YouTube Captions and Subtitles

Create accurate captions for any YouTube video — paste a link, export SRT or VTT.
99 languages, editable, timestamped. No download needed.

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Make YouTube subtitles in three steps

Skip YouTube's shaky auto-captions — generate accurate SRT / VTT you control and upload yourself.

  1. Step 1

    Paste the YouTube link

    Drop the video URL in the box. No download or screen recording required.

  2. Step 2

    We generate the captions

    The audio is transcribed into punctuated, timestamped lines, with the language detected automatically.

  3. Step 3

    Export SRT or VTT

    Edit any line, then export an SRT or VTT file to upload as your own subtitles.

Captions that actually help

Accurate subtitles lift watch-time, accessibility, and reach — auto-captions often hurt all three.

Accurate SRT / VTT

Upload proper captions instead of YouTube's error-prone auto ones.

Watch-time & reach

Captions keep viewers watching and make videos searchable.

Accessibility

Give deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers an accurate caption track.

Multi-language

Transcribe in the original language, then translate for foreign subtitles.

Link-based

Paste the URL — no downloading the video yourself.

Edit before upload

Fix names and terms so your captions read clean.

Why not just use YouTube's auto-captions

YouTube's automatic captions miss punctuation, mangle names, and can't be exported cleanly. SlayScribe transcribes straight from the link with OpenAI Whisper, gives you editable, timestamped lines, and exports a proper SRT or VTT you upload as your own caption track — more accurate subtitles, better accessibility, and a real ranking and watch-time edge.

SRT and VTT, and where each one goes

SRT structure
Numbered cues with start → end times written as 00:00:01,000 — a comma before the milliseconds
VTT structure
A WEBVTT header and the same cues, but with a dot before the milliseconds: 00:00:01.000
YouTube
Studio accepts both formats in the subtitles editor of a video you own
Video editors
Premiere, Final Cut, DaVinci Resolve and CapCut all import SRT; players read either
Where the timings come from
Whisper segments the speech into phrases, and each cue keeps that phrase's start and end
Editing first
Every line stays editable before export, so names and terms can be fixed once and exported clean

Frequently asked questions

How do I make subtitles for a YouTube video?

Paste the video link, let SlayScribe transcribe it, edit if needed, then export an SRT or VTT to upload as captions.

What's wrong with auto-captions?

Auto-captions lack punctuation, misread names, and are hard to export. A transcribed SRT or VTT track is more accurate and fully editable.

Which subtitle formats can I export?

SRT and VTT — both upload directly to YouTube and most platforms.

Can I make subtitles in other languages?

Yes — transcribe in 99 languages, and translate the text for foreign-language subtitles.

Do I have to download the video to caption it?

No — just paste the public link and the captions are made from it.

Are YouTube captions free to make here?

Yes — YouTube captions are free within a monthly minutes allowance; Pro adds long videos and unlimited uploads.

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