tiktok captions

add captions to your
TikTok video, in one click.

drop your clip, pick a style, download captioned video. ready to post in under a minute. no editor, no subscription.

2 free credits on sign-up — that's 2 minutes of captioned video, on us.

free to try · 2 free credits on signup · no card needed.

word-by-word highlight vertical 9:16 preserved 12+ languages $0.10 per minute

why TikTok captions matter.

most TikTok views happen with the sound off — in waiting rooms, on commutes, in bed next to a sleeping partner. Verizon Media's research on social video found roughly 92% of mobile viewing happens muted. without captions, those viewers don't catch the hook and swipe away in the first second.

captions also keep people watching longer. Facebook's internal study found a ~12% lift in view time when captions were added, and a Verizon Media study reported viewers were 80% more likely to watch to completion. word-by-word highlight animations push that further by giving the eye something to follow — which boosts watch time, the single biggest signal in TikTok's ranking.

how to caption a TikTok.

three steps, under a minute.

drop your TikTok clip

mp4 or mov, any aspect ratio. 9:16 vertical works the same as 16:9 or square.

pick a caption style

word-by-word highlight, colored outline, or animated reveal — all the styles that read well on a phone.

download and post

your captioned video is ready in seconds. burned-in subtitles, no extra editing needed.

what looks good on TikTok.

word-by-word highlight — the current word in accent color, the rest in white. keeps the eye locked on the screen.
bold sans-serif font, large size — Inter, Montserrat Bold, or similar. captions need to be readable in half a second on a phone.
positioned in the bottom-middle third — above TikTok's username, hashtags, and like buttons, but not in the dead-center where your face usually is.
strong outline or dark backdrop — TikToks play over every possible color of background. an outline keeps captions readable on both bright skies and dark interiors.

free to start. $0.10 per minute after.

new accounts get 2 free credits on sign-up — that's 2 minutes of captioned video, on us.
after that, 1 credit = 1 minute of video. $9 for 90 credits, credits never expire.

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tiktok caption questions.

why do i need to add animated captions to my video? +

because most of your viewers are watching with the sound off. studies cited by Verizon Media and Publicis put sound-off viewing at around 92% on mobile and 83% on desktop. without captions, those viewers don't catch your hook and they swipe in the first second. Facebook's own internal study found captions lifted view time by ~12% on average, and a Verizon Media study found viewers were 80% more likely to watch a video to completion when captions were present. animated (kinetic) captions add a second layer: the eye locks onto the current word as it highlights, which industry reports peg at ~42% higher completion rate than static text. that's why every successful short-form creator uses styled, animated captions instead of plain ones.

what caption style works best on TikTok? +

word-by-word highlight with a bold sans-serif font (Inter, Montserrat, or similar) — large enough to read at a glance, positioned in the bottom-middle third of the frame to stay above the username and like-buttons. that's the format most successful creators use.

do i need to upload in a special aspect ratio? +

no. drop in whatever you have. autocaptionr doesn't change your video's dimensions — it just adds captions on top. for TikTok, your source clip is already 9:16 (vertical), which is what we'll preserve.

how much does it cost to caption a TikTok? +

the first 2 credits (2 minutes of video) are free — new accounts get them on signup, no card needed. after that, 1 credit per minute, rounded up. most TikToks are under 60 seconds, so they cost 1 credit. credit packs start at $9 for 90 of them (90 minutes of video). no subscription.

is there a free TikTok caption generator option? +

yes. new accounts get 2 free credits on signup — that's 2 minutes of captioned video, no credit card required. enough to test the tool on a short TikTok or two before you decide to buy more credits.

can i caption multiple TikToks in a row? +

yes. upload each clip separately. credits don't expire — you can batch a week's worth on monday and post them out across the week.

do the captions look the same as Submagic / CapCut? +

the styles cover the same essentials — word-by-word highlight, colored outline, animated reveal. autocaptionr is more limited on template variety, but most creators reuse one or two styles anyway. and you skip the monthly subscription.