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Add text or captions to a video online — choose the position, size, colour and timing, and burn it straight onto your MP4.

Drag & drop a video here, or click to browse

Accepted: MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, M4V. Up to 20 MB.
Leave empty to show the caption for the whole video. Use seconds (8) or mm:ss (0:08).
Live preview
Upload a video — your caption appears on it exactly where it will be burned in.
The preview is an accurate mock-up — the caption is rendered into the video in full quality when you apply it.
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How it works
1
Upload a video and type your caption.
2
Choose the position, size, colour and (optionally) when it appears.
3
Apply it — you get an MP4 with the text burned in.
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About Add Text to Video

Add Text to Video burns a caption straight into your clip, so the text shows up everywhere the video plays — no separate subtitle file, no player settings needed. Type the caption, pick top, center or bottom placement, choose the text size and a white, black or yellow color, and optionally add a background bar for readability.

A live preview shows the caption on your actual video exactly where it will be rendered, so what you see is what gets burned in. You can also time the caption to appear only for part of the video by setting start and end points in seconds or mm:ss format.

The text is rendered into the video on the server at full quality and you download a finished MP4. This tool uses credits from your account for each run.

How to use Add Text to Video

  1. Upload a video and type your caption text.
  2. Choose the position (top, center or bottom), text size and color.
  3. Optionally enable the background bar and set when the caption appears.
  4. Check the live preview — the text sits exactly where it will be burned in.
  5. Click Add text and download the captioned MP4.

Frequently asked questions

This tool uses credits from your account for each video it processes. The exact cost is shown on the page before you run it, and you are only charged when the job succeeds.

Yes. Turn on the timing option and enter a start and end time — as plain seconds like 8 or as mm:ss like 0:08. Leave them empty to show the caption for the whole video.

Yes. The text is burned directly into the video frames rather than attached as a subtitle track, so it is always visible — on social media, in messaging apps and on any device.

No. Burned-in text becomes part of the picture and cannot be switched off. Keep your original file if you may need a caption-free version, or use the AI Auto Subtitles tool for a separate SRT file instead.

The preview is an exact mock-up of position, size and color on your real video. The final render happens on the server in full quality, matching what you saw on screen.


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