How to Add Video Captions and Export SRT, VTT or TXT

Choose captions, subtitles or a transcript

Burned-in captions

Words become part of an MP4 or WebM picture. Viewers do not need to turn on a separate subtitle track, but you must render another clip to change the words.

SRT

A timed subtitle file for an editor or video service that accepts SRT uploads. Check the destination’s supported format.

VTT

A timed WebVTT subtitle file, useful for web video players and services that accept VTT.

TXT

Readable transcript text for notes, quotes and drafting. It is not a timed subtitle track.

Captions, transcript tools and private uploads require Pro or Enterprise. You can read these guides and try Free clipping before choosing a plan.

Add captions to your clip

1. Load the source in the clip editor. Use a supported YouTube link, or choose Upload your video with a paid account. MP4, MOV and WebM recordings are accepted within your upload limits.
2. Select the exact range. Start at the first useful sentence and end after a complete thought. Choose MP4 or WebM: MP3 is audio only and GIF does not support these captions.
3. Turn on Burn captions. Choose a caption style in More export options. Use the caption editor to review text and timing before rendering, or enter manual captions.
4. Check framing and render. Keep captions clear of faces, demonstrations and important text. Play the finished clip with sound and check the first and last caption.

Automatic transcription can miss names, numbers and technical vocabulary. A quick review of those details is more useful than simply choosing a decorative style. If a render reports a caption warning, inspect the result rather than assuming captions were included.

Download SRT, VTT or TXT

Choose Load transcript in the source transcript panel. Search for a phrase to find the right passage. You can click a line to set the clip’s start and shift-click a later line to set its end; the time fields are also available.

1. Choose Download range. Select Entire transcript for the full source, or Current clip for the selected excerpt.
2. Select TXT, SRT or VTT. Download the format your next tool accepts.
3. Check the file against the video. For Current clip, subtitle times start at 0:00, so they line up with the excerpt rather than the original source timeline.

For a clip selected from 10:00 to 10:30, use Current clip when you want subtitles for that 30-second export. An entire-source subtitle file would keep the original timing. Clip caption edits and source transcript exports are separate: review the downloaded subtitle wording and cues before publishing.

Use your AI allowance deliberately

Pro includes 150 AI minutes each billing month; Enterprise includes 600. New source transcripts and automatic clip captions share this allowance, including on annual plans. Usage follows audio sent for transcription, rounded up to the next second per request; provider retries also use minutes.

Loading cached captions, writing manual captions and exporting an existing transcript use no additional AI minutes. Presets, branding and crop controls also use none. Rendering a new clip still uses the normal clip allowance. There are no automatic AI overage charges.

If you only need one short captioned excerpt, select that range first. Generate a full-source transcript when you also need to search the recording or create several excerpts. Check your remaining allowance in the dashboard before starting a long source transcript.

Save the parts you want to repeat

Once you like your caption colors, crop and corner label, save an export preset. Pro includes five presets; Enterprise includes 25. Reuse the visual settings on the next recording, then review that recording’s words and timing separately.

For a weekly interview or lesson, combine this with the long-video clipping workflow. If your source is a saved TikTok or Reel, upload the local file; those social URLs belong in their dedicated downloaders.