Caption Remover for Videos

Take burned-in captions off TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Snapchat videos, right in the browser.

Drop a video here to start

MP4 or MOV, up to 500 MB and 10 minutes

30 free seconds every month after you sign in with Google

What to remove

Draw boxes over the text and everything inside them is erased, text or not. Best for text that stays in one place. Which mode should I use?

Part to process

Add a video, then pick where to start and stop. Only that part is charged.

Uses 1 credit per second of video

1 second of video is 1 credit. Sign in to get 30 free seconds every month.

A 30-second clip usually takes 10 to 14 minutes. You can leave the page while it runs.

  • Up to 1080p output
  • MP4 and MOV
  • Pay per second
  • Deleted after 7 days

A caption remover is a tool that erases captions burned into a video, such as text added in TikTok, CapCut or Instagram before export, and fills in the picture behind them. This AI caption remover works online on MP4 and MOV files: upload the clip, choose Subtitles for caption lines or draw a box over captions that stay in one place, and download it without the captions.

Remove captions from TikTok, Reels, Shorts and Snapchat

Where the captions come from decides whether you need this tool at all, and how to set it up.

TikTok

Captions typed in the TikTok editor or added in CapCut before export become part of the video file. Choose Subtitles for caption lines, which often show up in a different place each time; choose All text if there are also titles or labels to clear.

Instagram Reels

Reels are vertical, and captions usually sit in the middle or lower third. Choose Subtitles, turn on Limit to an area and draw a box over that band, so text elsewhere in the frame is left alone. If the captions never leave that band, Select area with one box works too.

YouTube Shorts

If the captions come from the CC button, they are a caption track that viewers can switch off, and nothing needs removing. Only text that is burned into the Short itself needs this tool.

Snapchat

The classic Snapchat caption is white text on a dark, see-through bar. The AI removes the words, but the bar itself is not text and can stay visible, so check a few seconds first.

How to remove captions from a video

The same three steps for any platform.

  1. 1

    Upload the clip

    Choose the MP4 or MOV you exported or saved, up to 500 MB and 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Pick a mode

    Select area if the captions stay in one place: draw a box over them. Subtitles if they show up in different places, All text if titles or labels should go too. Then pick the seconds to process.

  3. 3

    Download and repost

    When the task finishes, download the MP4 without captions at the same resolution, up to 1080p, and add new captions if you want them.

Four ways to get rid of captions

Only one of them keeps the whole picture.

MethodWhat you getWhat you lose
Delete the caption layerA perfect video, if you still have the projectNothing, but only works before export
Crop the videoNo captions in the framePart of the picture, and the aspect ratio changes
Blur or cover the captionsCaptions hiddenA visible smudge or bar where they were
AI caption removerThe full frame, with the area behind the captions rebuiltTime (10 to 14 minutes per 30 seconds), and faint traces on busy backgrounds

Which mode should I use?

Text that stays in one place: Select area. Captions that jump around the frame: Subtitles. Captions plus titles, labels or timestamps: All text. Every mode costs the same, 1 credit per second.

Select area

Removes
Everything inside the boxes you draw, text or not. The AI does not look for text; it repaints the whole box.
Boxes
Required, up to 6. Each is made 1.4 times as wide and as tall as you draw it, so no edge of a letter is left.
Best for
Text that stays in one place for the whole part, such as a subtitle band at the bottom or a title in a corner.
Watch out
A box covers the same spot in every frame, and anything else inside it, such as a face or a hand, is repainted too. Keep boxes as small as the text allows: large boxes give weaker results.

Subtitles

Removes
Subtitle and caption lines, found on their own in every frame.
Boxes
Not needed. You can limit the search to an area.
Best for
Film and series subtitles, and social captions that show up in a different place from one line to the next, as on TikTok or Reels.
Watch out
It looks for subtitle lines, so titles, labels or timestamps may be left in. Use All text when those should go too.

All text

Removes
Every word in the frame: subtitles and captions, plus titles, labels, timestamps and lower thirds.
Boxes
Not needed. You can limit the search to an area.
Best for
Clips with captions and other on-screen text to clear in one go, and large captions that pop up one or two words at a time.
Watch out
Text you want to keep, such as a brand name on a product, can go too. Turn on Limit to an area to keep it out.

Limit to an area, in Subtitles and All text

Turn it on and draw boxes, and the AI looks for text only inside them. Unlike Select area, nothing inside a box is touched unless it is text, and text outside the boxes stays. For example, to remove the subtitles at the bottom but keep a title at the top, choose Subtitles and draw one box over the bottom band.

