Captions for Instagram Reels

Captions for Reels.

Captuno burns animated captions into your Reels, timed to every word, in styles that range from karaoke to a magazine cover with the words behind you.

editorial captions on a sample clip, rendered by Captuno.

Where captions go on a Reel

Reels put the like, comment, share and audio buttons down the right side, and your name, caption and audio along the bottom, where a long caption opens up over the video.

In a 1080 × 1920 video, Captuno keeps every caption line left of x = 880 px, where the buttons begin, and sets the bottom of the captions around y = 1340 px, well above the bottom of the screen. If there is already text in the shot there, the captions move up out of its way.

How to caption a Reel

  1. Export the video as an MP4 or MOV, up to 15 minutes and 2 GB.
  2. Open the uploader, drop the video in and pick a style. Each style is drawn on a moment from your own video before you choose. No account or credit card needed, just an email address.
  3. Captuno writes down what's said, times every word and renders the captions, then emails you a link. Watching the preview is free; the full-quality video and its .srt file cost $1.99 for every 3 minutes of video, or less with a pack of seconds.
  4. Upload the captioned video to Instagram as a Reel.

Styles that suit Reels

  • karaoke: The spoken word turns yellow.
  • minimal: Small light text on a soft dark bar.
  • editorial: Magazine title: one giant lowercase serif word, the rest small around it.
  • cover: Editorial's giant word, always behind you, like a magazine cover.

Caption a video