TikTok subtitles: what actually works
As far as we know, TikTok doesn’t offer a way to upload an SRT or VTT file to a post: only its own automatic captions. To use yours, they have to be part of the video before you publish it. Here you get the SRT for free, and we explain how to burn it in.
Drop your audio or video here, or choose a file
MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG and OPUS (WhatsApp voice notes), MP4, MOV, WEBM… Up to 200 MB.
Free, no account needed: the first 10 minutes of each file, 3 a day. The file is deleted when it’s done and the result after 24 hours.
What TikTok allows
TikTok generates automatic captions from the audio, which you can review before posting. It has no option to upload your own subtitle file, so an SRT can’t be attached to the post as it is.
Two ways to bring your subtitles
The idea is the same in both: the text becomes part of the video image.
- Import the SRT into CapCut (on desktop or the web), adjust the style and export the video with the subtitles.
- With a free Echo account, create the video with burned-in subtitles and upload it to TikTok directly.
How to do it
- 1
Upload the video here
Before you post it on TikTok, using the original file.
- 2
Download the SRT
Echo cuts it into two-line subtitles, without breaking sentences in the middle.
- 3
Burn the subtitles in
Import it into your video editor (CapCut, for example) and export the video, or create it with burned-in subtitles from a free Echo account.
- 4
Post on TikTok
Upload the subtitled video and turn off auto-captions so two sets of text don’t show.
Frequently asked questions
Can I upload an SRT straight to TikTok?
No. TikTok has no option to attach a subtitle file to a post. What you can do is burn the subtitles into the video before uploading it.
Why not use TikTok’s automatic captions?
You can, but they get names and technical terms wrong, and you have less control. With a reviewed SRT you decide the exact text and where each sentence breaks.
Do 42-character lines fit a vertical video?
That’s the maximum, not the norm: many subtitles are shorter. If you want them narrower, adjust the font size when you burn them in with your editor.
Try it with your next meeting.
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