How to Add Subtitles to YouTube Videos

If you have created a video to upload on YouTube and want to add subtitles to it, use Stellar Converter for Audio Video.

The easy-to-use software allows you to add English language subtitles using SRT files created using TextEdit/ Notepad/ or Notepad++.

First, translate your YouTube video’s audio into text and create a transcript. Next, make an SRT file to add subtitles with the help of the audio video converter software.

How to create a .SRT file:

• After, you create a transcript of your video, open TextEdit/ Notepad/ Notepad++ on your computer.
• In the Notepad file, type “1” for the first caption in sequence. Press Enter.
• Type the beginning and end time in the below format: hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds ––> hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds
• Press Enter. Write your caption. Try to limit it to a 32-character.
• Press Enter. Again press Enter to leave a blank line before the second caption.
• Type “2”. Write the second caption in sequence using the same format
• Repeat the steps to further complete your video transcript.
• Next go to File > Save to save the file.
• Enter file name and use .srt as the file extension.
• Under Save as type, select All Files. Click Save

Step-by-step: Add subtitle to YouTube video with software:

• Download the YouTube video to which you want to add subtitles and save it in your local or external drive.
• Create the SRT file in TextEdit or Notepad.
• Download Stellar Converter for Audio Video on your computer.
• Click on Add File to insert the YouTube video file.
• Click on Edit

• Click the Subtitle tab.
• Across Select SRT File box, click on the 3 dots. Browse to add the SRT file that you created.

• The subtitles will automatically appear in the video preview. Select the desired font style, size, and color of the text.
• Click Apply and then OK to save the video settings.

You can now upload your video with subtitles on YouTube.