Free online animated video captioner
Drop in a video, pick a caption style, and download it with animated captions. Your first video is free.
or drag it here · up to 60 seconds
- First video free
- No watermark
- Works on your phone
How to caption a video online for free
Upload your video
Choose an MP4, MOV or WebM up to 60 seconds. It stays on your device.
Pick a caption style
Choose from 45 animated styles and 62 fonts, then set the colour, size and position. You see it on your own video first.
Generate and download
Click Generate video and make a free account. Your captioned video is usually ready to download in about a minute, with no watermark.
An animated subtitle generator with 45 styles
Every word lands on time. These run the same caption engine that renders your video.
- Beast PopAnton
- Hormozi BoxMontserrat
- Karaoke FillArchivo Black
- TikTok PillPoppins
- CapCut BounceLuckiest Guy
- Neon SignMonoton
Quick facts
- Price
- First video free. After that, from 7.5¢ a video (packs start at $1). No subscription.
- Sign-up
- Not needed to start. You make a free account when you generate your video.
- Video length
- Up to 60 seconds.
- File types
- MP4, MOV and WebM. An H.264 MP4 works best.
- Download
- MP4 at 720p or 1080p.
- Watermark
- None.
- Styles
- 45 animated caption styles and 62 fonts.
- Languages
- Detects the spoken language, or pick from 16, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese and Chinese.
- Works on
- iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Chromebook, in a modern browser. No app to install.
- Privacy
- Your video stays on your device. Only the audio is sent, to write the captions.
Free video captioner FAQ
Is this video captioner really free?
Your first video is free and has no watermark. After that, videos cost from 7.5¢ each and you only pay when you want more. There is no subscription.
Do I need to sign up?
Not to start. Upload your video and pick a style first. When you click Generate video, you make a free account with Google or email, and your video is made straight away.
How do I add animated captions to a video?
Upload the video on this page, choose a caption style, and click Generate video. Caption Plug writes the captions from the speech, times every word, and gives you an MP4 to download.
What is an animated subtitle generator?
It turns speech into captions that move word by word, like the pop-up captions on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, instead of plain lines of text at the bottom of the screen.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. It runs in the browser on iPhone and Android, so there is no app to install. Keep the tab open while your video renders.
Will my video have a watermark?
No. Every video you download is clean, including the free one.
How long can my video be?
Up to 60 seconds, which fits TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Trim longer videos first.
Can I fix a wrong word?
Yes. After your video is made, open Words, fix any word, and download it again for free.
Is my video uploaded?
No. Your video stays on your device and is rendered in your browser. Only the audio is sent, so the captions can be written.
Caption your video now
First video free. No watermark.
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