How to add captions to Instagram Reels

To add captions to a reel: open Kool Captions in your phone's browser, upload the reel, pick your language, choose a caption style, fix any word, and export. It takes a few minutes, the captions are timed to your voice word by word, and your first 3 minutes of exports are free with no watermark.

Step by step

1. Open the app in Chrome or Safari on your phone and sign in with Google.
2. Upload your reel (MP4 or MOV from your gallery).
3. Pick the language it is spoken in: Hinglish (Hindi in Roman letters), English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Odia, Assamese and more. Paste your script for exact spelling.
4. Choose a style from the Style button, then adjust position, size and colour from the bar under the video.
5. Fix any word: tap it under the video and type.
6. Export in 9:16 and post to Instagram.

Instagram's own captions vs burned-in captions

Instagram can add automatic captions, but they are limited in style and language, and viewers can switch them off. Burned-in captions are part of the video: they show for everyone, in your style, and they work for Hinglish.

Tips that keep viewers watching

• Keep captions in the middle third, away from Instagram's buttons.
• Two short lines read faster than one long one.
• Highlight one key word per line.

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