AI captions
Captions AI
Upload a video and the AI writes the captions from the speech. Pick a style, fix any word and download, all in your browser.
- AI captions timed to the voice
- Six styles, or your brand kit
- Edit the words like a document
- Free trial, online in your browser
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What are AI captions?
AI captions are captions written automatically from the speech in a video. In Pictory, the AI transcribes your video and adds captions timed to the voice. You pick a caption style, fix any word in the transcript and download the video with its captions.
A captions app in your browser. Upload, caption, style and download in one place, on any computer.
For every way to make captions, see the AI caption generator. To learn the steps, add captions to video.
AI captionsEnglish (US)
Style appliedSleek
Your source, any format
Start with your video
Upload a video or audio file, or make a video from a script and the captions come with it.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video. Pictory transcribes it and adds captions.
Audio to Video
Upload audio. Get visuals and captions on every line.
Text to Video
Paste a script. The captions follow the voiceover.
URL to Video
Drop in a link. Pictory writes the script and the captions.
PPT to Video
Your slides and notes, narrated and captioned.
Video Transcription
Get the transcript of a video as text.
How it works
How Pictory adds AI captions
Pictory adds AI captions in four steps. Upload your video and choose its language, and the AI transcribes the speech. Captions appear on the video, timed to the voice. Fix any word in the transcript, pick a style, then download the video with its captions.
Upload your video
Choose the language it is in.
The AI transcribes it
Check the words and fix any you need.
Pick a caption style
Six styles, or your brand kit.
Download
The video, the subtitles and the transcript.
Features
Captions AI features: styles, brand and editing
Styles
Caption styles and brand
Choose a caption style, then the font, size, colors and how many lines show at once. Apply your brand kit and the captions match the rest of your videos.
- Six caption styles
- Brand kit fonts and colors
- Top, center or bottom
Caption styleNavy Blue
Brand kit appliedNorthwind
Edit
Edit the words, not a timeline
The AI captions come from the transcript. Fix a word, search and replace a name and remove filler words, and the captions follow.
- Search and replace
- Filler words removed
- Speakers marked
Download
Download the video, subtitles and transcript
Download the MP4 with the captions on it in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1. Download the subtitles as files in a ZIP, and the transcript as text.
- MP4 with captions
- Subtitles as a ZIP
- Transcript as text
DownloadMP4 · 16:9
SubtitlesZIP
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Captions
Accurate, synced captions in your brand style.
Translation
Captions and voiceover for every market.
Text editing
Edit the transcript to edit the video.
Team workspaces
Share projects and brand kits with your team.
API
Generate branded videos from your own product.
AI Studio
Create any image or video you need with generative AI
The latest image and video models, built into the editor. Generate it, then drop it straight into your scene.
Generate and edit images
Describe it, or edit an existing image with a prompt.
Keep characters consistent
Use reference images to keep the same person or product in every scene.
Create video clips with sound
Generate clips with audio. Yes, characters can talk.
Extend any clip
Keep any clip going with a new prompt, even one you uploaded.
✓Get four options at once
Generate up to four versions and keep the best one.
Stay on brand
Your brand kit’s colors guide every generation.
✓
Choose your model
Pick a model for stills or 5 to 10-second clips.
Also in AI Studio: Nano Banana Lite for images and Omni Flash for video.
Use cases
Who is using AI captions?
- Courses
AI captions for online courses
Caption each lesson and download the subtitles for your course site.
Why Pictory
Loved by creators, trusted by enterprise teams
From solo creators to global marketing teams. Read the case studies
4.6 / 5
Average rating on G2, plus Capterra’s Best Ease of Use award for 2025.
20,000+
companies and institutions creating video with Pictory.
SOC 2
and GDPR compliant, ready for enterprise security reviews
GDPR
Case studies
Teams that scaled video with Pictory
“Pictory is the easiest, most efficient way to get from an idea in text to multimedia imagery on the screen. It’s the critical component to get us out of death by PowerPoint.”
Read the Whirlybird Labs case study“Pictory helps us consistently deliver the high-quality videos we’re known for, content we’re proud of and our clients are proud to use. They always get a five-star response.”
Read the VRC case study“82% of our 10,000+ partners keep coming back to our training videos even though they aren’t mandatory courses. That’s how we know the content’s working.”
Read the AppDirect case study“It increased subscriber growth by 78% and cut my video creation time from a couple of hours to a few minutes. It’s been a godsend.”
Read the NetRock case study“Through Pictory videos, leads up by 500%, video production costs are down 90%.”
Read the Online Super Tutors case study“We only launched our new app a few months ago and already have over 500 subscribers. People come back regularly to watch more videos made with Pictory.”
Read the Game of Yield case study
Compare
Captions AI vs. video editing software
One 10-minute video, captioned two ways.
| Step | With Pictory | Traditional editing software |
|---|---|---|
| The words | Transcribed from the speech for you | Transcribed in a separate step, or typed |
| Timing | Each caption timed to the voice | Set on a timeline, line by line |
| Fixing a word | Edit the transcript and the caption updates | Find the caption on the timeline and retype it |
| Style | Pick a style, or apply your brand kit | Set fonts and colors in the caption settings |
| Filler words | Removed from the transcript and the video together | Cut by hand on the timeline |
| Download | An MP4 with captions, plus subtitle files | Exported with the project settings |
Video API
Make video at scale from your own product
Send text, links or slides to the Pictory API and get branded videos back, automatically.
POST /v1/video/storyboard
{
"videoName": "q3-update",
"scenes": [{ "text": "Q3 in 90 seconds..." }]
}Enterprise
Enterprise video at scale
Custom plans, onboarding and support for company-wide rollouts.
- SOC 2 and GDPR compliant
- Custom plans and personalized onboarding
- Shared brand kits and team workspaces
- Dedicated support
You upload a video and choose its language. Pictory transcribes the speech and adds captions timed to the voice, which you can edit and style before you download.
Yes. Edit the transcript like a document and the captions update. Search and replace a name or remove filler words across the whole video.
You choose the language when you upload. Captions work in languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hindi and Russian.
Yes. Pick from six caption styles, change the font, size and colors, or apply your brand kit. You also choose where the captions sit and how many lines show.
No. Pictory works in your browser, so you upload, caption and download on any computer.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s AI captions on a free trial. The trial includes 50 AI credits, and videos downloaded on it carry a watermark. Paid plans start at $25 a month, billed annually.
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