How to add subtitles to YouTube videos

Video creators, editors and producers know how time consuming it can be to add subtitles to YouTube videos, especially when the videos are long. But the benefits of subtitles make your videos attractive and helpful. With subtitles, your videos can reach a wide audience of people who speak different languages, and are accessible to audio contests except for those who prefer to watch their video content silently. Overall, subtitles can help you get the most out of your message.

Here we tell you the easiest way to add subtitles to your YouTube videos, and if you follow this process, you will see that it is not so difficult to do. Here’s a simple step-by-step guide for you on how to add subtitles to your YouTube videos on desktop. If you want to know more about how to copy your YouTube videos, you can find it at the bottom of the article.

Add subtitles to videos when uploading to YouTube

You can’t add subtitles to your videos using the YouTube Studio app on mobile, so you need to do this on your desktop.

1. Open YouTube Studio and log in to your channel. Click the upload video icon and start uploading your video. During the upload process, when you arrive you will be taken through various sections like details, rights management etc. Video materialYou will see the alternative Add subtitles. Click Add Under this, and you will find three options – Upload the file, Automatic syncAnd Type manually.
2. Upload file: If you have a file that uses the correct script in the video, you can choose Including timing Alternatively, if you have text that needs to be synced with what you are saying in the video, you can choose Without timing Alternatively, YouTube will automatically sync subtitles to your videos.
3. Auto-sync: You can copy and paste your captions, and YouTube will automatically sync them to your videos.
4. Type manually: With this option, you can manually type subtitles as you watch the video.
5. When you’re done, check out the subtitles and match your video. You can change the time by editing the timestamp. Then preview the final video with subtitles and re-edit the text if there are any errors you may find.
6. Your video will now have subtitles and when it is published on YouTube, you will see Subtitles It is written just below, and your viewers can choose to enable subtitles according to their preferences.

Add subtitles to already uploaded YouTube videos

1. If you’re logged in to your YouTube channel, click the profile picture icon in the upper right, then go Your channel. Click Manage videos And open the video you want to add subtitles to.
2. Now, scroll down and click Subtitles On the right.
3. If YouTube has automatically copied your video, you can edit these captions But, the biggest problem here is that it takes a long time to edit this article. You need to add punctuation, break paragraphs, and even add a full stop after each sentence, which will save you a lot of time. So, this article is more or less useless to you. Click and select the three dots on the right side to edit time Clear text Options You will now have two options – either manually type the subtitle of the video or upload the file by clicking on the three dots and Upload the file Options You can choose any option you like.
4. However, if you do not see the automatic caption after clicking Subtitles Options then you will get three options- Upload the file, Automatic syncAnd Type manually. You can follow step 2 of the previous guide on how to use these options.
5. When you’re done, check out the subtitles and match your video. You can change the time by editing the timestamp. Then preview the final video with subtitles and re-edit the text if there are any errors you may find.
6. Your video will now have subtitles and when it is published on YouTube, you will see Subtitles It is written just below, and your viewers can choose to enable subtitles according to their preferences.

How to copy your YouTube video

Bonus Tip: If you want to add your own subtitles to your YouTube video and don’t have a script in hand, you’ll need to convert the video to text. The fastest way to do this is to use a transcription app or a website

Now, there are many apps that you can use to copy your videos, but we prefer an online transcripting tool called Otter because we think it is quite easy to use and it is very accurate in translation.

1. Open Otter and create your account if you are using it for the first time. Now, click Record Options at the top right, and without closing this window, go back to YouTube Studio and play the video you want to add subtitles to. You will now see that it is copying your video in real-time.
2. Once the entire video has been converted to text, stop recording and let it process. You will now find your text file below My conversation.
3. Just click on the text file and it will open in front of you. You can export or copy text. To export, click and select the three points above Export. It’s important to remember that even if you use the best app to copy video, you still need to proofread and edit subtitles because there may be words that have been mistyped.

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