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Add free SRT subtitles in Kapwing

Updated 9 November 2026 · by Szymon at szy.monster

Kapwing is an online editor that's popular for social media videos. Its automatic subtitles are limited on the free plan, but it can also take an SRT file you upload. Make the SRT for free with Whisper, then use Kapwing to style it.

1. Make the SRT

Open AutoSubtitler, drop in your video and press Make subtitles. Download the .srt. AutoSubtitler doesn't upload your video. Kapwing works online, though, so the video goes to Kapwing when you edit it there.

2. Upload it to Kapwing

1. Open your video in a Kapwing project.
2. Go to Subtitles in the left menu.
3. Choose to Upload a subtitle file (SRT or VTT) instead of auto-generating, and pick your .srt.

The subtitles appear on the timeline and in the subtitle editor.

3. Edit and style

Fix any words in the subtitle list, then pick a style preset or change the font, colour, background and position. Changes apply to all subtitles at once.

4. Export

Export renders the subtitles into the video, ready for TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Kapwing can also download the subtitles as an SRT again after your edits.

Tips

• Free Kapwing exports may carry a watermark or have length limits. Check your plan. If you only need burned-in subtitles, HandBrake does it free, offline and without a watermark.
• The short one-line chunks AutoSubtitler makes by default suit vertical video well.

More editors: free subtitling for video.