Quick summary
Adding captions to a YouTube video in YouTube Studio takes just a few steps: select the video from the Subtitles section, enable auto-generated captions for your language, review and edit the caption timing, then publish. This process improves video accessibility and boosts SEO by making your content indexable by search engines.
Steps
- Go to studio.youtube.com and click Subtitles in the left sidebar.
- Click the video you want to add captions to from the list.
- Select your language to enable auto-generated captions, set it as the default if needed, then click Confirm.
- Review the captions in the caption editor to confirm timing and text are correct; click any line to edit text or adjust the timestamp manually.
- Click Publish to make the captions live on the video.
