Add Animated Captions to Any Video
Upload a video and StoryCut adds animated, word-level captions automatically, with 99.5% accuracy across 50+ languages. Pick a style, fix any word, export. No editing skills needed.
- MP4, MOV or WebM
- Free plan: videos up to 4 min
- No credit card required
Adding captions with StoryCut: key facts
- Short answer
- Upload your video. Captions start automatically when the upload finishes, timed word by word. Pick a style, fix any word, then export the MP4 with the captions burned in or download an SRT file.
- Accuracy and languages
- 99.5% accuracy, 50+ languages. The AI detects the spoken language, or you pick it.
- Styles
- 1,000+ animated styles, including 26 built-in ones such as 6 Hormozi-style presets and a MrBeast style. Change font, colors, size, position and animation, and save your own.
- Price
- Free plan: 3 videos at a time, up to 4 minutes each, 720p with a small watermark, no credit card. Starter ($7/mo billed yearly) removes the watermark and exports 1080p.
- Formats
- Upload MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI or MKV. Export an MP4 in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9, or download the captions as an SRT file.
Creator Styles
The Exact Styles Behind Viral Videos
Hormozi-style bold text, MrBeast pop-on energy, karaoke highlights, neon glow and more: 1,000+ styles, applied in one click. Then change the font, colors, size, position and animation to make it yours.
How It Works
How to Add Captions to Any Video
Three steps. Under a minute. No editing skills required.
- 01
Upload Your Video
Drag and drop an MP4, MOV or WebM file (up to 4 min on Free, 30 min on Business).
- 02
AI Generates Captions
Captions start as soon as the upload finishes, with word-level timing. Fix any word, pick a style, customize it.
- 03
Export and Post
Download with the captions burned in, ready for TikTok, Reels or Shorts. 720p on Free, up to 4K 60fps on Business.
99.5% Accurate
99.5% Accuracy. In 50+ Languages.
State-of-the-art speech recognition that handles accents, fast speech, and background noise. On a 300-word video, that's ~1 error. Most competitors hit 95% — that's 15 errors. Auto-detect or manually select from 50+ languages.
Editor
Edit Captions Like Text
Fix a word, split or merge lines, adjust timing and swap styles right in the caption list. No timeline and no learning curve: the AI does the heavy lifting, you have the final say on every word.
Upload a video. Your captions start right away.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Your First Captioned Video Is Free
Upload your video. Get back a scroll-stopper with viral captions, cinematic transitions, auto zoom, and clean audio. The same tools top creators use to explode views.
Upload a video, pick a style, export. 50+ languages, word-level sync, free plan with no credit card.
- Join 10,000+ creators
- No credit card required
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