How to add captions to a YouTube video
Upload and check a caption track in YouTube Studio.
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Step-by-step captioning and transcription resources, collected in one place.
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Captions vs. subtitles: what do you actually need?
Choose between captions, subtitles, and a transcript.
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Your first SRT file, explained
Read an example file and understand its timestamps.
Read guideFive checks before you publish captions
Check meaning, timing, readability, speakers, and sounds.
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