AI VIDEO CAPTION GENERATOR

Generate closed captions and word-by-word subtitles for your video content in a single click. Fast, accurate, and online.

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Increase watch time with accurate, customizable video captions

Create and edit captions in seconds. Grow the reach of your videos with accessible and SEO-friendly captions available in 75+ languages.

Auto-generate captions in one click with AI

Kapwing's video captioner automatically detects dialogue and narration and converts that audio into text captions with unmatched accuracy. Create word-by-word subtitles or closed captions in a single click and then edit and customize every detail, or download your captions to use elsewhere.

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Make videos more accessible and engaging

80% of viewers are more likely to finish a video with captions. What's more, closed captions and subtitles make your video content accessible to viewers who are hard of hearing. Reach more people with your content—even those listening on mute—with our highly-accurate captioning tool.

Generate captions

Make videos more accessible and engaging

Translate captions and subtitles in 75+ languages

Kapwing's caption generator recognizes and works with 75+ languages and accents. Reach a global audience with your video content by translating subtitles, closed captions, text transcripts, and even audio to nearly a hundred languages, all with our AI-powered captioning tools.

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Edit and customize every detail of your captions

Select text to edit your captions directly and watch as they update on your video in real time. Customize captions to perfection by changing the colors, fonts, and backgrounds—or apply Kapwing's built-in animations, effects, and overlays to make your video subtitles pop on social media.

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Turn captions into SEO-friendly transcripts

Text content helps make videos discoverable on search engines. Good news: All captions generated with Kapwing also include a fully editable video transcript. Add the transcript anywhere you host your video or download your captions in popular formats like SRT, VTT, or TXT.

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Turn captions into SEO-friendly transcripts

“Kapwing is an essential tool that we use in MOXIE Nashville every day. As a social media agency owner, there's a variety of video needs that my clients have. From adding subtitles to resizing videos for various platforms, Kapwing makes it possible for us to create incredible content that consistently exceeds client expectations."

Vannesia Darby

CEO of Moxie Nashville

Generate eye-catching captions for every video format

Instagram Reels

Add captions to Reels with Safe Zones and automatic resizing.

TikTok videos

Create captions that pop on TikTok with built-in animations.

YouTube Shorts

Turn videos into Shorts and automatically add captions.

Podcast & audiograms

Keep viewers engaged by adding captions to podcast clips.

LinkedIn clips

Stand out on LinkedIn with word-by-word video captions.

Every video creation tool you need, all in one place

Get all your editing done in one place. Craft your videos for every platform using powerful features accessible for everyone.

Online video editor

Edit your videos with our fast, powerful video editor. Accessible for beginners, feature-rich for pros. Available on any device.

Magic subtitles

Add word-by-word captions to any video with Kapwing's subtitle generator. Change colors, fonts, and add animations or transitions.

Generative AI

Text to video is here. Create videos with a simple text prompt that include stock clips, music, subtitles, and transitions.

Collaborative editing

Organize footage and files with a shared workspace. Quickly review and share feedback with your team using real-time comments.

Edit video with text

Edit a video just by editing text. Trim videos or clip sections by removing text from the video's auto-generated transcript.

Automatic resize

Crop, flip, or resize videos to fit any platform. Built-in social media Safe Zones ensure your content always fits correctly.

Instant transcripts

Transcribe video to text with a single click. Repurpose audio or video content into articles and text posts, or convert to subtitles.

Translation & dubbing

Reach a global audience and translate videos in 70+ languages. Accurate translation for video subtitles and voice overs.

Enhance audio quality

Clean audio in seconds, remove background noise from videos, add music and effects, and split or merge audio with our built-in audio editor.

"Kapwing is incredibly intuitive. Many of our marketers were able to get on the platform and use it right away with little to no instruction. No need for downloads or installations—it just works."

Eunice Park

Studio Production Manager at Formlabs

How to auto generate captions with AI

Generate captions automatically
Upload a video to the Kapwing editor from any device. Or, drag and drop a video from your desktop. Your video must include sound.
Design and customize your captions
Click Subtitles on the left-hand side of the editor. Then select the Auto subtitles option that appears. Our video caption generator will add AI-generated captions to your videos instantly. Once they've been added, you can edit the text, font, design, location, and more.
Export the video or download caption files
Select the Export Project option from the top-right of the screen to hardcode your captions 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there an AI that auto-generates captions?

Kapwing can automatically generate captions for any video through AI. Simply upload your video and click 'Auto subtitles and Kapwing AI will create word-by-word captions and a text transcript based on any spoken dialogue or narration in your video.

Is Kapwing's video caption generator free to use?

Kapwing's video captioner is available on our Free plan and allows you to create up to 10 minutes of AI-generated captions. Upgrade to the Pro plan for as little as $16/month to generate unlimited video captions. Note that all videos exported on the free plan will feature a small watermark.

How do I convert dialogue or narration into captions?

Kapwing's AI-powered video caption generator includes speech recognition that automatically detects spoken voice in an audio or video file. Kapwing then creates an editable transcript for your spoken dialogues that can be modified directly and used as video captions. Lastly, you can either hardcode (e.g., permanently burn) your subtitles into a video or download them as a subtitle file.

How can I translate captions into another language?

Kapwing's video caption generator can translate to and from over 60+ different languages. Just upload your video and select 'Auto subtitles' to generate subtitles in your preferred language. Then select the translate icon near the subtitle editor and select the language you'd like to translate your captions to. Kapwing will translate your subtitles or closed captions automatically and then update your video.

What are closed captions?

Closed captions are text that describe what's happening in a video. Closed captions, unlike subtitles, are designed for viewers who may not be able to hear anything in a video, including audio effects or music. The important distinction is that closed captions include spoken dialogue—including speaker differentiation—as well as sound effects, music, or other audio that shines light on what’s happening in the video.

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.

No spam or ads

We don't serve ads: we're committed to building a quality, trustworthy website. And we will never spam you nor sell your information to anyone.

Powerful

Kapwing works hard to help make the content you want, when you want it. Get started on your project today.

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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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Studio Production Manager at Formlabs

With Kapwing, we're always ready to create.

Kapwing is an essential tool that we use in MOXIE Nashville every day. As a social media agency owner, there's a variety of video needs that my clients have. From adding subtitles to resizing videos for various platforms, Kapwing makes it possible for us to create incredible content that consistently exceeds client expectations. With Kapwing, we're always ready to create - from anywhere!

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CEO at MOXIE Nashville

Spend less time learning... and more time crafting stories.

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Love this site.

As an English Foreign Language Teacher, this site helps me to quickly subtitle interesting videos that I can use in class. The students love the videos, and the subtitles really help them to learn new vocabulary as well as better understand and follow the video.

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Excellent subtitling features

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