Captions that stay close to the words.
Generate a timestamped transcript and export subtitles for your final clip, as files or burned in.
How it works
- Add video or audio.
- Let the Agent transcribe it and time the captions.
- Choose a caption style.
- Export SRT, VTT or burn captions into the render.
How captions are made
Captions come from the same transcript the clipper uses, with word-level timing, so each line appears when it is spoken. The transcript is a first draft: correct names, product terms and numbers before rendering, because burned-in captions cannot be edited afterwards.
You can export captions as separate SRT or VTT files — useful for YouTube, LinkedIn and course platforms that accept subtitle uploads — or burn them into the video for platforms where most people watch with the sound off.
Caption styles
- Clean — regular white text, the least intrusive option.
- Bold — larger, bold text with a heavier outline, readable on busy backgrounds.
- Karaoke — the bold style in yellow for a high-contrast social look. Words are not highlighted one by one.
Burned-in captions use a font that covers both Latin and Chinese characters, so bilingual clips render without missing glyphs.
Languages
Choose English, Chinese or auto-detect for the transcript. Captions are produced in the spoken language; ToClips does not translate captions into another language.
Where SRT and VTT files go
- YouTube — YouTube Studio → Subtitles → Add language → Upload file (SRT or VTT).
- LinkedIn — when posting a video, use the caption option to attach an SRT file.
- Vimeo and most course platforms — upload SRT or VTT in the video’s subtitle settings.
- TikTok, Instagram Reels and Xiaohongshu — no subtitle file upload, so burn the captions into the video.
Uploaded subtitle files stay editable and can be switched off by viewers; burned-in captions are always visible and look the same on every device.
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit the transcript?
Not in batch mode. To fix a name or term, load the source into the browser editor, edit the caption text and render.
Can I get captions without burning them in?
Yes. Every clip comes with an SRT file, and the full source transcript is available as SRT and VTT.
Does it translate subtitles?
No. Captions are in the language that was spoken.