Auto Captions App That Writes Subtitles From Your Script
Every take gets captions synced to your speech, generated from your script, with no typing and no transcript to fix. Export an .srt file or burn them in.
Cameratel is an auto captions app with a head start: it already has your script. Every take you record gets captions synced to your speech, generated from the script you wrote, so there's nothing to type and no transcript full of misheard words to fix. Export the captions as an .srt file, or burn them into the video in one tap.
An auto captions app that starts from your script
Speech-to-text captions guess at what you said, and the guesses go wrong on names, brands, numbers and jargon. Cameratel starts from your script instead, so every word is already spelled the way you wrote it. Product names, technical terms and your own name come out right the first time.
Synced to your voice
The words come from your script, and the timing comes from you. Captions are synced to your speech, so each line appears as you say it, whether you speed up, slow down or pause for effect.
Built into every take
There's no separate captioning step. Record your take as usual, open it in the player, and the captions are already there, timed to your voice. If they look right, you're done; if you changed a word while recording, you'll spot it while the take plays back. From there, choose how the captions should travel with your video.
Two ways to use your captions
Export an .srt file
An .srt file keeps captions separate from the video, so viewers can switch them on or off. Upload it to YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo or a course platform. Our SRT subtitle file guide shows how to upload it on each one.
Burn captions into the video
For Reels, TikTok, Stories and Shorts, burned-in captions are the safer choice: they're part of the picture, so they show up wherever the video goes. One tap renders them into the video.
| Where you post | Best caption type |
|---|---|
| Instagram Reels and Stories | Burned in |
| TikTok | Burned in |
| YouTube Shorts | Burned in |
| YouTube videos | .srt file |
| Facebook and LinkedIn | .srt file, or burned in for reposting |
| Courses and training videos | .srt file |
| Sending the video directly in a message | Burned in |
Captions make your videos accessible
Captions let deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers follow what you say, help viewers watching in a second language and reach everyone scrolling with the sound off. When captions are part of the recording workflow, adding them to every video stops being a chore.
How to get the cleanest captions
- Write your script the way you'll say it, in short spoken sentences.
- Stay close to the script while recording. Voice follow lets you pause and improvise without losing your place.
- If you change a name or a number while recording, check that line before posting.
- After posting a vertical video, check that the platform's buttons don't cover your captions.
- Preview the final video on a phone with the sound off.
For a broader look at caption options, read our guide to auto captions for videos.
Free to try
Cameratel is free to try with 3 recordings, and every free take shows its synced captions in the app's player. The .srt export and burned-in captions come with Cameratel Pro, so you can judge how well the captions follow your voice before you decide.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to type or correct captions?
No typing: the words come from your script and the timing from your voice. Read them once before posting, especially if you changed words while recording.
Which platforms accept the .srt file?
YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, Vimeo and many course platforms accept SRT uploads. For Reels, TikTok and Stories, burn the captions into the video instead.
Are captions included in the free version?
Your free takes show synced captions inside the app. Exporting an .srt file and burning captions into the video are part of Cameratel Pro.