How to Add Subtitles to Any Video | CapCut Auto Captions Tutorial (Hinglish), by Gaurav Bahuguna on YouTube. 4 min 26 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 26 s
- Time to do it
- 10 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Open CapCut and tap New project, then choose the video you want to caption from your gallery or file browser.
Drag the clip onto the timeline and tap it once so it is selected before you add any text.
Open the Text menu at the bottom and choose Auto captions, sometimes labelled Auto subtitles.
Pick the language spoken in the clip, such as English, Hindi or Hinglish, then tap Generate to start the transcription.
Wait for CapCut to finish, then play through the timeline and tap any caption to correct wrong words, names or numbers.
Style the captions with a font, size, colour, outline or background box, and set the position so faces stay clear.
Add an animation such as word by word pop or a highlight, and keep each caption to about three to six words per screen.
Turn on the captions, play the whole clip and check that every line is in sync with the speech and readable on a phone.
Tap Export, choose 1080p, and save the video so the subtitles are burned into the final file.
Tips and common mistakes
Record your voice clearly and keep background music low, because auto captions mishear more over loud audio.
Fix names, brand words and numbers by hand, since these are the lines auto captions get wrong most often.
Keep captions inside the middle safe area so the app interface on reels and shorts does not cover the text.
Check the first and last caption of each clip, as the transcription often starts a beat late.
Questions
Are CapCut auto captions free?
Yes, generating auto captions is free in CapCut. Some fonts, templates, effects and stickers need a paid Pro subscription.
Can I add Hindi and English subtitles at the same time?
Auto captions transcribe one language per run. Generate them in the main spoken language, then edit the lines by hand if you want mixed wording.
Will the subtitles show in the exported video?
Yes. Once the captions sit on the timeline and are styled, they are burned into the exported file and appear on every player.
This guide was drafted from the video's details and general task knowledge. It has not been checked against the full video. Check the video and relevant product instructions before following a procedure. Report a correction.
