Minimal subtitles, free and made in your browser
Plain text near the bottom of the frame, the way a film does it. No highlight, no box, no animation — the caption is there to be read and then forgotten.
just the words
How minimal subtitles work
Restraint is the whole design. A fixed position, a modest size and a soft shadow for legibility, so the text sits over any footage without competing with it.
Nothing is uploaded
The transcription, the styling and the final render all run on your own machine. There is no server in the middle, no queue and no account — open the video, generate the captions, download the file.
You do not have to take that on trust: open the network tab in your browser while captions are generating and watch it stay empty.
Change anything you like
The style is a starting point. Font, size, colour, highlight, position and animation stay editable once it is applied, and every change is previewed on your own footage rather than on a stock clip.
Questions
Are minimal subtitles free?
Yes. Every style is free, and free exports are unlimited at 480p with a small watermark. Paying once for a video removes the watermark and unlocks higher resolutions.
Do I need to sign up?
No. There is no account, and nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Can I export the subtitles as a file?
Yes — captions download as .srt or .vtt, as well as being burned into the video.
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Try it on your own video
Nothing to install, no account, and your video never leaves your device. Free exports are unlimited.
Caption my video — free