Whisper-quality French transcription
OpenAI Whisper handles French variants well — Metropolitan, Quebec, Belgian, Swiss, West African. Word-level timing for clean burn-in.
"Hello, world!"
"Amazing video!"
"Subscribe now!"
"Watch this..."
Whisper · French · Free · No watermark
Free French subtitle generator
Drop a French-language video and Captionly transcribes it with AI Whisper, lets you fix names and idioms with a click, and exports SRT, VTT, ASS or a burned-in MP4. Detects French automatically. Free, in-browser, no signup.
French-language video reaches a huge audience across France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec and West Africa. Captions extend that reach: they make French video accessible to sound-off viewers, indexable to search, and ready to translate. Captionly is a free French subtitle generator that handles Metropolitan French, Quebec French, Belgian and African French variants, with click-to-fix editing and standard exports.
Free AI subtitle generator — drop a video to get started
Drop your video here
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Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM (max 500MB)
100% freeno signupno watermark50+ languagesSRT · VTT · TXTprivate by defaultAI-powerededit on the flyTikTok-readypodcast-readycreator-loved100% freeno signupno watermark50+ languagesSRT · VTT · TXTprivate by defaultAI-powerededit on the flyTikTok-readypodcast-readycreator-loved
✦ Built for French-language content
Built for French-language content
Accuracy on French audio, plus the controls editors need.
Auto language detection
Drop the file and Captionly detects French automatically. No need to pick a language up front.
Click-to-fix transcript
See "Beauvoir" misheard? Click the word, type the fix, the timing stays locked. Glossary handles recurring slips across the whole episode.
French-safe fonts and diacritics
Shipping fonts render à â ç é è ê ë î ï ô ö ù û ü ÿ « » cleanly. No box characters, no broken kerning.
Burn into MP4 or export SRT
Download a finished MP4 with subtitles baked in, or an SRT to drop into YouTube Studio, CapCut, Premiere or DaVinci.
No watermark, no signup
Free forever, no email gate, no Captionly logo on your French-language video.
✦ ShowcaseReal videos.
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See how creators of every kind are using Captionly. Drag to browse, click to play.
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Glitch
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Minimal
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Rainbow
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Pill
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✦ FAQ
French subtitles — questions to ask
Practical answers for editors working with French-language video.
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Free · Whisper · French-ready
Caption your French video
Drop a French-language clip, edit the transcript if needed, ship an SRT or a captioned MP4. Free, in-browser, no signup.