Burn Subtitles Into a Video on Your Mac
Burn In Subtitles adds permanent captions to a video, so they show up on any player or social site. Use an SRT or WebVTT file you already have, or let Toolbox transcribe the speech on your Mac and create the captions for you. You can choose the text size, put captions at the top or bottom, and pick white with a shadow or white on a black box.
How to use Burn In Subtitles
Open Burn In Subtitles and drop a video onto the window.
Choose Subtitle File and pick an SRT or WebVTT file, or choose Transcribe Automatically and select the spoken language.
Set the caption size, position and look, and check the preview.
Click Burn In to save a captioned copy to your Downloads folder.
Questions about Burn In Subtitles
How do I permanently add subtitles to a video on Mac?
Drop the video into Burn In Subtitles, choose an SRT or WebVTT file and click Burn In. The captions are drawn into the picture, so they appear in every player.
Can it make subtitles if I don't have an SRT file?
Yes. Choose Transcribe Automatically and Toolbox turns the speech into captions on your Mac. Turn on Also save subtitle file to keep an SRT copy too.
Is my video uploaded for transcription?
No. Speech is transcribed on your Mac and nothing is uploaded.
Does it pick up subtitle files automatically?
If a subtitle file has the same name as the video and sits next to it, Toolbox selects it for you.
Related tools
72 Mac tools. One app. Pay once.
From $24.99 one-time · macOS 15 Sequoia or later
Buy Toolbox from $24.99