Video Captions for Healthcare
Patient education video has to reach people who cannot hear it — which in healthcare is not an edge case, it is a substantial and predictable share of the audience.
Medical terminology is the transcription challenge. Context-aware transcription handles clinical vocabulary far better than older systems, and every transcript is reviewable before it goes anywhere.
- ✓Clinical terms handled
- ✓Accessibility-focused
- ✓Reviewable transcripts
- ✓Free
Launching 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist for early access.
Why healthcare teams caption
The parts of captioning that matter most for this kind of video.
Accessibility is not optional here
Patients with hearing loss are a core audience for health information, not an afterthought. Captions are what make patient education video reach them at all.
Clinical vocabulary
Context-aware transcription handles medical terminology considerably better than sound-matching systems, and stays consistent across a long recording rather than spelling a term several ways.
Patients who do not share your first language
Export subtitle tracks in 50+ languages so health information reaches patients in a language they read comfortably.
Training and CPD recordings
Captioning internal training and CPD sessions makes them accessible and turns them into a searchable text resource.
How it works
Upload, review, export. No timeline and no timecodes typed by hand.
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Upload your video
Drop in your healthcare footage as MP4, MOV, MKV or an audio file. Nothing to install, and no account needed to start.
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Generate captions with AI
The AI transcribes the audio, keeps clinical terminology consistent across the recording, and gives you the transcript to review before export.
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Edit and export
Correct the terms specific to healthcare, then download the video with captions burned in, or export a clean .srt or .vtt file.
Health information has to reach people who cannot hear it
Hearing loss is one of the most common long-term conditions there is, and its prevalence rises steeply with age — which means the audience for patient education video skews heavily towards people who may not be able to rely on the audio.
That inverts the usual argument for captions. In most categories captions widen an audience that could already access the content. In healthcare, a meaningful proportion of the intended audience cannot use an uncaptioned video at all, and the information being withheld is often the kind that affects whether someone takes a medication correctly or recognises a symptom.
The terminology problem is real but tractable. Clinical vocabulary is well represented in written language, so a context-aware model handles it far better than older sound-matching transcription, and it stays consistent through a long recording. What it cannot know is local protocol names or drug brands specific to your setting, which is exactly what the review pass is for.
Related tools and audiences
The tools behind this, and the other audiences we have written up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Specific to this kind of video, not the generic list.
Does it handle medical terminology?
Clinical vocabulary transcribes well, because context-aware models can use the surrounding sentence rather than matching sounds against a dictionary. Local protocol names and less common drug names are worth checking in the editor.
Is Caption Maker HIPAA compliant?
We are not making that claim. Caption Maker has not been established as HIPAA compliant and no Business Associate Agreement is offered, so it should not be used for video containing protected health information. It is suited to general patient education, training and public-facing clinical content.
Can we add subtitles in other languages for patients?
Yes. Export a separate subtitle track per language so health information reaches patients who read more comfortably in a language other than the one it was recorded in.
Do captions help meet accessibility obligations?
Captions on prerecorded video are a baseline WCAG requirement and feature in most healthcare accessibility policies. An accurate, reviewed caption track is what satisfies that; publishing unreviewed automatic captions generally does not.
Can I edit my captions before exporting?
Yes. Correct the transcript, adjust timings, choose a caption style and then export the finished video or a clean SRT or VTT file.
When does Caption Maker launch?
Caption Maker launches on 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist to be notified when editing and exports open.
Make every recording accessible
Caption Maker launches on 10 September 2026. Join the waitlist and turn your video archive into something readable and searchable.
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