Add Subtitles to Instagram Reels
Instagram autoplays Reels on mute, so your first line of dialogue is invisible to almost everyone scrolling past. Eliro turns your audio into styled, word-synced subtitles that actually fit your grid — your fonts, your colors, positioned clear of the like-and-comment stack. Type nothing, sync nothing.
Subtitles That Fit the Instagram Aesthetic
Accurate captions are table stakes — on Instagram they also have to look like they belong on your grid
On-Brand Typography
Pick fonts, colors, and backgrounds that match your visual identity, so your captions look designed for the Reel instead of pasted on top of it.
Clear of the Engagement Stack
Subtitles are placed away from the like, comment, and share icons and the caption text at the bottom — readable on every phone, hidden behind nothing.
Right on the First Pass
The AI handles accents, quick delivery, and casual speech. When the rare word slips through, you fix it in the built-in editor before posting.
Made for Mute-First Viewing
The feed plays silently until someone chooses otherwise. Subtitles deliver your hook to scrollers who would never have heard it.
Three Quick Steps to a Captioned Reel
Upload Your Reel
Send the video over from your phone or desktop — any common format works.
Let the AI Transcribe and Sync
Your audio becomes word-synced subtitles in seconds. Read through the transcript and correct anything that needs it.
Style, Check, Post
Apply your brand look or a trending style, preview on the 9:16 frame, and export a Reel that's ready for Instagram.
Get More from Every Reel You Post
One Caption Style, Every Reel
Dial in a subtitle look that matches your brand — font, palette, placement, animation — and reuse it so your whole grid feels cohesive, not assembled from different apps.
Reach Scrollers Who Never Unmute
A huge share of Reels viewers watch in feeds, waiting rooms, and offices with the sound off. Subtitles make those silent views count instead of losing them at the first spoken word.
More Tools for Your Reels Pipeline
Subtitles get the silent scroll covered — these handle the rest of the Reel.
Background Music
Layer a track under your dialogue with auto-balanced volume, so the Reel works with sound on too.
Auto Zoom & Pan
Subtle punch-ins keep a face-to-camera Reel moving between cuts.
AI B-Roll Generation
Generate cutaway footage from your script when the talking-head shot needs a break.
Sound Effects
Small audio accents that make transitions and reveals feel intentional.
Publish & Schedule
Post to Instagram on schedule — and to TikTok and YouTube while you're at it.
Learn more about what you can do
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