How To Caption Videos
Add closed captions to your videos and share them online
Caption Your Videos
Are you looking to add captions to your YouTube or social media videos before sharing them with the world? You're in the right place! Our online video editor makes it easy to caption or add subtitles to your video straight from your web browser! No downloads or installs required.
Easy to use
Our intuitive interface makes adding captions to your clips as easy as dragging the captions over to the right place and editing the text!
Change the subtitles font
You can easily change the size, font or color of your video captions to make them more accessible and easy to read. You can even upload your own fonts!
Caption videos fast
Our cloud video editor does all the heavy lifting in the background! That means that after you're done captioning your video, Flixier will have it rendered and ready for publishing in a matter of minutes!
Optimize your videos for social media
If you're captioning videos for Instagram or YouTube, we have you covered! Flixier lets you easily choose and switch between different Aspect Ratios, making it easy to create content for different platforms!
How To Caption Videos Online:
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Upload your video
Bring your video over to your Flixier library. You can upload videos from your computer, bring them over from cloud storage or even paste in a YouTube link if your video is already on the platform!
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Type in your captions
Go to the Text menu and click on Add Subtitle. You can adjust the subtitle size and position by dragging on its edges. Use the Timings menu to add/modify existing text and synchronize your captions with the video. You can also change the subtitle font, color, stroke and many more!
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Download or publish your video online
Once you're done captioning your video, click on Export. You can give it a short title and description and have Flixier publish it straight to YouTube or Facebook. Your captioned video will be rendered and ready for download in 3 minutes or less!
Why use Flixier to add audio to your videos:
Increase engagement on social media
85% of Facebook videos are watched without sound. That's why it's important that you caption your videos if you want people to follow along.
Make your videos accessible
Hearing impaired people often depend on captions to be able to fully enjoy online content.
Create a variety of captioned content
Add captions, clean up audio, or make a lyric video – Flixier’s simple tools help you create shareable content fast. Perfect for YouTube, TikTok, and every other online space!
It's easier than it looks
Captioning can seem like a daunting, tedious task, but Flixier makes it easy by offering a captions system that is fast and intuitive.
Need more than just captioning your video?
Edit easily
With Flixier you can trim videos or add text, music, motion graphics, images and so much more.
Publish in minutes
Flixier is powered by the cloud so you can edit and publish your videos at blazing speed on any device.
Collaborate in real-time
Easily collaborate on your projects with Flixier, we offer real-time feedback and sharing of projects.
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Over 1 million creators use Flixier every month including brands like:
I like Flixier because I can use it anywhere I go and I don`t need a lot of computer requirements but great internet connection. I like how fast it is when it comes to rendering videos and still have the opportunity to continue or start another project while waiting. I appreciate the continuous updates and adjustments because it is necessary for a video editing tool.
My main criteria for an editor was that the interface is familiar and most importantly that the renders were in the cloud and super fast. Flixier more than delivered in both. I've now been using it daily to edit Facebook videos for my 1M follower page.
I like Flixier because I can use it anywhere I go and I don't need a lot of computer requirements but great internet connection. I like how fast it is when it comes to rendering videos and still have the opportunity to continue or start another project while waiting. I appreciate the continuous updates and adjustments because it is necessary for a video editing tool.
What I like most about Flixier is the flexibility to edit the captions, both in terms of the text and the time where it starts and finish showing it. It gives you full control.
This online free program was extremely easy to use, implement, and integrate into my 9-12th grade tech classes. The projects turned out great and were easy to export. I liked having multiple ways to upload pictures. The software was also easy to understand.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
What apps can caption videos?
Most video editors will allow you to caption videos, but if you're looking for the fastest, easiest way to do it then an online tool such as Flixier is probably your best bet.
How long does it take to caption videos?
This depends on the length of your video. It also depends on the method you use for captioning. Captioning videos manually is slower but a lot more precise. Automated captioning gets the job done fast, but often leads to captioning mistakes that your viewers will not be pleased with.
How do you add subtitles to a YouTube video that's not yours?
As of September 2020, Google discontinued the feature that allows YouTube users to submit their own captions for other people's videos. If you want to caption a YouTube video now, you need to use an online video editor. Be careful though! Redistributing other people's YouTube content might fall under copyright infringement, even if you're just adding captions!
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