How to add subtitles to a video for free without uploading it
8 min Three free ways to add subtitles to video without uploading it: a sidecar SRT that VLC loads itself, a caption file for YouTube, or HandBrake burning them in.
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Three free ways to add subtitles to video without uploading it: a sidecar SRT that VLC loads itself, a caption file for YouTube, or HandBrake burning them in.
Download your own upload from YouTube Studio, transcribe the MP4 in your browser, and turn the result into a YouTube transcript, show notes or captions.
The exact SRT format, three ways to make a file, the timing rules broadcasters use, and the five small mistakes that make YouTube or VLC reject it.