Free Animated Captions Generator

Add word-by-word animated captions to your short videos. Pick a style, preview it live and download the MP4, right from your browser.

1Add your video
2Pick a caption style
3Download the MP4

Drop your video here

Your video stays on your device. Only its audio is sent to write the captions.

MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 5 minutes and 2 GB

Caption style

With a free account

Your video never leaves your device: the MP4 is created in your browser. The audio is deleted right after transcription.

Pick a style to preview it

How it works

Animated captions in three steps, without installing anything.

Add your video

Drop a short video of up to 5 minutes. It stays on your device.

Pick a caption style

Captions are written word by word and animated in the style you choose. The preview updates instantly.

Download the MP4

Your browser creates the captioned video. Download it, plus an SRT file if you need one.

Why animated captions?

Most short videos are watched without sound. Captions that follow the voice keep people watching.

Make TikToks, Reels and Shorts easy to follow with the sound off.
Highlight each word as it is spoken to hold attention.
Give podcasts, interviews and talking-head clips a creator look.
Make your videos accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
Translate or dub the same video into 70+ languages with VoiceCheap.

Your video stays with you

The captioned video is created in your browser. Only the audio is uploaded to write the captions, and it is deleted right after.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. You can caption one video of up to 5 minutes per day without an account. A free account adds the caption editor.

Nine styles, from clean minimal subtitles to bold word-by-word highlights, karaoke, neon and comic looks. You can switch styles as often as you like before downloading.

No. Your browser reads the video and creates the MP4 locally. Only the audio is sent to write the captions, and it is deleted right after transcription.

Speech is detected automatically in dozens of languages, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Free exports show a small voicecheap.ai mark. Create a free account to remove it and edit your captions.

Recent versions of Chrome, Edge and Firefox, and Safari 26 or later. Keep the tab open while the video is being created.

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