How to Automatically Add Captions to Facebook Video & Reels: 3 Best Ways

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Last Updated: 2023. 07. 31

With up to 85% of Facebook videos being consumed with the sound off, adding captions to Facebook videos proves to be a great strategy to make your Facebook videos easily accessible to more viewers who are often on the go or in public and quiet places and help you get more likes, comments, and shares.

Here, in this tutorial, we will walk you through 3 great ways to automatically add captions to Facebook videos and Facebook Reels. So, you can add either closed captions or open captions to your Facebook video in a breeze.

Here is what you will learn:

How to Add Captions to Facebook Videos Using SRT Files

How to Add Captions to Facebook Videos for Business Accounts

Great Workaround: Automatically Add Captions to Facebook Videos and Facebook Reels Online

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Here is a quick takeaway for adding Facebook video captions:

If you are using a personal Facebook account, currently, you can upload an SRT file to add closed captions to the Facebook video. So, viewers can click the CC icon (closed captions) to watch your Facebook video with the captions on.

If you have a Facebook business account, you can go to the Creator Studio and use the Auto-generate Captions feature to automatically add captions to Facebook videos and Reels. And later you can proofread the auto-generated captions or subtitles. Alternatively, you may also upload an SRT file for Facebook video captions.

How to Add Captions to Facebook Video Using SRT Files

For most individual Facebook users, Facebook allows you to directly upload an SRT file to your Facebook video to add captions to the Facebook video. So, here is how to add captions to a Facebook video in the Facebook Feed.

Step 1

Go to your Facebook homepage on the browser and click Photo/Video to import your Facebook video from your computer.

Upload your video to Facebook.

Step 2

Add captions to the Facebook video.

Click the Edit button to the top left corner of the video > click the dropdown arrow of Add Captions > upload the SRT file for your video > click Save. You may also upload an image or choose a still frame from your video for the thumbnail of your Facebook video.

Upload an SRT file for the closed caption of the Facebook video.

Bonus: Properly name the SRT file for Facebook video captions.

To upload an SRT file for Facebook video captions, the name of the SRT file should follow the following format: file name.[language code]_[country code].srt. For example: a birthday video.en_US.srt.

Step 3

Turn on the captions on the Facebook video.

After your Facebook video was published, now you can click the CC icon and select the subtitle language available for your Facebook video. You may also click the Options button to customize the background color, background opacity, text color, and text size of the Facebook video caption.

Customize the details for Facebook video captions.

To add captions with languages more than English to Facebook videos, just repeat the first two steps and upload SRT files in different languages.

How to Add Captions to Facebook Videos for Business Accounts

If you are running your Facebook business account and want to add captions to Facebook videos, you can use the Auto-generate Captions option in the Creator Studio. Here is how to do it.

Step 1

Go to your Facebook business page > click Meta Business Suite on the left side menu > All tools > Creator Studio.

Step 2

In the Creator Studio, Click Create New > hit Upload Video in the scroll-down menu > upload your Facebook video and add a video title and description, and thumbnail > in the Media Optimizations, click Captions and Facebook will auto-generate captions for your Facebook video.

Auto-generate Facebook video captions for Facebook business accounts.

Step 3

Click the Review button to proofread the auto-generated captions with exact timestamps or click Adjust Time to adjust the start and end times of the selected captions > click done and publish it.

Proofread the auto-generated Facebook video captions on Facebook.

You may also upload an SRT file for your Facebook video captions as well. After your Facebook video is published, you can click the CC button to turn on the closed captions on your Facebook video.

Great Workaround: Automatically Add Captions to Facebook Videos and Facebook Reels Online

Well, if you don’t have SRT files for your Facebook videos nor do you have a Facebook business account to enjoy Facebook’s auto-caption feature to add captions to Facebook videos and Facebook Reels. Then, a great workaround to add captions to Facebook videos is using the versatile FlexClip AI video maker online.

