YouTube Shorts Caption Generator
Styled captions for the feed, SRT files for the algorithm.
Shorts live or die on retention, and captions are one of the few edits that measurably lift it: viewers watching in public keep the sound off, and a caption track keeps them from swiping away. For Hindi and Hinglish channels the effect is bigger, because YouTube’s own auto-captions frequently misread code-switched speech.
DesiCaptions AI gives you both things a Shorts channel needs. First, styled burned-in captions that make the video watchable on mute and match the pacing of your cut. Second, a clean SRT file you can upload in YouTube Studio, which gives YouTube accurate closed captions and readable text for search and recommendations instead of its own guesswork.
Upload a Short, and both exports are ready in about a minute.
Why creators use it
Burn-in for the viewer
12 animated caption templates rendered into your 9:16 video, timed word by word to your speech.
SRT for YouTube Studio
Export a standards-compliant SRT and upload it as the official caption track, replacing YouTube’s auto-captions with text you have verified.
Accurate on Indian speech
Hindi, Hinglish, and Indian-accented English are the training focus, not an afterthought. Output is clean Roman script.
Full editing control
Correct any word, merge or split lines, and adjust timing in the transcript editor before you export either format.
How it works
Upload your Short
MP4, MOV, MKV, or WebM up to 1 GB. Audio-only files work too if you caption podcasts or voiceovers.
Review the transcript
The AI returns timed, Roman-script captions. Fix names or brand words once and every export inherits the fix.
Export both formats
Download the burned-in MP4 for posting and the SRT for YouTube Studio’s subtitle upload.
Caption your next video in minutes
Free plan, no credit card. Upload a video and see your captions in about a minute.
Start for freeFrequently asked questions
Should I use burned-in captions or an SRT on YouTube?
Use both. Burned-in captions control the look and keep mute viewers watching. The SRT gives YouTube an accurate official caption track, which improves accessibility and gives search systems real text to index.
How do I upload the SRT to YouTube?
In YouTube Studio open your video, go to Subtitles, choose your language, and select "Upload file". Pick the SRT exported from DesiCaptions AI and publish.
Are YouTube’s automatic captions not good enough?
For clear English they are passable. For Hindi and Hinglish they routinely garble words and transliterate inconsistently, which hurts both viewers and search. A verified caption track fixes that.
Does this work for long-form YouTube videos too?
Yes. Paid plans support videos up to 30 minutes, and the SRT export drops into YouTube Studio the same way regardless of length.