Video Captions for Nonprofits
Nonprofit video is usually a story someone told you, and stories are exactly what fail on muted autoplay. Captions are what carry them to supporters scrolling past with the sound off.
It is free with no watermark and no subscription, which is the point — captioning should not be a line competing with programme spend.
- ✓Free, no subscription
- ✓50+ languages
- ✓Accessibility standard
- ✓No watermark
Launching 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist for early access.
Why nonprofits teams caption
The parts of captioning that matter most for this kind of video.
Nothing taken from programme budget
Free with no subscription and no per-minute charge. Captioning stops competing with the work the money is meant to fund.
Accessible by default
Accessibility is usually written into how nonprofits communicate. Captions on every video make that real rather than aspirational.
Multilingual outreach
Export subtitle tracks in 50+ languages so an appeal or an impact story reaches the communities it concerns, not only donors in one country.
Field audio handled
Interviews recorded outdoors, in busy rooms or on a phone are the normal case. Speech is separated from background noise before transcription.
How it works
Upload, review, export. No timeline and no timecodes typed by hand.
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Upload your video
Drop in your nonprofits 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 audio — including interview and field recordings with background noise — and times every caption line to the speech.
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Edit and export
Correct the terms specific to nonprofits, then download the video with captions burned in, or export a clean .srt or .vtt file.
A story nobody hears does not raise anything
Nonprofit video almost always rests on testimony — someone describing what happened to them, or what changed. It is the most persuasive asset the sector has, and it is delivered entirely through speech.
Which makes the silent feed a particularly expensive problem. A supporter scrolling past an uncaptioned testimony video sees a person talking and keeps going. The story that took a field trip, a translator and someone's trust to record does not get told, not because it was not compelling, but because it was inaudible.
Captions fix that for nothing, and they do a second job at the same time. The same subtitle file that makes the video work on mute also makes it accessible to supporters with hearing loss and, translated, makes it usable in the countries the work concerns. For a sector where every asset has to stretch, that is unusually good value for a step that takes under a minute.
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.
Is it genuinely free for nonprofits?
It is free for everyone, so there is no application, no verification process and no discounted tier to negotiate. Captioning, editing and export carry no charge and no watermark.
Can we produce subtitles in multiple languages for one video?
Yes. Export a separate subtitle track per language and attach them all, so viewers select their own. There is no additional cost per language.
Will it work with interviews recorded in the field?
Yes. Speech is separated from background noise before transcription, so recordings made outdoors, in busy rooms or on a phone generally transcribe well. Very loud environments are worth a review pass.
Does captioning help meet accessibility commitments?
Captions on prerecorded video are a baseline WCAG requirement and are usually named directly in organisational accessibility policies. An accurate reviewed caption track is what satisfies that.
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.
Make every recording accessible
Caption Maker launches on 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist and turn your video archive into something readable and searchable.
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