Top 5 AI Caption Generator Tools Every Creator Should Try

Top 5 AI Caption Generator Tools Every Creator Should Try - Do you need to add subtitles to your videos? These are the best AI caption generator tools to help you add subtitles to videos quickly and super easily because captions are great for attention spans, accessibility, and SEO. By the end, you'll know exactly how to add subtitles to videos for YouTube, social media, or any platform. 

1. Descript

Let's start with Discript. This is an easy-to-use platform for editing audio and video, and it handles captions, too. Users can edit videos and subtitles at the same time because Descript transcribes videos into editable text. It features automatic transcription with a high level of accuracy. You can get simple drag-and-drop editing for subtitles as well as customizable subtitle styles like fonts, colors, and sizes. You also get Overdub and screen recording features too.

In fact, you get a whole heap of features in the Descript. But you might not be fully aware of its caption-generating capability, too. Even if you already use it, Descript is really good at real-time synchronization of captions with your video, making sure everything lines up nicely. It's easy to correct any mistakes it might make in its transcription of your audio track. And you get all those other features like audio cleanup and multi-track editing, too.

Beginners tend to find the interface easy to understand and start using it pretty much straight away. And if you're trying it out on the free plan, you'll have a pretty low limit on your transcription minutes, which will run out if you're serious about making this part of your regular workflow. 

That free plan will give you about an hour of transcription per month. The Hobbyist plan will give you around 10 hours of transcription for $12 per month. And the Creator plan at $24 per month unlocks advanced features like Overdub.

The Discript is great for content creators, podcasters, and anyone who needs accurate transcription and easy-to-use tools that you could get up to speed with quickly. And it can also integrate with other tools like Zoom, making it great if you repurpose meeting recordings for podcasts or other content.

2. Rev 

Next up, let's talk about Rev, a leading transcription and captioning service offering human-generated and AI-based captions for videos. It focuses on accuracy and offers multiple output formats. 

And because of that, right up front, it's clear that Rev is a good match for businesses and creators who want and need high accuracy and you have a budget for a professional level of service. They even offer translation services, making them an option for global audiences.

Here's the upside on what Rev can do for you. You'll get professional-quality human-generated captions as well as those rapid AI-generated captions. They support compliance standards like those set by the ADAS and FCC, and they can integrate easily with YouTube and Vimeo.

On the downside, the costs can mount up for human-generated transcription of longer videos, and you get a very limited feature set for editing compared to other tools. Now, AI captions will cost you 25 cents per minute of video you submit, whereas human-generated captions will cost you $1.99 per minute.

3. Kapwing

Next, let's talk about Kapwing. This is an online video editing platform designed for its ease of use. Its subtitle generator is perfect for adding captions to videos in a browser-based interface and includes whatever device you need to use it on from your desktop computer to your phone.

As well as automatic AI subtitle generation, you can fully customize the font, position, and style of the captions. And it supports multiple languages. But one of the features that sets it apart is — yes — no download is required. It's a fully online platform with a straightforward interface that's ideal for beginners.

It has a free tier that offers basic tools and gives you up to 7 minutes of auto-captioning, essentially enough to try it out to see if you like it, but you need to be aware that you'll only get 720p output on the free plan. So, it really is just a demo plan.

Now, experience here tells us that the AI-generated captions may need a few adjustments here and there to get them into shape for actual use on your videos. But knowing that, it's a pretty good option for creators and small businesses looking for a quick and budget-friendly solution. 

The free plan gives you those 7 minutes, 720p output, and up to three exports per month. The Pro plan gives you unlimited exports at 1080p at $16 per month.

4. CapCut

Next up, let's talk about CapCut. This is an all-in-one video editing app developed by ByteDance, the creators of TikTok. It includes built-in tools for generating and editing captions, making it ideal for mobile-first content creators. 

With CapCut, you get automatic speech-to-text caption generation, customizable subtitle styles — that's font, color, background, and animations too. And as you'd expect, it integrates with TikTok for friction-free sharing. You can also use a desktop version for more advanced editing features.

If you're a content creator, influencer, or anyone creating short-form videos on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube Shorts, then this could be really good for creating engaging, stylized captions quickly and easily.

5. YouTube Studio

Next up, let's talk about a really zero-cost option, and that's YouTube Studio. Yes, this offers a free built-in captioning tool for creators uploading videos to YouTube. It auto-generates captions which can be easily edited manually for accuracy. It also has multilingual support for subtitles and is fully online. You don't need any additional software or downloads.

On the downside, the options for styling and customization are pretty limited, and it can sometimes struggle for accuracy depending on audio quality and the accents of the speakers in the video. Using YouTube Studio for your captions is ideal, though, if you're looking for a free and easy way to add captions directly for your YouTube videos.

So, how do you choose the right tool for you? 

Consider the Features You Need:

Consider whether you're after the minimum of just getting the subtitles for your videos at one end of the scale, or whether you want customizable captions on-screen too — designed to fit in with your brand — and you want a whole load of advanced features and perhaps a whole editing suite for multiple outputs too. 

Free or Paid Tools:

And if you're willing to pay for it, all of that is at the other end of the scale. Only you know what you'll need and what you'll use the captions for. 

Accuracy:

You'll also want to consider how accurate you need the transcription to be — whether AI is good enough or you want to make doubly sure with quality human-generated captions for your videos.

Platform Compatibility:

You'll also want to consider how well they work on the platform you're going to be publishing your videos on, like YouTube or Vimeo, because they'll have their own standards and compliance guidelines that you'll need to stick to and make sure that your chosen caption provider works within those guidelines too.

Look at What You're Already Using:

There may also be other tools and apps that you're using for other reasons — like generating shorts or making thumbnails — that could have the tools available for you to generate captions too. 

I'm thinking about tools like Opus Clip for making shorts or Reels, or Canva for making thumbnails, or maybe that's where you get your video B-roll from like me. Both these apps also provide caption generators for your videos too.

If you're already using Adobe Premiere Pro, then that also has advanced captioning tools with advanced transcription, styling, and formatting options too — ideal for those more professional video editors who appreciate having all their advanced editing tools in one place with one subscription.

So, check out the apps and subscriptions you already own before paying out for anything new or adding another app to your workflow. And if you haven't already, maybe consider merging your workflow so that you can get more bang for your valuable buck and have one app or subscription do several things for you. 

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