Open YouTube Studio and sign in.

How do you add subtitles to a youtube video that's not yours. Click ADD LANGUAGE and select your language. The extension allows you to add subtitles to any video online including YouTube videos. From the left menu pick out Subtitles.

Step 4 Click Edit on Classic Studio then click Edit on the upper-right corner in the pop-up window. Not all videos support community contributions. On a Windows PC you can open Notepad.

YouTube natively doesnt allow viewers to add subtitles only creators can but you can get this option with the Substital Chrome extension. 2 Follow the exact format. Most Common Issues with Automatically Generating Subtitles.

Review the automatic subtitles and edit or remove parts that dont match with the audio. Under subtitles click More you should see three vertical dots next to the subtitles you want to edit. YouTube notes the following if your video does not generate automatic subtitles.

Go to the video that you want to contribute translations or transcriptions to. Add the downloaded YouTube video by clicking the Add Files on the top left corner or directly drag and drop it to the Converter window. From the left-hand menu select Subtitles.

Make sure that the timestamp is correct otherwise your subtitles might not be in sync with the video. Close the Downloader window and enter the Converter segment. Select the video youd like to add subtitles to.