YouTube Shorts
Auto captions for YouTube Shorts that keep people watching.
Burned-in captions with word-perfect timing — or SRT/VTT files if you’d rather use YouTube’s own player captions.
Shorts live or die on retention, and the Shorts shelf autoplays with sound that viewers often never turn on. On-screen captions keep the story readable from the first frame — and unlike YouTube’s CC toggle, burned-in captions can’t be switched off or drawn in a style you didn’t choose.
CaptionCandy writes and times your captions automatically, then renders them into the video in a look you pick from 57 styles. Prefer YouTube’s native captions for search indexing? Export a clean SRT or VTT file from the same transcript — both options come from one upload.
Burned-in or SRT — your call
Render styled captions into the video for Shorts, or download SRT/VTT/TXT for YouTube’s caption track. Both are included, even on free.
Retention-first timing
Word-by-word display keeps reading pace locked to speaking pace, so viewers stay in sync with your delivery.
Beyond Shorts
Paid plans caption videos up to 90 minutes — full YouTube videos, podcasts and webinars, not just clips.
4K export
Creator and Pro plans export up to 4K, so captioning never costs you resolution on a big screen.
How it works
Upload your Short
Or a full-length video — the same flow captions both.
Review the transcript
Every word is editable and retimable. Star a word to make it the highlighted one on its line.
Export video or subtitles
Burned-in MP4 for Shorts, or SRT/VTT to upload alongside a regular video. Re-export in another style free.
Common questions
Burned-in captions or YouTube’s CC — which should I use?
For Shorts: burned-in. They’re always visible, styled to stop the scroll, and they survive reposting to Reels and TikTok. For long-form videos, many creators do both — burned-in for the hook, plus an SRT upload so YouTube can index every word for search.
Can I get just the subtitle file?
Yes. SRT, VTT and TXT downloads are included on every plan, including free.
How accurate is the transcription?
It uses on-device Whisper models — strong accuracy on clear speech in 40+ languages. Every word stays editable, so the occasional miss is a two-second fix, not a re-run.
What does it cost?
The free plan includes 15 export-minutes a month with all styles unlocked. Paid plans start at ₹125/month billed annually and remove the watermark.
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