How do I generate subtitles for a video?
Pick your clip in the tool above, create a free account with one-tap Google sign-in, and we upload and transcribe it automatically. Review the words, then download an SRT or VTT. Nothing to install. Here is the full flow.
- 1. Pick your video. Drag in or choose an MP4, MOV, or WebM — free, with no account. Nothing is uploaded at this step; your clip is just readied for after sign-in.
- 2. Create your free account. One-tap Google sign-in — free. Your picked clip carries over automatically.
- 3. Auto-transcribe & edit. We transcribe your clip across 50+ languages. Correct any word, set line breaks, and fix timing in the editor.
- 4. Download SRT or VTT. Export a clean, watermark-free SRT, VTT, or TXT — or burn animated captions into the video instead.
SRT vs VTT vs burned-in captions — which do you need?
If you want a file the player displays — for YouTube, a podcast, accessibility, or a translation pass — you want an SRT (or a VTT for the web). It is a small text file with the words and their timing, and it drops into YouTube, Premiere, Final Cut, or Resolve without any conversion.
If you want the words in the frame — the styled, animated look short-form creators use — you want burned-in captions. Same transcript, different deliverable: pick a style and export a captioned video. Many people do both: ship the SRT for reach and accessibility, and a captioned cut for the feed.
Subtitles get your video watched
Most social video is watched on mute in the feed, so subtitles are what let people follow it without sound — and they make your content searchable and accessible at the same time. A timed SRT is the fastest way to add them everywhere at once: your YouTube upload, your podcast, and a translation pass all read the same file.
Auto-transcribe once, fix the few words that matter, and you have a subtitle file you can ship — not a transcript you have to rewrite line by line.
How accurate is the automatic transcription?
Accuracy depends on the language and the audio. Your audio is routed to the speech-to-text engine that handles its language best — 50+ languages — and we always show the words, so you can correct anything before you download the file.
No tool transcribes accented, fast, or noisy speech perfectly, which is exactly why every word stays editable. The aim is to get you most of the way there automatically and make the last corrections trivial.
Free to start — download a watermark-free SRT
Pick your video free with no account, then create a free account with one-tap Google sign-in to generate. Downloaded SRT, VTT, and TXT files are plain text with no watermark. If you want the subtitles burned into the video, the free plan includes 3 free videos (with a watermark); paid plans remove it at a flat $19, $39, or $69 a month — no per-minute metering.
Flat pricing means you always know the bill. See full pricing.
Frequently asked questions
How do I generate subtitles for a video?
Pick your clip in the tool above (MP4, MOV or WebM), create a free account with one-tap Google sign-in, and FancyCaptions uploads it and transcribes it automatically. Review and fix any word, then download a clean SRT or VTT — or export the video with the subtitles burned in. Nothing to install.
Is the subtitle generator free? Can I download an SRT for free?
Yes. Pick your video with no account, create a free account with one-tap Google sign-in, and download a watermark-free SRT or VTT — the subtitle file is plain text with no branding on it. The free plan also includes 3 free videos if you want the subtitles burned in (with a watermark); paid plans remove the watermark at a flat $19, $39, or $69 a month with no per-minute metering.
What subtitle formats can I download?
SRT, VTT, and plain TXT. SRT and VTT carry the timing so they drop straight into YouTube, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve, or any player that reads subtitles; TXT is the transcript as plain text. All three are watermark-free.
What is the difference between subtitles and captions?
In everyday use they overlap. A subtitle usually means a plain, timed transcript of the dialogue delivered as a file (an SRT or VTT) that a player displays. A caption on short-form video usually means styled, animated text burned into the frame with word-level emphasis and motion. This tool does both: download the subtitle file here, or burn in animated captions.
Can I generate subtitles for a long video or podcast?
Yes. Upload the full recording and we transcribe the whole thing automatically, then you download a single SRT or VTT for the entire video — ideal for podcasts, interviews, webinars, and long-form YouTube. From the same transcript you can also cut short, subtitled clips for social.
How many languages are supported?
50+ languages, routed automatically to the speech-to-text engine that handles each one best. English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch and dozens more transcribe cleanly, and every word stays editable before export.
Can I edit the subtitles — fix wording, line breaks, and timing?
Yes. After transcription you get a transcript editor: correct any word, set line breaks, and adjust timing before you download the SRT or VTT. No automatic transcription is perfect on accented, fast, or noisy speech, which is exactly why every word stays editable.
How do I add the subtitles to a YouTube video?
Download the SRT here, then in YouTube Studio open your video → Subtitles → Add → Upload file → With timing, and select the SRT. YouTube reads the timing directly, so the subtitles line up without any manual sync.
Do the subtitle files have a watermark?
No. The downloaded SRT, VTT, and TXT files are plain text with no watermark and no branding. Watermarks only apply to exported video on the free plan, and they disappear on any paid plan.
How accurate is the automatic transcription?
Accuracy depends on the language and audio quality. Your audio is routed to the speech-to-text engine that handles its language best — 50+ languages — and every word stays editable, so you can correct anything before you download the file.
What video formats can I upload?
MP4, MOV, and WebM. Pick your clip free with no account on this page, then create a free account to generate and we upload and transcribe it automatically.
Can I also burn the subtitles into the video?
Yes. If you want the subtitles visible in the frame rather than a separate file, pick from 40+ animated caption styles with word-level emphasis and export a captioned video for TikTok, Shorts, or Reels. Same transcript, two deliverables.
Is my video uploaded, and when?
Nothing is uploaded until you're signed in. You pick your clip on this page with no account, and once you create a free account (one-tap Google sign-in) FancyCaptions uploads it and transcribes it. Your project then lives in your account, so you can re-open, re-edit, and re-download.
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Pick your clip above and we transcribe it automatically — download a watermark-free SRT or burn in animated captions.