A clearer video starts here.

Learn how to prepare your footage, write a spoken script and make captions easy to follow. These guides cover the small decisions that make a finished video more useful.

Tap Captions is in TestFlight testing for iPhone with iOS 27. Explore the beta when you are ready to try the workflow.

How to add subtitles to a video on iPhone

Choose a local video, generate captions, correct the words and save a subtitled copy. A practical iPhone workflow with a final playback check.

How to caption a video offline on iPhone

Prepare local video files and speech assets before going offline. Caption and export on iPhone, then publish when a connection is available.

Captions vs subtitles for video

Understand dialogue subtitles, accessibility captions, embedded text and separate subtitle files before choosing an export workflow.

Prepare local iPhone videos for editing

Find the original video in Photos or Files, download iCloud copies and check playback and storage before adding captions or voiceover.

How to make video captions readable

Review caption size, contrast, line length, placement and timing. Use a practical playback check for Reels, Shorts, tutorials and other phone videos.

How to make a text-to-speech video on iPhone

Write a script, generate a voiceover and match it to local footage. Learn how to check pronunciation, pacing and background audio on iPhone.

Try Tap Captions

Add captions and voiceover
right on your iPhone.

Help shape the app. Join us on TestFlight for iOS 27.

Explore the beta