The caption look you see on short-form videos: big capitals in the middle of the screen, with each word turning yellow as it's said. Upload your clip and it's done in a few minutes.
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A TikTok subtitle generator is a tool that adds the word-by-word caption style used on short vertical videos. On this page the form starts on Yellow word highlight, centered, in ALL CAPS. Upload your clip, and the AI transcribes the speech with a timing for each word, shows two to four words at a time in the middle of the frame, and lights up the word being spoken. You get the captioned MP4 to post and an SRT file.
Sign in and upload the MP4, MOV or WEBM you're about to post, with clear speech. Export it from your camera app or editor without captions.
The form is already on Yellow word highlight, Center and ALL CAPS. Set the speech language, or leave it on Detect automatically.
Press Add captions. The captioned MP4 is saved in My Videos in a few minutes. Download it to your phone and upload it to TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
Yellow word highlight shows a short line in white and turns each word yellow at the moment it's spoken. Eyes follow the voice, which keeps people watching to the end of the line and the next one.
On a vertical feed the bottom of the screen is covered by the description, the sound name and the buttons on the right. Center placement puts captions in the clear middle of a 9:16 frame.
Short lines in capitals read at a glance while someone is scrolling. Switch the case to As spoken if your clip is calm or has many names.
Text size comes from the shorter side of your video, so captions on a 1080×1920 clip are big enough to read on a phone without covering your face. Long lines wrap inside side margins.
Karaoke fill turns words from grey to white as they're spoken, Neon adds a pink glowing outline, and Bold white is the classic outlined look. Change the Style field before you press the button.
Manual captions mean transcribing, timing every line and styling it. The AI does all three in one job.
| Feature | AI Caption Generator | Typing captions by hand |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription | Speech written out word by word, in 13 languages or auto-detected | Type out every word while replaying the clip |
| Timing | Each word timed to the speech, in short lines of two to four words | Drag every caption into place on a timeline |
| Styling | Six ready caption styles burned into the video | Build a caption style and copy it to every line |
| Translation | Translate the captions in the same job | A translator, then timing the new text again |
| Output | A captioned MP4 plus an SRT subtitle file | Export captions and video separately |
| Price | 15 credits per started minute | Your time, or a per-minute transcription service |
You talk to the front camera for 50 seconds about something that happened at work. Without captions, most people scrolling with the sound off skip it.
A 35-second recipe with your voice over the cooking shots needs captions that read over busy footage.
The same vertical video can go to all three apps. Their buttons and descriptions cover the bottom and right edges of the screen.
People posting talking videos every day who want the word-highlight look without editing captions by hand.
Creators cross-posting the same vertical clip who need captions in a safe spot on every app.
Shops and service businesses posting quick tips and behind-the-scenes clips for their brand.
People sharing one idea per clip who want viewers to read along on mute.
The most common one is large capital letters in the middle of the screen with the spoken word highlighted. This page starts on exactly that: Yellow word highlight, Center, ALL CAPS.
15 credits per started minute. Most TikToks are under a minute, so most cost 15 credits.
No. The highlight is a fixed yellow. For a different look, try Karaoke fill or Neon.
The bottom of a vertical feed is covered by the caption text, the sound name and the buttons. Centered subtitles stay visible on TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
Yes, captions are sized to any frame. For TikTok, resize the video to 9:16 first so it fills the screen.
No. Burned-in captions are part of the picture. Run the job again after fixing the audio, or edit the SRT if you use it elsewhere.
No, it's made for speech. If no spoken words are found, the job stops and the credits are returned. For song lyrics, use the Lyric Video Maker.
Yes. Pick one of 13 languages in Translate captions to for 5 extra credits. Translated lines appear whole rather than word by word.
Yes. Sign in with Google or email; each job costs credits from your balance, and the result is saved in My Videos.
If a job can't finish, the credits it used go back to your balance automatically.
Word-by-word captions for any video, in 6 styles, with translation. 15 credits / min, and the result is saved in My Videos.
