Subtitle generator
English Subtitle Generator
This English subtitle generator captions the English that is actually spoken in your video. Upload an MP4 or MOV of up to 10 minutes, choose English, and CapsAI listens to the audio and writes a caption for every line, timed to the speech. You read the draft in the browser editor, fix a name or a number, pick one of 35 styles and export an MP4 with the captions burned in. It does not translate. If the speaker talks in English, the captions are in English; if the speaker mixes Hindi and English, the Hinglish option writes that mix the way it was said. English comes in many accents, and CapsAI's English has been used most on Indian English: long place names, brand names such as Jio and Paytm, lakh and crore, a Hindi word dropped into an English sentence. For any other accent, run your own clip through the 3 free minutes and read the draft before you decide. Packs start from $4 (₹49 in India, €4 in the euro area), paid once.
Start with 3 free minutes. Watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.
Upload Video
For best results, upload a video with clear speech. You can review and edit the captions after generation.
Drag and drop video or
MP4 or MOV, any aspect ratio.
English subtitle example: This is a preview of the subtitle design Please transcribe to get your video
What the captions look like
Place name and a number word
We shifted to Bengaluru in 2019 and the rent went up by two lakh a year.
Bengaluru and lakh are the two things to check in this line. The caption should keep the number word the speaker used, not convert it to 200,000.
Brand names
Pay with Paytm or Jio Money, both work on this page.
Brand names are the most common correction in any English draft. Write them the way the company does and the word search in the editor finds every repeat.
One Hindi word inside English
The deadline is Friday, so please don't do timepass this week.
A single borrowed word stays in an English caption. If every second sentence is Hindi, choose Hinglish instead; the next section explains when.
Fast, run-on speech
Okay so three things, pricing, timeline, and who signs off.
Split a line like this into two captions at the first comma so each stays on screen long enough to read.
What you get
- Captions in the English that was spoken, with no translation step between the audio and the text
- Drafts that have been read most on Indian English, with place names, brand names and lakh and crore left as said
- A Hinglish option one click away for speech that is half Hindi
- Every word, timing and style editable in the browser before you export
- Minutes bought once in packs from $4 (₹49 in India, €4 in the euro area), with nothing to renew
Where it helps
- Explainers and tutorials recorded in English by non-native speakers
- Interviews where two people speak English with different accents
- Talking-head Reels, Shorts and TikToks from English-speaking creators who want captions in their own style
- Course lessons and webinar excerpts where names and figures must be right
How it works
How it works
Step 1
Upload the video
MP4 or MOV, up to 10 minutes per video. Free accounts can upload files up to 500 MB; paid packs raise that to 10 GB. There is no link or URL import, so download the clip first if it lives on a platform.
Step 2
Choose English as the spoken language
English is preselected when you start from this page. Keep it for any English accent. Switch to Hinglish only when Hindi and English share most sentences.
Step 3
Read the draft against the audio
Play the video in the editor and read along. Names, places, brands and numbers are where a first draft slips. Fix a word once and search for the other occurrences.
Step 4
Pick a style and position
Choose from 35 caption styles. For a talking head, a full-line style low in the frame reads well; for a fast vertical clip, word-by-word or karaoke keeps up with the pace.
Step 5
Export the MP4
The captions are burned into the video. Starter exports at 1080p; Creator and Pro export up to 4K. Post the same file anywhere.
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What to do next
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Questions
Does this English subtitle generator translate into English?
No. CapsAI captions the language that is spoken, so English speech becomes English captions. There is no translation between languages. If you need subtitles translated into English from another language, VEED and Maestra sell that as part of their subtitle tools (both read 18 October 2026).
Does it work with US, UK and Indian English?
You choose English once; there is no separate US, UK or Indian setting. CapsAI's English drafts have been used most on Indian English speech. For any other accent, the honest answer is to run your own clip through the 3 free minutes and read the draft before buying a pack.
How does it handle numbers, names and places?