Facts at a glance

Checked October 19, 2026

Input
MP4 or MOV, up to 500 MB and 10 minutes per upload
Output
MP4 at the same resolution as your upload, up to 1080p
What it removes
Burned-in subtitles and captions, found on their own; all on-screen text such as titles, labels and timestamps; or anything inside up to 6 boxes you draw (Select area)
How long it takes
Processing runs in the cloud: about 10 to 14 minutes for a 30-second 1080p clip; longer videos take longer
Price
1 credit per second of the part you choose, about $0.030 per second on monthly plans, about $0.025 on yearly plans and about $0.033 to $0.040 with credit packs. Failed tasks are not charged.
Free
30 seconds every month after you sign in with Google. Free monthly seconds are available to accounts created in the US, Canada, the UK, the EU/EEA, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Israel and the UAE, up to two accounts per network each month.
Privacy
Uploads and results are deleted after 7 days
Account
Sign in with Google to upload. No card is needed for the free seconds
Not supported
Subtitles that are a separate track you can simply switch off. Removing watermarks, logos or credits that identify a video's owner is against our Terms

When this is not the right tool

The captions can be turned off

YouTube CC and other caption tracks are not part of the picture. Turn them off in the player instead of processing the video.

You still have the editing project

If the captions are a text layer in CapCut or another editor, delete the layer and export again. That costs nothing and loses no quality.

You want to remove stickers or graphics

Stickers, shapes and graphics without words are not text, so they are not removed.

It is not your video

Removing captions does not give you the right to repost a video. Only process footage you own or have permission to edit.

Pay for the seconds you process

One credit is one second of video. You choose the part of the video to process, and a task that fails costs nothing.

Free

$0 every month

  • 30 seconds of video every month
  • Sign in with Google to get them
  • Same quality as paid plans

Subscription

from $19.90 per month

  • 666 seconds (11 min 6 s) every month
  • About $0.030 per second
  • Yearly billing: 2 months free

Credit packs

from $19.90 one time

  • 500 seconds that never expire
  • About $0.040 per second
  • No subscription needed

Prices are in US dollars. No tax is added at checkout.

See all plans

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free caption remover?

Yes: you get 30 seconds of video free every month after signing in with Google, enough for a short clip or a 30-second part of a longer one. After that it is pay per second, about $0.030 per second on monthly plans, about $0.025 on yearly plans and about $0.033 to $0.040 with credit packs. Free monthly seconds are available to accounts created in the US, Canada, the UK, the EU/EEA, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Israel and the UAE, up to two accounts per network each month.

How do I remove captions from a video?

Upload the video, pick a mode (Select area for captions that stay in one place, Subtitles for captions that show up in different places), choose the part with captions, and select Remove text; then download the clean MP4. If the captions are still a text layer in your editing project, it is quicker to delete that layer and export again.

What is the difference between Select area, Subtitles and All text?

Select area erases everything inside boxes you draw, text or not, so it suits text that stays in one place. Subtitles finds subtitle and caption lines on its own in every frame, even when they show up in different places. All text finds every word in the frame, including titles, labels and timestamps. In Subtitles and All text you can also limit the search to boxes you draw. All three cost 1 credit per second of video.

Can I remove captions from a TikTok video?

Yes, as long as the captions are burned into the video file you have. Upload the MP4 and choose Subtitles; if the video has other text you want to keep, turn on Limit to an area and draw a box over the captions.

How long does it take for a 60-second clip?

About 14 to 16 minutes, based on our AI provider's own production tests; a 30-second 1080p clip takes 10 to 14 minutes. Processing runs in the background, so you can close the tab and come back to Recent tasks.

Does it work on vertical 9:16 videos?

Yes: any aspect ratio works, and the result keeps the same frame and resolution, up to 1080p.

Will it also remove the TikTok watermark?

No, the text remover does not touch watermarks. If it is your own TikTok, the TikTok downloader saves the original file without the watermark TikTok adds when you save in the app.

Is an AI caption remover better than cropping?

It keeps the whole frame, which cropping cannot: cropping cuts away part of the picture and changes its shape. The trade-off is time, because the AI repairs every frame, and on busy backgrounds faint traces can remain.

Try it on your own video

The first 30 seconds are free every month. Upload a clip, pick the part with the text, and see the result.

Remove text from a video