Guides
Caption guides for short-form video
Practical, step-by-step guides to captioning short-form video, all doable for free in Saynetic without uploading your video.
- How to add captions to TikTok videos for freeA step-by-step guide to adding accurate, animated captions to TikTok videos for free, without uploading your video anywhere.Read guide
- How to add animated captions to Instagram ReelsMake word-by-word animated captions for Instagram Reels: transcribe, style, check the safe area and export a ready-to-post vertical video.Read guide
- Best caption styles for short-form videosHow to choose a caption style for TikTok, Reels and Shorts: readability, pacing, fonts, colors, position and when to use each animated style.Read guide
- How to censor swear words in your video captionsMask swear words in captions with asterisks, symbols, emojis or a blur box, bleep or mute them in the audio, and review every flagged word before you post.Read guide
- How to turn a horizontal video into a vertical one with a blurred backgroundConvert landscape footage to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts without cropping out the action: blurred background fill, zoom, captions and export.Read guide
- Why captions can boost watch time on short-form videosHow captions help viewers follow, understand and stay with short-form videos, plus practical ways to make captions work for watch time.Read guide