How to Add Subtitles to a YouTube Video
Find Studio’s Languages screen, set the spoken language, and add captions by timed file, transcript sync, or manual entry. Review before publishing.
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Find Studio’s Languages screen, set the spoken language, and add captions by timed file, transcript sync, or manual entry. Review before publishing.
Reach the caption editor through Studio’s Languages screen, correct words, diagnose timing drift, and check the revised track in the normal player.
Download your channel’s captions in Studio or check a public-video downloader. Choose SRT, VTT, or TXT and verify language, timing, and coverage.
Find YouTube’s transcript button below the description, copy timestamped text, and save its source. Screenshots show the Chinese button labels.
Check for existing captions before transcribing audio. Compare local and online routes, inspect the starting controls, and verify the spoken coverage.
Find Auto-translate in YouTube’s caption list, select a source and target language, or upload a reviewed translated track to your own video.
Find the YouTube caption icon, choose a language, and adjust caption size. Desktop screenshots distinguish CC, settings, and the transcript panel.
Use original captions and translations for language study. Compare track switching, aligned notes, and bilingual tools, then save replayable examples.
Compare SRT, VTT, and SBV syntax, encoding, and uses. See valid examples and convert subtitles to reading text without losing important sound cues.
Include meaningful sounds and speakers, review automatic errors, check reading time, and preserve sound cues when converting caption files to text.
Find the live setup entry, compare automatic and professional caption sources, check eligibility and timing, and review the replay’s separate captions.
Manage a Short’s selectable caption track in Studio and distinguish it from phone-editor text. Check timing, placement, and the real mobile layout.
Find the right YouTube caption, transcript, translation, or Studio workflow, with screenshots showing the actual controls and their limits.
Check caption tracks, appearance, translation, and playback separately. Compare environments and distinguish missing captions from tool failures.
Keep the transcript, source details, and time-linked passages beside your notes. Check AI quotations, speaker labels, numbers, and missing visual context.
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