Word-level timing
Each word timed individually for karaoke-style highlighting as it's spoken.
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AI CAPTION GENERATOR
Anim AI transcribes your video, times every word and styles the subtitles to match your brand. Thirty languages, word-level timing for karaoke-style highlighting, and export burned in or as a separate SRT file.
16:9 · 4KHow it works
Step 1
Any length, any language — Anim AI detects the spoken language itself.
Step 2
Every word is transcribed and timed, then split into readable lines.
Step 3
Pick a caption look, then burn in or download an SRT file.
Transcription is the easy part. Timing, line breaks and legibility are what make captions work.
Each word timed individually for karaoke-style highlighting as it's spoken.
30
Transcribe and translate between them.
Word
Karaoke-style highlighting.
SRT
Subtitle file or baked into video.
Transcribe and translate, with the source language detected automatically.
Lines split at natural phrase boundaries so captions stay readable.
Export straight to the frame each platform wants.
Font, colour, outline and position saved as a preset across every video.
Export a subtitle file for YouTube or bake captions into the video.
Fix a name or term once and every caption instance updates.
Made with Anim AI
0:12“Bold word-by-word highlight”
0:12“Minimal lower-third”
0:12“Outlined, no background”
Each clip was generated from the prompt shown on it — no editing, no stock footage, no post-production.
Caption a videoModels
Anim AI routes each job to the model that handles it best, so you get the right result without picking one yourself.
Real work made by real users — pick the workflow that matches yours.
SHORT-FORM · 9:16Most feed viewing starts muted — captions are what keep viewers past second three.
ACCESSIBILITY · 16:9Meet accessibility requirements across a video library without manual transcription.
GLOBAL · 16:9Publish one video with subtitles in every market you sell into.
4.9 average from 2,140 reviews
Ratings shown are for the AI Caption Generator specifically.
“Most of my views are muted. Captions are why they stay.”
+35% retention
“Accessibility across a whole library without manual transcription.”
400 videos captioned
“One video, subtitles in every market we sell into.”
9 markets
Accuracy is high on clear audio, typically above 95%. Background noise, heavy accents and technical vocabulary reduce it, which is why the transcript stays editable before export.
Thirty languages for transcription, with translation between them. The spoken language is detected automatically, so you don't need to set it before uploading.
Yes. Download a standard SRT to upload alongside your video on YouTube or Vimeo, or burn the captions directly into the video for platforms that don't accept subtitle files.
Yes. Set font, colour, outline, size and position once and save it as a preset, so every video you caption afterwards inherits the same styling automatically.
They generally improve retention, since most short-form viewing begins with sound off. Holding viewers through the opening seconds is what signals platforms to distribute a video further.
Keep going with the rest of the Anim AI toolkit — same app, same free tier, no new account.
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Free to start. No camera, no editing — just describe it and export.Free to start. No camera, no editing, no timeline — just describe it and export in seconds.
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