Effortlessly add captions to Facebook videos and Facebook Reels with FlexClip AI video maker.

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With FlexClip, you can:

Harness AI auto subtitle generator to automatically add captions to Facebook videos and Reels with the click of a button. It supports 140+ languages with different accents and the auto-caption has an accuracy of up to 90% accuracy. You can easily split and merge subtitles and stylize the auto-generated captions with more options than on Facebook.

Automatically add captions to Facebook videos and Reels by FlexClip AI auto subtitle generator.

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Directly download the auto-generated captions in SRT and SRT, VTT, SSA, ASS, SUB, and SBV subtitle formats and upload subtitle files to Facebook videos for closed captions. Alternatively, you can export your Facebook video with burned-in captions/subtitles from FlexClip. Super flexible!

Directly download the auto-generated captions of Facebook videos in SRT and other subtitle formats.

If you want to repurpose existing Facebook videos with captions of other languages to reach a wider audience globally, you can translate your SRT file online and directly upload your SRT file (or VTT, LRC, SSA, SUB, ASS, SBV formats) to the Facebook video in FlexClip, which will auto-sync your captions/subtitles to the timecodes of your Facebook video.

Directly upload SRT and other five subtitle files to add captions to Facebook videos.

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Saving the best for the last! As a versatile AI video maker, FlexClip also empowers you with a treasure trove of AI tools to help you streamline your Facebook video edits and save you tons of valuable time. From AI video script generator, powered by ChatGPT, to hyper-realistic text-to-speech generator, text-to-image generator, image background remover, and text-to-video generator, audio extractor, creating viral Facebook video has never been easier.

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Step 1

Access FlexClip > upload your Facebook videos from your PC, phone, Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, or Google Photos.

Upload your Facebook videos or Facebook Reels to FlexClip.

Step 2

Click the Plus sign to add your Facebook video to the intuitive timeline. You can trim or split clips when needed.

Add your Facebook videos to the intuitive timeline and trim or split the video.

Step 3

Automatically add captions to Facebook videos.

Click the Subtitle tab > Auto AI Subtitle > identify the langue in your Facebook video/Reels > hit Next > select the style of subtitle, which can be changed later. > press the Generate button. So, you can lounge back and sip your Latte while AI will auto-transcribe the Facebook video to text for captions.

Automatically add captions to Facebook videos by FlexClip AI auto subtitle generator.

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Now, you can proofread the auto-generated captions/subtitles > correct any misspellings > fine-tune the style of captions, such as text font, text color, size, opacity and color of text background fill, alignment, position, boldness, etc.

Customize the style of Facebook video captions.

If you find one subtitle too long, you can press “Enter” to split it or merge two short subtitles in one click. So versatile!

Easily split or merge Facebook video captions.

Now, scroll up to the top of the Subtitle interface > click the Download button to save captions of your Facebook videos/Reels in SRT ( or VTT, SSA, ASS, SUB, and SBV subtitle formats) to your computer for closed captions of your Facebook video on Facebook or translate it to other languages to reach global viewers.

Download captions of Facebook videos or Reels for closed captions on Facebook or other repurposings.

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Alternatively, you can click the Export button and save the Facebook video with burned-in or open captions to your computer or directly share it to YouTube, Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, or even TikTok; a clickable link is also available for your blog posts, newsletters or other repurposings.

Easily share and repurpose your video content.

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Adding captions to Facebook videos makes it easier for viewers to watch your Facebook video with the sound off, reach wider audiences and boost engagement. To most Facebook users, FlexClip offers you a flexible way to automatically add open captions to your Facebook videos or generate subtitle files for closed captions of your Facebook videos. Please feel free to experiment. If you find this tutorial helpful, do share it on your Facebook or Twitter and leave your comments to us, cheers!

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Passionate about photography, video-making and travel, Frank is a seasoned copywriter and a beloved father of 2-year-old daughter at FlexClip. He is always keen to share his latest discovery about video marketing and tricks to relive your memories through videos and images.