Instagram Reels
Add subtitles to Instagram Reels — automatically.
Drop in your Reel and get auto subtitles written, timed and styled in seconds — word by word, in any of 100+ looks. Free to start, nothing to install.
Reels autoplay on mute. Whether your video gets watched or scrolled past is decided in the first second — and if viewers can’t read what you’re saying, most of them are gone before your hook lands. Captions are the difference between a Reel that gets skipped and one that gets finished.
LumaCaption transcribes your Reel, times every word to your voice and styles the subtitles so they look designed, not auto-generated. One word per line pops in your accent colour to carry the emphasis of your delivery. And your video file is never uploaded — only the audio is used to work out the words.
Timed to the word
Captions sync word-by-word to your voice, so reading speed matches talking speed — no lagging subtitle blocks.
100+ styles that fit your grid
From clean editorial to bold karaoke pops. Pick a look, tweak the colours to your brand, done.
Placed around Instagram’s UI
Drag your captions anywhere on the video, so they never hide behind the like button, caption text or audio tag.
Vertical-first export
Portrait 9:16 exports at 1080p on the free plan and 4K on paid — ready to post without re-cropping.
How it works
Upload your Reel
Drag in the clip you were about to post — portrait or landscape, up to 5 minutes on the free plan.
Pick a style
Every word is already written and timed. Choose one of 100+ looks and adjust colours or fonts if you like.
Export and post
Download your captioned Reel and post it. Re-edits are free — you only spend minutes when you export.
Common questions
Doesn’t Instagram add captions to Reels already?
Instagram can overlay basic auto-captions, but they’re plain, easy to mistime and limited to a few looks. Burned-in captions from LumaCaption are styled, word-accurate, editable, and appear identically on every platform you repost to.
Where should captions sit on a Reel?
Keep them in the middle band of the video. The bottom of a Reel is covered by the caption text and audio tag, and the right edge by the action buttons. In LumaCaption you just drag the captions to a safe spot and the preview shows exactly what viewers see.
Can I fix a word the transcription got wrong?
Yes — the transcript is fully editable. Click any word to correct spelling, retime it, or star it so it becomes the highlighted word of that line.
Is there a watermark?
Free exports carry a small corner watermark. Paid plans (from ₹166/month billed annually) remove it and unlock 4K.