How to Download TikTok Captions
- Open TikTok, tap the Share icon on the video, and select Copy Link.
- Paste the link into the box above.
- Click Download — the tool detects and extracts the caption and any available subtitles.
- Choose your format (TXT, SRT, or VTT) and save it to your device.
Works on desktop and mobile, and no TikTok account is required to use it.
Caption vs. Subtitles — What Can You Download?
TikTok actually has two different things people mean when they say "caption," and this tool covers both.
Video Caption (Description + Hashtags)
This is the text a creator writes when posting — the description below the video, including hashtags. If you've ever wanted to save a caption you liked, reuse a recipe written in the description, or pull hashtags for research, this is what you're extracting. Downloaded instantly as plain text.
Video Subtitles (Spoken-Word Captions)
This is the text version of what's actually said in the video — either TikTok's built-in auto-captions (if the creator turned them on) or an AI-generated transcription if none exist. These come with timecodes, so you can download them as an SRT or VTT file and drop them straight into a video editor.
Download Formats: TXT, SRT & VTT
- TXT — plain text, best for reading, quoting, or repurposing a caption into a blog post or another platform.
- SRT — the standard subtitle format for video editors like CapCut, Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve, with timecodes preserved.
- VTT — the web-standard subtitle format, useful if you're embedding the video with captions on a website.
How to Turn On Auto Captions on TikTok
If you're the one posting and want your own video to show captions:
- Record or upload your video as normal.
- On the editing screen, tap Captions.
- Tap Auto captions and TikTok will generate them from your video's audio.
- Review and edit the text for accuracy, then adjust font, color, and placement if you'd like.
- Tap Save and continue to post as usual.
You can also add captions after posting by opening the video, tapping the three-dot menu, and selecting Edit.
Why Aren't My TikTok Auto Captions Showing Up?
This is one of the most common caption issues, usually caused by one of these:
- Auto-captions weren't enabled before posting. You have to turn them on during the editing step — they don't apply retroactively unless you go back and edit the post.
- Audio quality is too low. Background noise, quiet speech, or heavy music over dialogue can prevent TikTok from generating captions accurately.
- Language isn't fully supported. Auto-caption accuracy varies by language, and some regional dialects or mixed-language videos may not caption correctly.
- App version is outdated. Auto-captions are a newer feature — update TikTok to the latest version if the option is missing entirely.
- Viewer's caption setting is off. Even if a video has captions available, individual viewers can turn subtitle display off in their own accessibility settings.
What You Can Do With Downloaded Captions
- Repurpose a downloaded video's spoken content into a blog post, newsletter, or script.
- Study or translate the dialogue from a foreign-language TikTok.
- Add burned-in subtitles to a downloaded video using the SRT file in your editor.
- Save a caption you liked to reuse the wording, a recipe, or a set of instructions written in the description.
- Pull hashtags from a video's caption for content or SEO research using our hashtag generator.