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Add captions to your video

Most viewers watch with the sound off — captions keep them watching. CleanReel transcribes your clip's speech with AI (language auto-detected), burns in bold, readable captions sized to your video, and gives you the transcript as a free .srt file.

Open the studio — free preview

For content you own. Only upload videos you own or are licensed to edit. Uploads auto-delete within ~6 hours, results are never re-watermarked, and you see a free preview before paying anything.

Good uses

How it works

  1. Upload a clip with clear speech (up to 60s / 200 MB)
  2. Pick Captions mode — no marking needed
  3. Preview the burned-in captions free
  4. Download the .srt free, even from the preview
  5. Export the captioned full video (1 credit)

Why CleanReel instead of cropping or blurring?

Crops lose framing and blur boxes draw the eye. CleanReel reconstructs the background with neural inpainting and shows a quality score, so the edit is invisible — and previews are free, so a result that isn't clean costs nothing.

FAQ

What languages does it support?

The language is auto-detected — the AI model supports dozens of languages, and the free preview shows you the accuracy before you pay.

Can I get just the subtitle file?

Yes — the .srt transcript is free on every captions job, including free previews. Only the burned-in export costs a credit.

What do the captions look like?

Bold white text with a dark outline, bottom-centered and sized to your video — the style that survives every feed's compression.

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