Paste a Clip Video Editor

Browser-local video tool

Add Text to a Downloaded TikTok Video

Add a title, label, or short note to a compatible video from your device. Preview the real text position and export an MP4 with the text burned in.

Choose a video and add text

Choose an authorized video already saved on your device. The video and text stay in the browser during the normal editing flow; this page does not send a TikTok URL or your media to the downloader or Provider.

Add text in three steps

  1. Choose a saved video.Select a compatible local file from your device.
  2. Type and position text.Add a text layer, enter your words, then adjust its position and supported style.
  3. Preview and export.Check the placement, then render and save the MP4 locally.

What does adding text do?

It places manually entered words over the video picture. The completed render burns that visible text into the MP4, so it becomes part of the video image.

Text overlay versus subtitles

This tool creates manual visual text. It does not transcribe speech, generate captions, import subtitle files, or create a separate subtitle track.

Which text controls are available?

The shared Editor supports typing and re-editing text, moving and resizing its box, and adjusting size, color, bold, italic, and left, center, or right alignment.

Does text editing upload the video?

No upload is required in the normal workflow. A selected local File is previewed through a browser Blob URL, and supported rendering runs in the browser.

Useful for short, visible context

  • Add a title or short note to an authorized clip.
  • Label a place, product, step, or moment.
  • Add a brief disclosure or attribution you are authorized to use.
  • Place readable context before muting a clip in the shared Editor.

Text overlay questions

Can Paste a Clip generate subtitles automatically?

No. The current tool adds text that you type yourself; it does not transcribe speech or generate captions.

Will the text appear in the exported MP4?

Yes, when the browser supports the required render path and export completes. If rendering is unavailable, the Editor fails clearly instead of silently exporting a video without your text.

Can I edit text after adding it?

Yes. You can reselect an existing text layer, edit its content, and adjust its supported position and style controls.

Can I type Chinese text?

The Editor supports IME-safe input and re-editing. Final glyph rendering still depends on the fonts and media capabilities available in the browser.

Open the full Video Editor for all current controls, use the TikTok Video Trimmer to change time, use the TikTok Video Cropper to reframe the picture, or return to the TikTok Downloader to save an authorized video first.