How to Create SRT Subtitles for a Video Automatically
Subtitled videos keep viewers longer, work with the sound off (which is how most social video is watched) and are accessible to deaf viewers. Creating subtitles by hand, syncing every sentence, is slow. With AI you can have an SRT file ready in minutes.
What is an SRT file?
An SRT is a text file with numbered blocks. Each block has a start time, an end time and the text shown on screen:
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,500
Hi everyone and welcome.
The VTT format is almost identical and is the standard for web video.
Step by step
- Upload the video (MP4, MOV, WEBM…) to our SRT subtitle generator. No need to extract the audio.
- Pick the language of the video or leave it on automatic.
- Review the text in the editor: click each sentence to hear it and fix proper names.
- Download the SRT (or VTT) from your account.
How to add the SRT on each platform
- YouTube: YouTube Studio → Subtitles → Add language → Upload file → "With timing".
- Premiere Pro: File → Import → drag the SRT onto the timeline as a caption track.
- DaVinci Resolve: File → Import → Subtitle, then drag it onto the timeline.
- CapCut: Text → Captions → Import caption file.
Tips
- Keep sentences short: text reads best in lines under 42 characters.
- If the video has loud music, boost the voice before exporting.
- Video in another language? We transcribe 60+, such as Spanish.
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