How to add or insert text in a video quickly and easily

Video editors can be a little tricky if you're not used to using them. However, it is essential to learn how to use, even if they are the most basic options. With a little patience you can get great editions as long as you have the right program, you can even make them your own by putting a watermark on them.

Adding text to a video isn't as simple as it would be to an image. Where maybe with a Paint or Photoshop you can add said text, as editors sometimes want to insert 3D text in their videos to make them more suggestive. To achieve this we will have to use some editing programs.




Fortunately, we will advise you two video editing programs very simple to use, intuitive and above all with very clear options so you don't get lost in the process if you don't have much experience.

We will see a small tutorial for each of these programs. In less than five minutes you can add text to any type of video you want without any kind of limitation and then share it with all your friends.

How to add or insert text in a video quickly and easily

How to add text to a video

The first program that we will propose to you is Filmora Video Editor, it is a very interesting video editor with a large number of tools so that not only can you add text to a video, but you can also do countless things, although it requires familiarizing yourself with it.

In the following tutorial we will see step by step how to add text to a video quickly and easily. Filmora has more than 130 types of texts and titles. You can change the fonts and color. So in terms of options, we have and a lot of them.



  • Let's open the program and import the video. For this we have to go up " Fillet " so " Add files »And choose the video to which we want to add the text.
  • The next thing you will do is drag the imported video to the timeline you have at the bottom to be able to edit it.
  • Press where you want add text and press the button "T" to add one.
  • In the timeline you need to double click on the text file and you will see a window where you can choose the letter and color. After this confirmation.
  • You also have the option to upload the video directly to YouTube if you wish. To do this, simply click on the button » Export »And in the upper tab search for" YouTube «.

How to add or insert text in a video quickly and easily



Second option to add text to a video

Another very interesting program is Avidemux which is quite simple and also allows us to add different texts to a video. The good thing about this program is that it is multi-platform, so you can use it not only on Windows but also on Mac OS and Linux.


  • The first thing you should do is present a text file with all the titles you want to add to the video.
  • Now you need to go to the menu bar and choose the option that says " filters «.
  • So you'll have to go up " Subtitles »And then click on» Subtitles «.
  • Then you have to click on » Add »To add the subtitle you configured earlier.
  • Finally, save all your changes and that's it.

As you can see with Filmora e Avidemux it is very easy to add text or title to any video. After that you can share it wherever you want without any kind of problem.


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