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Add subtitles to any video without a desktop editor. Auto-generate timed captions, fix the wording, style them, then download SRT and VTT or burn them straight into the video.
How it works
A technical breakdown of how Add Subtitles to a Video processes your content.
Upload your video
Drop in any video up to 1 GB, or record straight in your browser. MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, and MKV all work.
Auto-generate timed captions
Blazescribe transcribes the audio with word-level timing and splits it into clean caption lines, ready in minutes.
Edit, style, and export
Fix any wording, pick a style, then download SRT or VTT, or export a burned-in MP4 with the captions on every frame.
Key capabilities
What makes Add Subtitles to a Video in Blazescribe stand out.
Captions in minutes
No typing line by line. The transcript becomes timed captions automatically, so you start from a finished draft.
Edit and re-time
Rewrite any line, nudge the start and end in small steps, and merge or split segments so each caption reads cleanly.
Six styles, your colors
Style captions with six presets plus size, position, and color, previewed live on the video before you export.
Any format you need
Download SRT for YouTube and editors, VTT for the web, or a burned-in MP4 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
Adding subtitles to a video used to mean either typing every line by hand in a desktop editor or paying a service and waiting a day. Neither is necessary anymore. Upload your video to Blazescribe and the audio is transcribed with word-level timing, then split into caption lines that already fit on screen. From there it is cleanup, not creation: fix a name, tighten a line, nudge a timestamp that drifted. When the words are right, choose how the captions look with six styles plus size, position, and color, and watch the changes live on the video. The last step is your call. Download an SRT for YouTube and editors, a VTT for the web, or a burned-in MP4 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts where captions have to be visible the moment a muted clip starts playing. No install, no waiting, no watermark.
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Add Subtitles to a Video FAQ
Common questions about Add Subtitles to a Video in Blazescribe.
Upload the video, let Blazescribe generate timed captions, edit anything that needs a fix, then download SRT or VTT, or export a captioned MP4. You can do all of this with your free credits — no card required.
No. Everything runs in your browser. There is no desktop editor to install and no project file to manage, and the rendering happens on your own machine.
Yes. Translate the transcript first, then edit and export captions in any of 100+ languages with the timing left intact.
Use SRT for YouTube and most editors, VTT for web players, and a burned-in MP4 for social video where captions need to show even on mute. You can do more than one.
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