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Upload your song and Capify writes out the lyrics and times every word to the vocal. Style it, then export a 16:9 video for your channel or a 9:16 cut for Shorts.
Free preview. Full-length exports need a paid plan.
Four steps
Add an MP3, WAV, M4A or OGG file. Leave the video at 16:9 for a regular YouTube upload, or switch it to 9:16 for a Short.
Capify transcribes the vocals and times every word. Read through them in the lyric editor and fix any word or timing it got wrong.
Pick a font and a caption animation. Set the background to Pexels footage, your own video, your cover art or one of 53 animated backgrounds. Add an intro card with the song title and your name.
Export an MP4 in 1080p, or 4K on Creator Pro, and upload it in YouTube Studio like any other video.
A regular upload fills the player on a laptop or a TV, so it wants the wide shape. Capify starts every project at 16:9 and exports it at full HD. On Creator Pro you can export 4K, which holds up better on a big screen.
Switch the editor to 9:16 and the video exports at 1080 × 1920, the full phone screen. Shorts can run up to three minutes, but most lyric Shorts use 15 to 60 seconds of the hook.
Capify works from the whole file you upload. For a Short, bounce the chorus out of your DAW as its own WAV and start a new project with it. Keep the lyrics in the middle of the frame, since the Shorts player puts buttons along the right edge and the caption along the bottom.
The same 9:16 export works on TikTok and Instagram Reels.
Typing out lyrics and lining them up with the vocal is the slow part of a lyric video. Capify does it from the audio. It transcribes the vocals and gives every word a start and end time, so the words appear as they are sung.
It works from your file, not from a lyrics website, so it handles unreleased songs and demos. Ad-libs and fast verses are where it is most likely to slip. Fix those in the lyrics editor before you export.
Capify began as an AI lyric video maker, and the same timing runs every caption style it has. To read the transcript on its own, try lyrics from audio.
General information to check before you publish. It is not legal advice, and Capify does not clear rights or license music.
If your distributor registers your music with Content ID, your own lyric video can be claimed. Many distributors can allowlist your channel. Set that up before release day.
The recording and the written lyrics each have their own copyright. A fan lyric video needs permission from the rights holders, or it may be claimed, muted or taken down.
Stock clips in Capify come from Pexels, whose license allows free use in videos. Animated backgrounds are drawn by Capify. Your own footage is yours to use.
Independent artists, labels and producers make their release videos on Capify. Some of those songs end up on the global charts.
Upload your song to Capify and it transcribes and times the lyrics. Check them in the lyric editor, choose a font, a caption animation and a background, then export the video as an MP4 and upload it to YouTube Studio.
Use 16:9 at 1920 × 1080 for a regular upload. That is the shape of the YouTube player on a computer or TV. Creator Pro exports 4K at 3840 × 2160. For a Short, use 9:16 at 1080 × 1920.
Yes. Switch the video to 9:16 in the editor and it exports at 1080 × 1920. YouTube accepts vertical Shorts up to three minutes long. Capify uses the whole file you upload, so cut the section you want in your DAW first and upload that.
Capify writes out the lyrics from the vocals in your song and times each word. It does not look lyrics up online, so it works for unreleased songs too. You can correct anything it mishears before you export.
It can. If your distributor registers your recordings with Content ID, YouTube may claim uploads that use them, including your own. Many distributors let you allowlist your channel so your videos are not claimed. Ask yours how they handle it.
Only with permission. The recording and the lyrics are both protected by copyright, and Capify does not license music for you. Without permission, the video may be claimed or removed. This is general information, not legal advice.
Yes, on the Creator Pro plan. Other paid plans export 1080p, which YouTube plays in full HD.
You can upload a song, build the lyric video and preview it for free. Exporting the full-length video needs a paid plan. The plans and their prices are listed on this page.
Capify exports an MP4 with H.264 video, a format YouTube accepts. Upload it straight from your downloads folder.
Yes. Turn on the intro card to show the song title and artist name at the start of the video, each with its own font and colour.
Yes. Pick one of 17 visualizer styles in Visuals and place it above or below the lyrics. It moves with your audio. See all of them on the audio visualizer page.
Upload a song and the lyrics are timed in about a minute. For a visuals-first video, try the AI music video generator or the audio visualizer.
