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Captions

Captions are essential for narrated tutorials — they improve accessibility, boost engagement on muted social feeds, and help viewers follow along in noisy environments. Tutorial AI supports two types.

Closed captions (uploaded file)

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Closed captions are separate files that viewers can toggle on/off and switch languages.

Pros:

  • Viewers can toggle captions on/off
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Searchable and indexable by platforms
  • Styling controlled by the video host

Cons:

  • Most players show captions off by default
  • In muted/autoplay embeds, viewers may not realize audio is available
  • Styling varies by platform

How to add:

  1. Generate your video
  2. Go to Export → download a caption file (.srt, .sbv, or .vtt)
  1. Upload the file to your video host (YouTube, Vimeo, LMS, etc.)
  2. Make sure you select the “With timing” option

Open captions (burned-in)

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Open captions are permanently rendered into the video itself — always visible, no toggle.

Pros:

  • Always visible — great for social feeds where sound is off by default (LinkedIn, X)
  • Consistent look that matches your brand
  • Works everywhere, even where caption files aren’t supported

Cons:

  • Cannot be toggled off by viewers
  • May cover on-screen UI elements
  • If the host also shows closed captions, you get duplicates

How to add:

Open the Captions tab in the video toolbar and configure your caption styling — font, size, position, colors.

Quick guidance

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ScenarioRecommendation
Social feeds / muted autoplayBurn-in (open captions)
YouTube, LMS, multi-languageUpload caption files (closed)
Internal help center embedsEither — depends on your player
Accessibility complianceBoth — burned-in for default visibility, files for language options

Next steps

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