Open Captions
CentClip permanently burns open captions into your video file so they appear on every platform, every player, and every embed - no viewer action required. Perfect for social media creators, educators, and marketers who need always-visible, accessible subtitles.
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MP4 · MOV · MP3 · WAV · WebM · MKV and more
5 free minutes · no account needed · no watermark
How to open captions
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Upload your video
Drag your video file into CentClip or click to browse - no account required to get started. MP4, MOV, and other common formats are accepted. Your first 5 minutes are processed free, so short clips cost nothing at all.
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Review and edit your captions
CentClip transcribes your audio automatically and opens a timed caption editor where you can correct words and adjust timing before anything is burned in. You can also customize the caption style - font, size, position, and color - to match your video. Because open captions are permanent, this is the step to proof every line.
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Export your open-caption video
Click Export to render an MP4 with the captions permanently embedded in the picture - ready to upload anywhere without any extra settings. You can also download the transcript as SRT, VTT, or plain text if you need the caption data for another platform at the same time.
Why choose CentClip?
Captions that survive every share, re-upload, and embed
Closed caption files are regularly stripped when video is downloaded, re-uploaded to a new platform, or embedded in a third-party player. Open captions are baked into the pixels, so they travel with the video no matter where it ends up. This matters most on platforms like Instagram Reels and LinkedIn where native subtitle support is inconsistent and captions toggled off by default. Upload once and every viewer sees your captions without any extra configuration.
Transcription accurate enough to burn in on the first pass
Open captions cannot be hidden or corrected by the viewer, so getting the transcription right before export is critical. CentClip's speech recognition handles natural speech, accents, and moderate background noise without requiring a clean studio recording. Support spans 50-plus languages, so a Spanish tutorial or a Mandarin product demo goes through the same workflow. The inline editor lets you fix any line before a single frame is touched.
Pay per project, not per month
Captioning a backlog of videos should not require signing up for a monthly plan that runs whether you are actively using it or not. CentClip charges 5 cents per minute with no subscription, no per-seat fee, and no tier that locks features behind an upgrade. Credits never expire, so you can buy a block for a content push and come back months later without losing what you paid for. Caption one video or one hundred - the math stays the same either way.
FAQ
How accurate are the open captions before I burn them in?
Accuracy is high for clear speech and holds up well with accents and moderate background noise. You can review and correct every line in the caption editor before the captions are permanently burned into your video.
Is there a free trial, and how much does it cost?
Your first 5 minutes are free with no account required. After that, open captioning costs 5 cents per minute - no subscription, no monthly fee, just pay for what you use.
What video formats are supported for open captions?
CentClip accepts MP4, MOV, and other common video formats and exports your finished open-caption video as an MP4. You can also download the transcript as SRT, VTT, or plain text alongside your captioned video.
Do my credits expire if I only caption videos occasionally?
Credits never expire. Buy them when you have a project and use them at your own pace - there is no monthly reset, no idle fee, and no expiry date.