by Boost video performance with captions
Did you know? On average, videos with captions see an increase in watch time compared to videos that don’t have them. |
By adding captions to your videos, you expand your reach to a wider audience, allowing more viewers to access and enjoy your content, from those who are deaf or hard of hearing, to those who just prefer to watch with no or low volume. |
Choose from 3 simple ways to add captions to all your videos. Whether you’ve done it before, or it’s your first time, click below to see which you like best. |
Add subtitles and captions
Subtitles and captions allow you to share your videos with a larger audience, including deaf or hard-of-hearing viewers and viewers who speak another language. Learn more about editing or removing existing captions.
Create subtitles and captions
- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left menu, select Subtitles.
- Click the video that you'd like to edit.
- Click ADD LANGUAGE and select your language.
- Under subtitles, click ADD.
Type manually
Auto-translate
Watch how to add subtitles and captions
Check out the following video from the YouTube Creators channel on how to add subtitles and captions.
