Video Captions for Faith Communities
Captioning a sermon makes it usable for members of your congregation who are hard of hearing — often a significant share of a regular attendance — and for anyone catching up on a recording later with the sound off.
Scripture references, place names and names from the text are the terms worth reviewing, and correcting them takes seconds in the editor.
- ✓Full service length
- ✓Free forever
- ✓No watermark
- ✓50+ languages
Launching 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist for early access.
Why faith teams caption
The parts of captioning that matter most for this kind of video.
Accessible to your whole congregation
Hearing loss is common and rises with age. Captions on recorded services mean members who cannot follow the audio are not excluded from the message.
Full services, not just clips
A complete service or an hour-long message transcribes in one pass, so the archive gets captioned rather than only the highlight cuts.
Multilingual congregations
Export subtitle tracks in 50+ languages so a message reaches members who worship in a different first language than it was delivered in.
Nothing out of the budget
Free with no subscription and no per-minute charge, which matters when media is one volunteer with a camera rather than a funded department.
How it works
Upload, review, export. No timeline and no timecodes typed by hand.
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Upload your video
Drop in your faith footage as MP4, MOV, MKV or an audio file. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.
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Generate captions with AI
The AI transcribes the message, times each caption line to the speaking pace, and keeps line lengths comfortable for reading on a screen at the back of a room.
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Edit and export
Correct the terms specific to faith, then download the video with captions burned in, or export a clean .srt or .vtt file.
The archive is where captions pay off
Most communities started recording services for the people who could not be there that week, and then kept doing it. Over a few years that builds an archive of hundreds of hours, almost all of it uncaptioned and effectively unsearchable.
Captioning it changes what the archive is for. A transcript means someone can find the message on a particular passage, or the point a speaker made about a topic they are wrestling with now, rather than scrolling a list of dates hoping to remember which Sunday it was.
It also removes a quiet barrier. Someone who is hard of hearing, or watching on a phone in a noisy house, or following in a second language, can all read along. None of them are likely to ask for captions to be added — they will just stop watching. Adding them is the kind of thing that widens who a message reaches without anyone having to raise it.
Related tools and audiences
The tools behind this, and the other audiences we have written up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Specific to this kind of video, not the generic list.
Can it caption a full service, not just a short clip?
Yes. Hour-long services and full messages transcribe end to end, so you can caption an archive rather than only the clips you cut for social.
Will scripture references and biblical names come through correctly?
Well-known names and references generally transcribe accurately, since they appear widely in written language. Less common names and specific chapter-and-verse citations are worth a quick check in the editor.
Can we add subtitles in other languages for our congregation?
Yes. Export a separate subtitle track per language and attach them all, so viewers pick their own from the player. There is no extra charge for additional languages.
Is there any cost for a church or nonprofit?
No. Captioning, editing and export are free with no watermark, no subscription and no per-minute fee, regardless of who you are.
Can I edit my captions before exporting?
Yes. Correct the transcript, adjust timings, choose a caption style and then export the finished video or a clean SRT or VTT file.
When does Caption Maker launch?
Caption Maker launches on 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified when editing and exports open.
Post your next video captioned
Caption Maker launches on 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist and stop letting the silent scroll eat your best content.
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