How to add Dubbing with Kapwing

If you have a global audience, it might be hard to make a new video over and over in different languages. The workaround? Dubbing!

Dubbing is the adding of a different language to a video that has already been shot. A good example is when you watch a foreign film originally spoken in Mandarin, but you watch it in English.

How do I add dubbing on Kapwing?
How do I dub with a custom voice?
What languages does Kapwing support for dubbing?

How to Dub on Kapwing?

You can do dub videos yourself on Kapwing, here is how:

1. Upload your video(s) to the Kapwing Studio
2. Click "Subtitles" on the left side of the studio
3. Click "Smart Tools" at the top right of the subtitles panel
4. Select the assets you want to have dubbed (if you uploaded multiple videos, they will all be "pre-selected" if there is audio detected)
5. Select your preference(s) for the dubbing (translate language for subtitles, the voice, the number of speakers)
6. Click "Dub Video"

How to Dub on Kapwing with a Custom Voice?

Kapwing* offers the ability to save a clone of your voice or upload a voice of your choosing allowing you to create a text to speech layer using your own voice model.

To add a voice clone, you must be a Business customer. Business plan customers can save up to 2 voice clones in their Brand Kit. Once you've upgraded to the Business Plan, click the "Add new Voice" button in the Text to Speech dropdown menu. You'll be prompted to upload an example of the speaker whose voice you want to clone**.

When dubbing, you can select the voice you have uploaded in Brand Kit under the "Voice" dropdown.

To delete a voice clone, go to your Brand Kit and scroll down to the saved voice clones. Hover over a voice model icon and click the delete icon that appears in the upper corner.

*We've enabled Voice Cloning in partnership with Eleven Labs.
**Customers must have the rights to clone a speaker's voice, as noted in Kapwing's terms of service.

What languages does Kapwing Dubbing support?

Kapwing uses same 30 different languages for dubbing as it does for text to speech. See the full list of supported languages below.

Additional Resources:

How to Add Subtitles or Captions with Kapwing
How to use Text-to-Speech in Kapwing

Looking for more help?

Check our Release Notes for tutorials on how to use the latest Kapwing features!