Auto captions on iPhone
Automatic captions in 14 languages. 11 styles, any colour, fix any word. Runs on your phone: no upload, no account.
Free download. No account, and your video never uploads.
11
Caption styles
Behind speaker, One word, Negative and more.
14
Languages
Transcribed on device.
0
Uploads
Audio never leaves the phone.
A long podcast goes in; captioned 9:16 clips come out. The AI picks the layout per clip: split view for two speakers, blur fill for wide shots.
How it works
01
Pick a video
From Photos or Files. MP4 or MOV, up to 2 hours.
02
Captions appear
Apple Speech transcribes on the iPhone. Every clip comes captioned.
03
Style and export
Choose a style, font and colour. Export at up to 1080p and 60 fps.
The Captions tool
Need words for the post itself? The Post tool writes a Post caption: a hook, the body and hashtags, ready to copy.
Beyond basic subtitles
Behind speaker
A big word between the background and the person, so the text never covers your face.
One word
One word at a time, big. Built for fast talkers.
Negative
A big word in the frame's inverted colours. It stands out on busy footage.
Works offline
Caption in airplane mode. Only a new translation language downloads once.
Clipped vs a cloud caption app
Feature
clipped
FREE · iPHONE + iPAD · ON DEVICE
Submagic
CREDIT PLANS · CLOUD
Pricing checked October 2026 on the Submagic pricing page. Plans change; check their site.
FAQ
Open the video in Clipped. Apple Speech transcribes it on the phone and every clip gets captions burned in. Pick a style in the Captions tool, then export. It is free and the video stays on the phone.
Yes. Every caption feature is free. Exports carry a small clipped.cc watermark; one optional one-time purchase removes it. No subscription, no credits.
14, transcribed on device: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Yes. Translate captions uses Apple Translation on the phone. A new language downloads once, then works offline. It applies to the preview and every export; Show the original undoes it.
11: Off, Bold, Karaoke, Neon, Italic, Ghost, Accent, Static, Behind speaker, One word and Negative. Animate them with Type-on or Pop, or pick None for no animation.
Yes. Edit text fixes or removes any word. Bleep swears stars swear words in the captions; the audio is not changed.
No. Transcription and captions run on the iPhone. The video never leaves it, and there is no sign-in.
Clipped is built for short clips: it finds the best moments in a video up to 2 hours long and captions each one. Want a specific part? Use New clip in the Trim tool to cut it from anywhere in the original.
Yes. Clipped needs iOS 26 and runs on iPhone and iPad, with layouts made for the bigger screen.
Keep going
Free subtitles
11 styles, 14 languages, zero uploads. Free on the App Store.
Download on the App Store