Add subtitles to a video.
Written for you, styled your way.
BasePic writes the subtitles from what is said, you pick the font, size and colors, and the new MP4 shows them wherever it plays.
Drop photos, videos or files here — or paste an image with Ctrl+V
Your links
Download a video
Download only what you have the right to use. Files stay on BasePic for one hour.
How it works
- Upload a video
Tap Upload video and pick an MP4, MOV, WebM or another video, up to 2 GB.
- Make the subtitles
The editor opens on Text. Pick the language spoken, or keep Auto-detect, and tap Generate subtitles. Check the lines and fix any word.
- Style and save
Pick a look — Classic, TikTok, Netflix or Karaoke — or set the font, size and colors yourself. Then tap Burn in & get link.
A look for every video
Classic is white with a black outline. TikTok is big bold capitals in the middle of the picture, and each word lights up as it is spoken. Netflix is smaller, with a soft shadow. Karaoke puts the words on a box and lights up each word.
Or your own style
Seven fonts (Sans, Serif, Mono, Anton, Bebas Neue, Pacifico and Bangers), size, text color, outline, a box or a shadow behind the words and how see-through it is, the place — top, middle, bottom or a corner, or drag the words on the video — UPPERCASE, and a highlight color for each word as it is spoken. The preview on the video changes as you go.
Burned in or as a track
Burned in makes the subtitles part of the picture, so they show everywhere the video plays — on Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp too. As a track adds them so viewers can turn them on or off in VLC, QuickTime and on most phones.
Your original stays
The video with subtitles is a new MP4 with its own link and a Download button. Burning in re-encodes the video at good quality; the original does not change.
Add subtitles to video: questions
How do I add subtitles to a video for free?
Upload the video, tap Generate subtitles, check the lines and tap Burn in & get link. There is no sign-up and no watermark.
Can I make TikTok-style subtitles?
Yes. Pick the TikTok look: big bold capitals in the middle of the picture, and each word lights up as it is spoken. You can change the highlight color.
Will the subtitles show on Instagram and WhatsApp?
Burned-in subtitles will — they are part of the picture. Subtitles added as a track show only in players that support them, such as VLC and QuickTime.
Can the subtitles be in another language?
They can be in English: choose English under Subtitles in, and speech in another language becomes English subtitles. Translation is only into English.
How long can the video be?
Burned-in subtitles work on videos up to 15 minutes long. For up to 30 minutes, download the subtitles as .srt or .vtt. Subtitles can’t be added to a GIF, a reversed video or a boomerang.