Guides to captions, short-form video, and text-based editing

Practical, honest tutorials on adding captions, cutting talking videos faster, and getting more from TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Written by the team building captionrich; every guide says when another tool or a platform's own feature is the better choice.

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  Tutorials · 7 min read

  How to add automatic captions to Instagram Reels (2 ways, with honest trade-offs)

  Add auto captions to Instagram Reels two ways: the built-in Captions sticker, or animated word-by-word captions burned in with a free AI tool. Steps, safe zones, trade-offs.

  Sep 3, 2026

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  Tutorials · 6 min read

  How to add automatic captions to TikTok videos (in-app vs burned-in)

  Add auto captions to TikTok two ways: the built-in Captions tool, or animated word-by-word captions burned in with a free AI tool before upload. Steps, safe zones, trade-offs.

  Sep 3, 2026

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  Explainers · 7 min read

  What is a text-based video editor? How it works, benefits, and when a timeline is still better

  A text-based video editor turns your video into an editable transcript: delete words to cut footage. How it works, its benefits and limits, and how to pick one.

  Sep 3, 2026