The draft writes what it hears, so a spoken "two lakh" stays "two lakh" and a brand name comes out as a best guess. Names, places and figures are the first things to check in the editor. Correct one spelling and the search finds every other occurrence in the video.
Can I download an English SRT file?
No. CapsAI exports an MP4 with the captions burned in and does not produce SRT, VTT or TXT files. If you already have a transcript or subtitle file from elsewhere, the TXT to SRT generator and the SRT to VTT converter on this site handle those conversions in the browser.
Is it free?
Every new account gets 3 free minutes of captioning, which is enough to test one or two short clips. After that you buy a pack once: Starter 20 minutes from $4 (₹49 in India, €4 in the euro area), Creator 60 minutes from $9, Pro 180 minutes from $19. Nothing renews.
Is there a watermark?
Watermark-free export comes with every paid pack. Packs are paid once and nothing renews, so there is no subscription to keep up to remove it.
How long does it take?
A few minutes for a short clip: upload time depends on your connection and file size, and the captioning runs after that. Reading and fixing the draft is usually the longest part, and it is the part worth doing.
What file types and lengths can I upload?
MP4 or MOV, up to 10 minutes per video. Files up to 500 MB on a free account and up to 10 GB on a paid pack. Audio-only files such as MP3 are not accepted; export a video from your editor first.
How is this different from the English pages at VEED, Maestra and HappyScribe?
Those pages sit inside multilingual tools. On 18 October 2026, Maestra's English page told you to "choose English as the target language", VEED's page offered an upgrade "if you need the SRT file or a translation", and HappyScribe's page gave "the first 10 minutes" free with SRT, VTT and TXT exports. CapsAI does one thing: English speech to English captions, burned into the video, with Hinglish next to it for mixed speech.
Which other languages are supported?
Eleven spoken languages: English, Hinglish, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada and Punjabi. Each video is captioned in one spoken language; there is no translation.
English, not translated English
Most tools answer the phrase "English subtitles" with a language list. On 18 October 2026, VEED's auto subtitle page put English among its "125+ languages" and framed English subtitles as something you can produce from any source language, and its English child page offered an upgrade "if you need the SRT file or a translation". Maestra's English page said to "choose English as the target language" and to "generate and translate subtitles in English". HappyScribe's English page promised "AI subtitles in English and 120+ other languages and accents". Kapwing's subtitle page listed "100+ languages". All of these are useful if you need translation.
CapsAI does not translate. The English option captions English speech, and that is the whole promise. The benefit is that nothing is reinterpreted between the audio and the caption: what the speaker said is what the draft tries to write, and what you correct in the editor is what gets burned in.
Indian English and other accents
Indian English is where CapsAI's English has been used most, and it shows what "English as spoken" has to cope with. Place names run long (Thiruvananthapuram, Visakhapatnam). Brand names are everyday words (Jio, Paytm, Swiggy, Zomato). Numbers come as lakh and crore rather than hundreds of thousands and tens of millions. A sentence in English can carry one Hindi word without anyone noticing. The draft keeps all of this in English and leaves the number words as said; you check the spellings in the editor.
For Nigerian, Filipino, Singaporean, Irish, Scottish, Australian or any other English, we make no claim. The right test is your own clip: sign in, use the 3 free minutes on a representative minute of speech, and count the corrections. If the count is low, buy a pack; if it is high, the editor still lets you fix every word, but you will know the cost in time before you pay.
When to switch to Hinglish
Choose English when the sentences are English and a Hindi word appears now and then: "don't do timepass", "it was a proper jugaad". Choose Hinglish when Hindi carries the grammar and English supplies the nouns: "Aaj ka plan simple hai, pehle shoot phir edit." Hinglish captions come out in Roman script with the English words kept in English, which is how most Indian creators already write their captions.
If you are unsure, upload once and read the first thirty seconds of the draft. Captions that look like English sentences with a few odd words mean English was the right choice. Captions that read as broken English mean the speech was mostly Hindi; delete the project, choose Hinglish and run it again. The Hinglish caption generator page explains the mixed-language option in full.
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