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YouTube Shorts captions

Animated subtitles for YouTube Shorts

Retention drives Shorts reach. Punchy, synced captions keep viewers watching past the first seconds — generate them from your audio and export a Shorts-ready MP4.

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Step by step

  1. 1

    Upload your video

    Drop in a clip from your phone or laptop — MP4, MOV or WebM up to 90 seconds.

  2. 2

    Get auto captions

    Speech is transcribed with word-level timing in English, Hindi or Hinglish.

  3. 3

    Style it

    Pick from 50+ animated templates and fine-tune font, colour, glow, spacing and position.

  4. 4

    Export

    Download a watermark-free 1080×1920 MP4 — ₹29 in India, $3 internationally, no subscription.

Why creators use Captionlabs

  • Captions that highlight each word as it is spoken.
  • Placement that avoids the Shorts title and buttons.
  • 50+ styles from clean minimal to glowing Pro FX.
  • Edit words and timing on a visual timeline.
  • Clean 1080×1920 MP4, no watermark.
  • Pay per export — no monthly plan.

Why captions matter on YouTube Shorts

Shorts compete in a fast vertical feed where viewers decide in the first second or two. Clear, animated captions make your opening line readable instantly, even for viewers watching muted.

Captions also help viewers follow fast speech, accents and mixed Hindi-English, which lifts average view duration — a key signal for how widely Shorts are shown.

Built for the 9:16 Shorts frame

Exports are 1080×1920 vertical MP4s, the native Shorts resolution, with captions burned in so they look the same on every phone, TV and browser.

Captions stay inside a safe area away from the Shorts title, channel name and action buttons, and you can adjust the vertical position yourself.

Reuse one video everywhere

The same export works on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok, so you caption once and post everywhere. There's no watermark to crop out and no subscription to keep paying.

Frequently asked questions

Are these captions good for Shorts retention?
Animated, synced captions help sound-off viewers follow along, which supports watch time.
What format do I get?
A 1080×1920 vertical MP4 ready to upload to YouTube Shorts.
Is there a free option?
Uploading, captioning and preview are free; you pay only to download.
Do burned-in captions replace YouTube's auto subtitles?
They work alongside them. Burned-in captions are always visible and styled, while YouTube's own subtitles stay optional for viewers.

Ready to caption your next reel? No subscription, no watermark — pay only when you export.

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