Video subtitle generator
AI Subtitle Generator
Upload your video and Pictory generates subtitles from the speech. Edit the words, style them and download the subtitle files.
- Subtitles timed to the voice
- Download the files in a ZIP
- Edit the subtitles like a document
- Free trial, online in your browser
4.6/5Trusted by over 20,000 teams and institutions worldwide.
What is a subtitle generator?
A subtitle generator turns the speech in a video into timed subtitles. In Pictory you upload the video, choose its language, and the AI transcribes it into subtitles you can edit, style and download as files. Put them on the video, or upload the files next to it.
A subtitle maker that starts with the transcript. Fix a word once and every subtitle with it changes. Search and replace a name, or remove the filler words.
For captions styled on the video, see the AI caption generator. For the transcript on its own, video transcription.
Subtitles readyEnglish (US)
Subtitle filesZIP
Your source, any format
Start with your video
Upload a video or audio file and generate subtitles from it. For the full text, use video transcription.
AI Video Editor
Upload a video. Pictory transcribes it and adds captions.
Audio to Video
Upload audio. Get visuals and captions on every line.
Video Transcription
Get the transcript of a video as text.
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.
How it works
How to generate subtitles with AI
To generate subtitles with AI, upload your video to Pictory and choose its language. Pictory transcribes the speech into subtitles timed to the voice. Edit any word, set the style, lines and position, then download the video and the subtitles as files in a ZIP.
Upload your video
MP4, MOV or WebM, or an MP3 or WAV.
Edit the subtitles
Fix any word in the transcript.
Style the subtitles
Lines, position and a style.
Download the files
Subtitles in a ZIP, the video as an MP4.
Features
AI subtitle generator features: styles, settings and files
Files
Subtitle files to download
Download the subtitles as files in a ZIP and upload them next to your video, or keep them on the video itself. The transcript downloads as text too.
- Subtitles in a ZIP
- The video as an MP4
- The transcript as text
SubtitlesZIP
DownloadedEpisode 1
Styles
Subtitle styles and settings
Pick a style, then the font, size and colors. Set how many lines show at once and where the subtitles sit, or apply your brand kit.
- Six subtitle styles
- One to three lines
- Top, center or bottom
Edit
Edit subtitles in the transcript
The subtitles come from the transcript, with each speaker marked. Fix a word, search and replace a name, and remove filler words and silences.
- Speakers marked
- Search and replace
- Filler words removed
Search and replace4 changes
Subtitles updatedInterview
Languages
Subtitles in other languages
For a video made from a script, a page, a document or slides, Translate makes a copy of the project with the subtitles in another language. For a video you upload, replace the subtitle lines with your translation in the transcript editor.
More AI video features
Your complete AI video generation tool
AI avatars
Add a talking presenter, or a digital twin of you.
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 subtitle generators?
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
AI subtitle generator vs. video editing software
Subtitles for one 30-minute video, made 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 subtitle timed to the voice | Set on a timeline, line by line |
| Fixing a word | Edit the transcript and the subtitle updates | Find the subtitle and retype it |
| Speakers | Marked in the transcript | Labeled by hand |
| Style | A style, or your brand kit | Set in the subtitle settings |
| The files | Subtitles in a ZIP, the video as an MP4 | 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
Upload the video to Pictory and choose its language. Pictory transcribes the speech into subtitles timed to the voice. Check the words, style them and download.
Yes. Download the subtitles as files in a ZIP to upload next to your video. You can also download the video with the subtitles on it, and the transcript as text.
Yes, for videos made from a script, a page, a document or slides: Translate makes a copy of the project in another language. See the subtitle translator.
You choose the language when you upload. Captions work in languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hindi and Russian.
Yes. You can try Pictory’s AI subtitle generator on a free trial, online in your browser. 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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