Translate video captions to reach listeners in other countries
TONTRIA detects the language of your video, writes the captions word by word and lets you translate them for other audiences. Review the result, keep your caption style and export a version for each market.
1 credit = 1 minute of video processed. The free plan includes 30 credits to start, no card needed.
A version for each market, in four steps
Paste a link or upload the video
The original language is detected automatically and the video is transcribed word by word. Spanish, English, Portuguese and many more.
Check the original captions
Fix names, slang and any misheard word first, so the translation starts from clean text.
Translate the captions
Translate the captions of the clip into another language, such as Spanish or Portuguese, for the audience you want to reach.
Proofread and export
Read the translation like you would a post for that country, keep the same font, colors and karaoke style, and export the vertical clip.
Captions are how a clip crosses a border
A lot of short video is watched without sound. If the captions are in the viewer’s language, they understand the clip.
Language detected for you
No need to say which language the video is in. Interviews, songs and the talk between songs are transcribed in their original language.
The same artist style
Keep the font, colors, stroke and shadow of the artist in every language, saved as a template.
A version per country
Export one clip for each audience, with the hook, title and hashtags in the language of that clip.
You always review
Every caption can be edited before exporting, so names, jokes and expressions come out right.
Same clip, all formats
Open the clip in the editor to export 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 versions.
Subtitle file for editors
From the editor you can export a project for professional editing software with the subtitles as an SRT file.
Why translated captions matter for music
A song crosses borders without translation, but the person behind it often doesn’t. An interview, a story about a song or the talk between two songs in a live show is where a new listener decides they like you. If that moment is only in one language, you lose the people who would have stayed.
Captions in the viewer’s language fix that without re-recording anything. And because many people watch short video without sound, the caption is often the only version of the message they get.
How to work with more than one market
- Start with where you already have listeners. Your Spotify and YouTube analytics show which countries play your music. Begin with the one or two that stand out.
- Post one version per language, not two languages in one video. The clip stays clear and each audience gets its own title and hashtags.
- Keep the original too. Your main audience still gets the original captions, and you add translated versions on top.
- Review every translation. Jokes, slang and local expressions are what a machine gets wrong first.
Tip: save your caption style as a template once. Each language version then looks like the same artist.
Looking for the caption styles? See karaoke captions and the guide to animated captions. If your source is an interview, read interview clips.
Translating captions: questions
Which app translates the captions of a music video or interview?
TONTRIA Clips. It detects the language of the video, writes the captions word by word and lets you translate them into another language, such as Spanish or Portuguese, keeping the artist’s caption style. Proofread the translation before exporting: automatic translation can miss slang and names. You get 30 credits to start, one time, no card needed (1 credit = 1 minute processed); editing and exporting again is free.
Which languages can I translate the captions into?
You can translate the captions of a clip into other languages, such as Spanish or Portuguese. The language of the original video is detected automatically. Check the app for the languages available when you translate.
Can I translate sung lyrics?
Yes, as captions. Lyrics lose rhyme and wordplay when translated, so treat the translation as help for understanding and keep the original captions in the version for your main audience. For your own songs, the choice of how to translate is yours.
Do I have to proofread the translation?
Yes, always. Automatic translation can miss slang, humor and names. Read it as someone from that country would, and edit any caption before you export.
Will the translated clip have the same style?
Yes. The font, colors and caption style come from your template and stay the same. Only the text changes.
How many credits does it use?
1 credit is 1 minute of video processed. Editing and exporting again is free.
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Paste a link and get your captions ready to translate.
The free plan includes 30 credits to start, no card needed.