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Add subtitles to a video automatically from the transcript

Vyra transcribes your video on upload and turns the transcript into subtitles you can restyle, limit to a time range, or fix word by word.

By Sulan Zhang, co-founder of Vyra · Updated 2026-09-24

Best for: Talking head, podcast, tutorial, and vlog videos with clear speech
Input: Any MP4, MOV, or phone video with speech
Output: MP4 up to 4K, or WebM up to 1080p, subtitles burned in
Time: A few minutes after upload for a 10-minute clip (TODO confirm)
Works with: Built-in chat, Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor over MCP
Price: Free to start, plans from $24/mo

Upload a video, let the transcript generate, pick a caption style. No retyping, no timing by hand. Every word stays editable on the timeline.

How it works

Upload the video. Vyra transcribes it and looks at what's on screen while it processes.
Open the Captions panel, or type "add subtitles to the whole video" in the chat.
Pick an AI caption template, or use Manual Captions to set your own font, size, color, stroke, and shadow.
Set a time range if you only want subtitles on part of it.
Fix any wrong words and export.

Setting	Options
Caption mode	AI template with emphasis detection, or manual
Render style	Default, highlight active word, word-by-word, slide-up, slide-left
Words per caption	Max words and max characters
Line breaks	Break on punctuation, split on conjunctions
Type	Font family, weight, size, color, fill, decoration, stroke, shadow
Range	Whole video or a start and end time
Export	MP4 up to 4K or WebM up to 1080p

Add subtitles to the whole video. Phrases of 3 to 5 words, white bold text with a thin black outline, centered in the lower third, no animation.

Subtitle only 0:00 to 0:45. Keep the text off my face and clear of the bottom 15 percent so the TikTok UI doesn't cover it.

The caption at 0:12 should say "gesso", not "jesso". Fix that one and leave everything else.

You need an SRT file for YouTube's caption track instead of burned-in subtitles (TODO confirm SRT export).
The audio is all music, no speech. Use text overlays instead.
You need subtitles in another language. Translation isn't in Vyra's docs yet (TODO confirm).

Do I have to type anything? No. You only fix words the transcription got wrong.

Can I change the style after generating? Yes. Select the captions and change the font, color, or position, or ask the chat.

Will subtitles cover the TikTok UI? Only if you put them there. Ask for the lower third above the bottom 15 percent.