How to add Hindi subtitles to YouTube Shorts

Updated 6 October 2026

Burned-in Hindi captions (the look most Shorts use)

1. Sign up free and start a New project with your Short.
2. Choose हिन्दी for Devanagari script, or Hinglish for Hindi written in Roman letters.
3. Pick a caption style and adjust it. Every style has typefaces for Devanagari, so the Hindi text keeps the style’s look.
4. Correct any word in the transcript, then Export the MP4 and upload it to YouTube as your Short.

YouTube subtitles from an SRT file

An SRT file is plain text with each caption’s start and end time. YouTube reads it as subtitles that viewers can switch on, and that YouTube can index.

1. In CaptionOS, open Export and download SRT (on paid plans; VTT works too).
2. In YouTube Studio on a computer, open the video and go to Subtitles.
3. Add the language (Hindi), choose to upload a file, select the SRT file “with timing”, and publish.

Which should you use?

• Burned-in captions always show, look designed, and work the same on every app the video is shared to. Most creators use these for Shorts.
• SRT subtitles can be turned off by the viewer and are readable by YouTube. They are useful for longer videos and for accessibility.
• You can do both: burn in the styled captions and also upload the SRT.

What it costs

The Free plan includes 2 minutes of transcription a month and exports up to 2 minutes long at 1080p with a small watermark; paid plans start at ₹49 a week (Weekly) and remove the watermark. See pricing. SRT and VTT downloads are included on every paid plan, from Weekly (₹49 a week).