Nothing to install
Open AutoCap in a current Chrome or Edge window and start; there's no desktop app to download or keep updated.
A CapCut alternative built only for captions.
AutoCap does one job: it turns speech into timed, styled captions you can check word by word, then exports the video or the subtitle file.
No credit card · 2 free minutes every month · MP4, SRT and VTT export
Plenty of people open a full video editor just to add captions, then spend longer in menus than on the words themselves.
CapCut is a complete editor from ByteDance, with a timeline, effects, templates and music. If captions are all you need from it, a tool built around the transcript can be quicker to use and easier to trust.
AutoCap runs in your browser, sends only the soundtrack to be transcribed, and keeps the picture on your own device while the captioned video renders.
What you get when captions are the whole product.
The footage stays with you
Only the audio is uploaded, for transcription. The captioned MP4 is encoded by your own browser, so the video itself never goes to a server.
Every word on its own timing
Each word carries a start and end time you can adjust, which is what lets animated styles land on the beat instead of a line at a time.
Files as well as video
Alongside the burned-in MP4, paid plans download SRT, VTT and plain-text transcripts for YouTube, LinkedIn or another editor.
Captions in 39 languages
English, Spanish, German, French, Polish, Swedish and the rest of Europe's major languages are transcribed, each with word-level timing.
A free plan to try it on
Two minutes of transcription every month and clips of up to 60 seconds, with a small watermark and no card required.
Switching takes four steps.
- 01
Finish your edit
Cut the video in whichever editor you use now, and export it without captions.
- 02
Upload it to AutoCap
Drop the MP4 or MOV into the editor and transcription begins with the audio straight away.
- 03
Check and style
Read the transcript against the picture, fix names and slang, then choose a caption style.
- 04
Download
Take the captioned MP4, or an SRT, VTT or TXT file on a paid plan.
When CapCut is still the right tool
If you build the whole video in one place — cutting clips, adding transitions, music, stickers and effects — a full editor does far more than AutoCap ever will, and AutoCap won't replace it.
AutoCap is the better fit once the edit is done and the captions are what's left: when you want to correct every word before it's burned in, keep one look across many videos, or hand someone a subtitle file along with the video.
- Keep a full editor for cuts, transitions, music and effects
- Use AutoCap for transcripts, word timing, caption styles and subtitle files
- Use both when captions are the last step before posting
Where your video goes
When you caption in AutoCap, your browser reads the video file. The soundtrack is sent to be transcribed, the words come back with their timings, and the finished MP4 is encoded on your computer.
That keeps the footage itself off servers entirely, which matters for client work, unreleased products and anything you'd rather not hand over. The privacy policy names the provider that transcribes the audio.
Already have subtitle files?
If a video was captioned somewhere else and you kept the SRT or VTT file, the free converters and the timing shifter work on it in your browser, with no account and nothing uploaded.
Good to know.
Is AutoCap a full replacement for CapCut?
No. AutoCap is a captioning tool rather than a full video editor, so cutting, transitions and music still belong in your editor. It replaces the captioning step.
Is there a free CapCut alternative for captions?
AutoCap's free plan includes 2 minutes of transcription a month for clips up to 60 seconds. Exports carry a small watermark, and no credit card is needed.
Do I need to download an app?
No. AutoCap runs in a web browser, and exporting a captioned MP4 needs a current version of Chrome or Edge.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. Only the audio is sent, so that it can be transcribed, and the captioned video is rendered inside your browser.
What does AutoCap cost after the free plan?
Paid plans start at $19 a month for 60 minutes of transcription, with clips up to 5 minutes, no watermark, and SRT, VTT and TXT downloads.
Is AutoCap affiliated with CapCut?
No. AutoCap is an independent product, and CapCut is named here only to describe what this page compares.
Try it on the next video you post.
The free plan needs no card. Upload a clip, check the captions yourself, and only upgrade when you want the watermark gone.