Why captions matter for Hindi Reels and Shorts
Many people scroll Reels and Shorts with the sound off, on a bus, in a queue or late at night. Without captions, a talking video is a silent face. With word-by-word captions, viewers can follow along anyway.
Hindi adds its own problems. Some editors and caption templates use fonts that break Devanagari conjuncts (क्ष, त्र, श्र) or misplace the vowel signs. Caption my video writes Hindi captions in Devanagari, with the letters joined as they should be.
What you get
| Caption my video | |
|---|---|
| Transcription | Whisper, with timing for every word, in any of the 9 supported languages including Hindi |
| Script | Devanagari, word by word, with the spoken word highlighted |
| Editing | Change any word that was heard wrongly |
| Style | Choose the caption position, size and highlight colour |
| Extras | Small drawings pop up when you mention things |
| Upload | Up to 3 minutes; MP4, MOV or WebM; up to 400 MB |
| Watermark | None |
Hinglish and English words
Most Hindi creators mix in English: "subscribe", "phone", "battery", "exam". Speech recognition writes these the way it hears them, which might be in Devanagari (फ़ोन) or in Roman letters (phone). Neither is wrong, but your captions look cleaner if you pick one style and stick to it. Read through the transcript once and fix any word that doesn't match your style.
Tips for cleaner Hindi captions
- Record close to the mic and away from noise. A clip recorded with a fan, traffic or background music is the most common cause of wrong words.
- Add music afterwards. Caption the clean voice first, then add your music in your editor.
- Check names, places and numbers. These are the words recognition gets wrong most often. A quick read-through fixes them.
- Keep captions above the platform buttons. On Shorts, Reels and TikTok, the bottom of the frame is covered by the like and comment buttons and the description. Move the captions up if needed.
- Use a highlight colour that suits your video. A bright yellow or green highlight is easy to follow on most backgrounds.
Who it's for
- Educators and coaching channels recording explanations on a phone.
- Finance, tech and news explainers who talk to camera.
- Small businesses posting product demos in Hindi.
- Podcasters cutting short clips from longer recordings.
If you'd rather not appear on camera at all, the Hindi video maker creates the whole video, with a Hindi voice and drawings, from one sentence. Captions are also available for Urdu in Nastaliq and Arabic, right to left.
How it works
- Open Caption my videoSign in with Google (free) and choose Caption my video.
- Upload your clipChoose an MP4, MOV or WebM file up to 3 minutes and 400 MB, and set the language to Hindi.
- Fix any wrong wordsRead the Devanagari transcript and correct names, numbers and English words.
- Style the captionsChoose where captions sit, how big they are and the highlight colour.
- DownloadDownload your captioned video, with drawings popping up as you speak and no watermark.
Questions
Will my Hindi speech be written in Devanagari?
Yes. Set the language to Hindi and the transcript and captions are in Devanagari.
Can I edit the captions?
Yes. Every word can be changed before you download.
What files can I upload?
MP4, MOV or WebM clips up to 3 minutes long and up to 400 MB.
What are the drawings that pop up?
When you mention something, a small line drawing of it appears on screen, picked by meaning from about 10,000 open-source drawings.
Is it free?
Captioning your own clip needs a free Google sign-in. Videos have no watermark.
Updated 2026-10-28