Generate Subtitles and Captions for Any Video
Upload a video and get accurate, timed subtitles in seconds. Auto captions styled how you want: burn them in or export the caption file. Free to start.
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Captions should not become a second production cycle. Upload a video, describe the style, and Chat Octopus generates accurate, timed subtitles automatically: auto captions that land on the word being spoken, not half a beat late.
The transcript is just the start. Tell Chat Octopus how you want the subtitles to look: font, color, size, position, background, animation. "Bold white text with a black outline at the bottom." "Centered yellow captions that pop word by word." "Minimal lowercase in the bottom-left corner." Describe the style and Chat Octopus applies it.
Whichever kind of captions the job calls for, it comes from the same request. Burned-in captions for feeds that autoplay on mute. A closed caption file for platforms where viewers toggle them on and off. Say which one you need, or ask for both the captioned video and the matching file in one go, with timings that match line for line.
Need corrections? Just say "fix the timing on the third subtitle" or "change 'their' to 'there' at 2:14." No timeline scrubbing, no re-rendering the whole project. Each edit happens in the conversation and applies to the video.
Chat Octopus handles multiple languages. Generate subtitles in the spoken language, then ask for a translation. "Now create Spanish subtitles from the English ones." Both versions stay in the thread for future edits.
YouTubers use this on every upload. Course creators use it for lecture videos. Social media managers use it because captioned videos get more views. The subtitles are accurate, the styling is flexible, and the whole process takes minutes.
How it works
Upload your video in any format
Describe the subtitle style you want
Get styled captions burned in, or export the caption file