Instagram is a world-renowned social media app, where users can upload their photos and videos. 

Instagram is slowly but surely adding more and more features from other social media sites. For example, Instagram now allows users to post videos of up to one minute in length. But what if you want to caption your video so that your followers can understand it? Here’s where you might struggle a bit. 

You see, the new Instagram doesn’t give you the option to add captions or subtitles as many other social media sites do. However, there are ways around this problem. In this article, we will teach you how to add captions and subtitles to an Instagram video. 

Instagram video content is growing by the hour. Not only is it growing in popularity, but more and more businesses are using Instagram videos as advertising. This is because Instagram video is a great way to generate leads for your business. However, if you want to use Instagram videos for advertising or to inform your followers, you need a way to add captions and subtitles to your Instagram video. 

You might think that this is a piece of cake. You might think that since the new Instagram was built for video, it would come with caption and subtitle options. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case. 

You can’t add captions or subtitles to Instagram video content. This is where things become a bit tricky. If you want to add captions or subtitles to Instagram video content, then you need to find another way. You need to find a way to add text to Instagram videos so that you can caption your video or add subtitles. 

One of the ways in which you can add text to your videos is by using a third-party app. Here are a couple of apps that you can use to add captions and subtitles to Instagram video content. – 

Wavel– An AI-generated app that allows you to add text to Instagram videos. You can use Wavel to add captions and subtitles to Instagram videos. Wavel ensures text accuracy of 99% which adds a more natural effect to the video. Besides Instagram, it also has various features for other apps such as Youtube, Vimeo, etc. 

Check the steps below to add captions and subtitles to your Instagram video 

How to Add Captions and Subtitles on Instagram Video 


1. Login into your Wavel account. 

2. Click on the Upload button on your dashboard where three options: transcription, translation and voiceover will be seen.

3. Click on ‘Transcription’, and you will have the option to upload and paste along with downloadable links and other options to specify your requirements. 

4. Under the ‘Output Segment, you can choose ‘Transcription’ or ‘Captions’ based on your requirements. 

5. Select ‘Export’ to download the file, and share it in any custom file format. it will show the options to save the subtitles in the original format .srt .vtt .stl .ass .sub or .sbv. 

Now, all you need to do is upload the video to your Instagram account. When you do this, you will notice that the captions and subtitles appear on your Instagram video. And there you have it! You just added captions and subtitles to an Instagram video using a Wavel. And the best part is that you don’t have to do anything fancy. There is no coding, no designing, and no fancy editing. All you have to do is upload your video, open the third-party app, and add captions and subtitles. Easy!

Conclusion 

When it comes to Instagram video content, captions and subtitles can be a huge help. They help your followers understand your content, and they can even increase your engagement. If you want to add captions and subtitles to Instagram videos, then you will have to use a third-party app. You can use any of the apps mentioned above to do this.

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Sneha Mukherjee

Content and Copywriter at Wavel AI

I fuse my passion for technology with storytelling, breathing life into our innovative solutions through words. My mission transcends features, focusing on crafting engaging narratives that connect users and render AI accessible to all.