Question 1

How do I add captions to a YouTube video?

Accepted Answer

Step 1: Upload your video to VideoText and generate an SRT file. Step 2: In YouTube Studio, open your video → Subtitles → Add → Upload file. Select your SRT. YouTube maps the timestamps automatically and adds a CC track immediately — no waiting for YouTube auto-captions.

Question 2

Why are YouTube auto-captions inaccurate?

Accepted Answer

YouTube uses its own speech model which underperforms Whisper large-v3, particularly for accents, fast speech, technical terms, and non-English content. VideoText generates higher-accuracy captions before you upload.

Question 3

Can I get captions from a YouTube URL without downloading?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Paste the YouTube URL into VideoText — VideoText streams the audio directly and generates an SRT file. No download needed.

Question 4

Are YouTube captions free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. VideoText free tier includes 3 imports per month, no credit card required. Full SRT/VTT export included.

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