How to make subtitles online
The first question is - what is a subtitle? That's a transcript of the visual's soundtrack, which appears on the screen simultaneously with the audio. It's essential for people who are deaf or hard of hearing or people who are hard of hearing. Subs may also provide some additional information never mentioned in the audio.
Besides, we need subtitles when we watch serials or movies in foreign languages – whether they were never translated or we just want to improve our listening skills.
Briefly speaking, we need them indeed. But how to add subtitles to MP4 or videos of another format?
Usually, we need some special licensed software, experience, and time. But not with Clideo – let us introduce you to an online tool that can be used for free to create captions.
Read on and learn how to add subtitles to a video file fast and easily!
Upload your video
Open Subtitle Maker by Clideo from your mobile device, PC or Mac. It works in any browser you like – just get ensured that your Internet connection is stable and fast.
To select any previously recorded or downloaded movie from your device, just hit a large blue button "Сhoose file" (it's really hard to miss it; there is only one button on the tool's homepage).
If you want to upload a clip from Dropbox or Google Drive, click the arrow on the right to call a drop-down menu.
Put subtitles on the video
There are three options: if your file has speech, you can autogenerate the subtitles. Also, you can merge the SRT subtitle file with your video or insert captions manually. Let's focus on adding subtitles to the video manually, as it seems to be the most complicated one.
Find an empty field on the right side from the uploaded video. Set the beginning/end time using the timestamps or by dragging the blue handles of the subtitles in the timeline and write a subtitle text. Run the video to get the exact timing first. When you are done, click "Add subtitle" to embed the next one. Repeat the process as many times as you need.
No matter how you added the subs, manually or with an SRT file, click the "Styles" tab to alter their font size, color, painting, style, etc.
You may also edit ready entries, change their order, or delete them. To delete all the subtitles in one click, hit the "Delete" icon that you will see at the top right above all the subtitles. Use the "↓ SRT" or "↓ TXT" buttons to download the captions as a separate SRT or TXT file for any further usage. Or you can even translate your created subtitles with the help of the "Translate" option (the translated subtitles will replace the original one).
Choose the output format at the bottom. The default one is the same as in the initial file, but you may set any extension you want, including AVI, MKV, MP4, and others.
Feel happy with the result? Hit the "Export video" button and wait until your video is ready.
Please note that the tool adds hard subtitles only. Hard subtitles are burned in, or hard-coded, as an overlay over your video and cannot be turned off or on later in a player.
Download the result
Save it to your device or a cloud storage. Enjoy your new movie with captions by yourself or share with others on the Internet.
We regularly improve our tools to add new features or enhance your experience. Check our Help Center for the most recent instructions.