automatically generated subtitles with additional advanced features. Visit our Pricing page for more info.
How do I permanently add subtitles to a video?
Subtitles can be permanently added by burning them into a video. This is sometimes known as embedding the subtitles into the video, so they appear wherever the video appears. With Kapwing, you have the option to permanently embed any present subtitles into a video by selecting the option when you're exporting. Other tools that can permanently embed subtitles include Adobe Premiere Pro and Apple’s iMovie via .mov files.
What's different about Kapwing?
Easy
Start creating immediately with thousands of templates and copyright free videos, images, music, and GIFs. Repurpose content from the internet by pasting a link.
Free
Kapwing is completely free to start. Just upload a video and start editing. Supercharge your editing workflow with our powerful online tools.
Accessible
Automatically subtitle and translate videos with our AI-powered Subtitler tool. Caption your videos in seconds, so that no viewers get left behind.
Online
Kapwing is cloud based, which means your videos are wherever you are. Use it on any device and access your content anywhere in the world.
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Best online video service ever. And a miracle for deaf people.
[Subtitler] is able to autogenerate subtitles for video in almost any language. I'm deaf (or almost deaf, to be correct) and thanks to Kapwing I'm now able understand and react on videos from my friends :)
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Information Services Freelancer
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