Captions for YouTube Shorts and long videos
Captions help your YouTube videos get watched and understood. Burn stylish captions into a Short, or generate an SRT to upload to a longer video so viewers can turn them on or off.
Why use Editr
Two ways
Burned-in captions for Shorts, uploaded subtitle files for long videos.
Accurate timing
Word-level timing keeps captions in step with the speaker.
More reach
Captions make videos usable in loud places, quiet places and for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Many languages
Create captions in 22 languages.
How it works
- 1Add your video.
- 2Generate captions.
- 3For Shorts, style and export the video. For long videos, export an SRT.
- 4Upload it to YouTube Studio.
Questions
Can I upload the SRT to YouTube?
Yes. In YouTube Studio go to Subtitles, add a language and upload the .srt file.
Do burned-in captions affect upload?
They are part of the picture, so viewers cannot turn them off. That suits Shorts.
Is it free?
Yes, during launch.
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