AI Subtitles & Captions

Transform your videos with professional captions. Sonix automatically generates accurate subtitles with frame-perfect timing, then lets you customize, style, and export to supported formats, including burnt-in captions.

Supported export formats
Frame-perfect
Burn-in included
Timing
Formats
Styling
Burn-in
Languages
SDH
SRT/VTT/TTML
Export formats
SRT, VTT, TTML & FCPXML
54+
Languages
Including regional dialects
100ms
Precision
Frame-perfect accuracy
6.2M+
Users
Trusted by professionals
Subtitle Features

Professional subtitles for every platform

Smart Subtitle Splitting

Automatically split your transcript into perfectly-timed captions. Control character limits, line count, and duration to meet any platform's requirements—from YouTube's recommendations to broadcast standards.

Smart subtitle splitting with character and time controls

Visual Timeline Editor

Fine-tune subtitle timing with our visual timeline. Drag edges to adjust start and end points, or click any word to hear the audio and verify timing. Frame-perfect precision without complex software.

Visual timeline editor for subtitle timing

Millisecond Timecode Control

Adjust subtitle timing down to the millisecond for perfect synchronization. Easily shift all captions or individual lines to match your video perfectly, even after edits or speed changes.

Millisecond timecode adjustment controls

Full Subtitle Styling

Customize fonts, colors, backgrounds, and positioning. Create captions that match your brand or meet accessibility requirements. Preview changes in real-time before export.

Subtitle styling customization options

Burn-In Captions

Permanently embed subtitles directly into your video file. Perfect for social media where viewers can't toggle captions. Sonix burns in your styled captions and delivers a ready-to-share video.

Burn-in captions preview

Export to Supported Formats

Download subtitles in SRT, VTT, and TTML. Export to professional formats like FCPXML and AVID markers for seamless editing software integration.

Subtitle export format options: SRT, VTT, FCPXML

Multi-Language Subtitles

Generate subtitles in 54+ languages from a single upload. Translate your transcript and export captions in multiple languages to reach global audiences.

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Common Questions

Everything you need to know about
AI subtitles

What kind of companies or individuals are using Sonix for AI subtitles and captions?

Production teams across film, television, and digital media rely on Sonix to generate fast, accurate subtitles and captions. This includes documentary filmmakers, unscripted production companies, post-production houses, broadcasters, and corporate marketing teams creating video for campaigns, social media, training, and customer communications.

How do I create subtitles with Sonix?

Upload your video or audio file to Sonix, and our AI transcribes it with word-level timestamps in minutes. The transcript automatically converts to subtitle format—you can then split captions to your preferred length, adjust timing, customize styling, and export to supported formats. The entire process takes about 5 minutes per hour of video.

What subtitle formats does Sonix support?

Sonix exports subtitles in supported formats including SRT (SubRip), VTT (WebVTT), TTML, FCPXML (Final Cut Pro), AVID markers. Each format is properly formatted for its intended platform, with correct timecode formats and character encoding.

Can I burn subtitles directly into my video?

Yes. Sonix's burn-in feature permanently embeds your styled subtitles into the video file. Choose your font, color, size, background, and position, then Sonix renders a new video with captions baked in. This is ideal for social media platforms where viewers watch with sound off and can't enable captions.

How accurate is Sonix subtitle timing?

Sonix generates subtitles with millisecond-level precision. Each word is timestamped to within 100ms of when it's spoken. Our visual timeline editor lets you fine-tune any timing down to the frame. The result is perfectly synchronized captions that match lip movements and audio cues.

Can I create subtitles in multiple languages?

Yes. After transcribing your video, you can translate the transcript into any of 54+ languages with one click. Each translation maintains subtitle timing, so you can export properly-timed captions in Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, and dozens more. This makes it easy to reach international audiences.

What's the difference between subtitles and closed captions?

Subtitles display dialogue for viewers who can hear but may not understand the spoken language. Closed captions are designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers—they include speaker identification and descriptions of important sounds. Sonix creates both: standard subtitles for any language, and SDH (Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) with full accessibility features.

Why Sonix Subtitles

Subtitles that are
fast, accurate, and professional

Minutes, not hours

Generate subtitles for an hour of video in about 5 minutes. No more typing every word or paying transcribers by the minute. Upload your video and get perfectly-timed captions automatically.

Frame-perfect timing

Word-level timestamps ensure captions appear exactly when words are spoken. Our visual timeline editor makes it easy to fine-tune timing for perfect lip-sync, even with fast dialogue or overlapping speakers.

Supported formats, any platform

Export to supported subtitle formats for any workflow. Whether you need SRT for YouTube, VTT for web players, or FCPXML for Final Cut Pro, Sonix delivers properly formatted files ready to use.

Burn-in for social media

Create scroll-stopping content with burnt-in captions. Customize styling to match your brand, then download a video with subtitles permanently embedded—perfect for Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn.

Why Choose Sonix

The smart choice for subtitle creation

What makes Sonix different from YouTube's auto-captions?

YouTube's auto-captions are view-only and limited to their platform. Sonix gives you complete control: edit every word, adjust timing to the millisecond, customize styling, and export to supported formats. You own your caption files and can use them anywhere—social media, broadcast, streaming platforms, or your own website.

How does Sonix compare to hiring a captioning service?

Professional captioning services charge $1-3 per minute of video and take days to deliver. Sonix costs $10 per hour (about 8 cents per minute) and delivers in minutes. For most content, Sonix accuracy matches professional services. When you need 100% accuracy, our editor makes it fast to review and polish the results.

Can I use Sonix subtitles for broadcast and streaming?

Yes. Sonix exports to professional formats including TTML for broadcast and streaming, and FCPXML for post-production workflows. Our subtitles meet FCC captioning requirements and international broadcast standards when properly reviewed.

Do burnt-in captions affect video quality?

Sonix maintains your original video quality when burning in captions. You control the output resolution and format. For social media, we optimize file size while preserving visual quality. For professional use, you can specify exact encoding settings.

Customer Reviews

Trusted by video creators worldwide

4.98 rating from 211 reviews

Sonix is simple and very easy to use and the results were very nearly perfect. I would definitely recommended the site to anyone who asks me.
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Nathan L.
St. Thomas, Canada
It's SO fast! I couldn't believe it. It's saved me hours of time.
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Anne F.
Berlin, Germany
I found out out you guys because I had to do some transcribing for me yearbook class and my friend recommended you guys. It was a very easy process and it took hours off the time I had to a...
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Tracy M.
Brooklyn, NY USA
Very high quality transcription - very accurate - only took a quick scan/sweep to manually correct/clean up the text.
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Nick H.
Wednesbury, UK
This is the greatest transcription service I've ever seen. I am so pleased with the results and I am recommending your services 100 out of 10.
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Rida Z.
Sudan, Africa
English dictation is very accurate. And the online editor is easy to use. Also it generates SRT files that I can import in my video editors for further processing.
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Michael C.
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
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