Add Text to Video

Write on a video online, no software needed

Adding a title, a caption or a punchy line to a video no longer means installing a video editor. Open this page on a computer, tablet or phone, upload the video, type your text and place it with your fingertip or mouse. The text is then burned into the picture: it shows up everywhere, on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, WhatsApp or in a slideshow, without relying on a subtitle file.

Choose when the text appears

Each text has its own time range: set “Appears at” and “Disappears at” with the sliders, or play the video and click “Start here” then “End here” at the right moment. For a smoother look, add a 0.3 to 1 second fade in and out: it's the easiest way to get animated text. Combine several texts to tell a short story: an opening title, the steps of a recipe, a product price, then “Subscribe” at the end.

Font, color, outline: text that stays readable on any background

On a video, text has to stay readable over a moving background. The “Meme” style (white letters with a thick black outline) reads on any picture; “Label” puts the text on a semi-transparent dark box; “Caption” looks like subtitles at the bottom of the screen. The size is set as a percentage of the video height, so the text keeps the same proportions on a vertical or horizontal video. The fonts offered are those on your device: if one is missing, a similar font replaces it, and the preview always shows the real result.

Burned-in text or subtitles: which one?

This tool is for free-form text that you place yourself: titles, notes, prices, text arrows, memes. To automatically transcribe what is said in the video, line by line, use “Auto Subtitle Generator” or “Add Subtitles to Video” instead, which handle dozens of synced lines. To add a logo or a picture on top of the video, see “Add Image to Video”.