> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://captions.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Add Captions > Add captions on iOS or on Captions desktop. Generate captions with AI, add them manually on mobile, or walk through the web editor flow from upload to export. ## How to add and generate captions Captions app interface showing how to add auto-generated captions to a video ### Add automatic captions with AI To add captions automatically with AI: 1. [Import](/help/docs/project/import-upload) or [record your video](/help/docs/project/camera) 2. Select the language that is being spoken in the video 3. Select **No Translation** or choose the language you'd like to translate to ### Add captions manually Captions app showing how to manually type or edit individual caption text To add captions manually: 1. Scroll to a location where there are no captions 2. Tap **Add** 3. Start typing and **Apply** ### Supported languages for adding captions only You can add captions in the following languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Assamese, Asturian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino (Tagalog), Finnish, French, Fulah, Galician, Ganda, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hinglish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kabuverdianu, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lingala, Lithuanian, Luo, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepalese, Northern Sotho, Norwegian, Occitan, Odia, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Sindhi, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Umbundu, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Wolof, Xhosa, Zulu. If there are multiple languages being spoken in your video, you can choose "multiple languages" ### Supported languages for translating captions You can dub your video into the following languages: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino (Tagalog), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hinglish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Nepalese, Norwegian, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portugeuse, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese. ### Frequently asked questions To add captions for videos that are in multiple languages: Captions app language selector for adding captions in multiple languages 1. [Import](/help/docs/project/import-upload) or [record your video](/help/docs/project/camera) 2. Choose **Multiple Languages** as the spoken language | Feature | iOS | Desktop | Android | | ---------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | --------- | | Captions in same language | 10 minutes | 10 minutes | 5 minutes | | Captions in another language | 5 minutes | 5 minutes | 5 minutes | | Dub to another language | 5 minutes | 5 minutes | 5 minutes | Add professional captions to any video. You start from the **Home** page, walk through upload and style choices, then create a project you can open to review and refine. ### Open Edit from Home On the **Home** page, open the menu on your item or entry point, then choose **Edit**. Home page with Edit selected from a dropdown menu ### Upload your video Upload your video by dragging and dropping it onto the upload area, or browse and select the file manually. Supported formats are **.mp4** and **.mov**. Video upload area with drag and drop or file selection ### Add reference media or links (optional) You can manually add media such as images and videos to use in the edit. You can also paste links (for example, links to a product page) as reference for editing the video. Optional step to add media assets or paste reference links ### Choose an editing style Open the styles library and select an editing style. Right now the available styles are **[AI Edit](/help/docs/project/ai-edit)** styles. They are premium styles and use more credits than a simple captions-only flow. In the future, the product may support a path that only generates simple captions without AI editing. Styles library showing AI Edit style options ### Review recommended cuts in the outline In the **Outline** section, review **recommended cuts**. Captions detects pauses such as filler sounds (for example, "um" and "hmm") and can remove them from both the audio and the outline. Outline section with recommended cuts and Restore or Revert options * To keep the original audio and outline without those cuts, click **Restore original**. * To undo cuts one at a time, click **Revert** on each cut you want to keep. Apply edit style section with edit icon to open the right-side panel When you are done, click **Save**. ### Captions only (optional) In the **Apply edit style** section, click the **edit** icon to open the panel on the right. If you want captions without other editing elements, open **Captions only**. Pick a template style from that tab, then click **Save**. Captions only tab with template styles and Save Change to Captions only tab with template styles and Save ### Create the project Click **Create project** to start generation. This step can take a few minutes. Create project button to start project generation ### Review and adjust captions When creation finishes, open the project to review the output. You can change caption wording and timing at any time. For spelling and text edits, see [Edit Spelling](/help/docs/captions/edit-spelling). To change how captions look, click **Style** in the right sidebar. Changing caption style costs extra credits. Switching to another **Captions only** style typically costs **3 credits**. **[AI Edit](/help/docs/project/ai-edit)** styles are estimated at about **15 credits**, depending on the style you pick. Completed project open for review ### Frequently asked questions * **Minimum**: 4 seconds * **Maximum**: 60 seconds * **Remix feature**: 2 GB maximum * **Home screen uploads**: 100 MB maximum * **Required**: 9:16 (vertical/portrait) * **Margin of error**: 10% tolerance * **Supported formats**: MP4, MOV/QuickTime * **Supported MIME types**: video/mp4, video/mov, video/quicktime