From YouTube's homepage, click on your account icon in the top right corner. Then select "YouTube Studio" from the menu bar. |
Once on the YouTube Studio page, you will see a menu bar on the left side of the page. Select "Subtitles." |
Click on the video you want to edit![]() |
Select English (Automatic) from the list of subtitle options. |
Click on the three vertical dots under the "Subtitles" column. Note: Sometimes it takes a while for the automatic subtitles to appear as an option. |
Select "Edit on Classic Studio." |
Once the Classic Studio Editor loads, click the "Edit" button above the video. |
Now you will be able to make changes to the transcript. On the left side of the page (in red), you will be able to edit the captions. Under the video (in green), you will be able to align the captions to the audio. Make sure to save changes in the upper right corner before leaving the page. |
Congratulations, you now have a captioned video on YouTube! |