How to Translate YouTube Videos into Any Language
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YouTube is the second-most popular social media app, with over 2 billion monthly active users. It sounds like an automatic ticket to visibility. But clicking that upload button on YouTube is just the first step to being a successful video creator.
If you want to drive more traffic and bring in more business, you'll need to make content accessible to a wide range of social media users. That's where YouTube translate comes in.
When you translate your videos into multiple languages, it increases the chances of getting more views and helps you improve traffic on the channel. Here's how to translate YouTube videos into any language with YouTube's built-in tools.
How to translate your YouTube video content
If you're a YouTube video creator, you can add translations and automatic captions to all your videos with the built-in tools. Here's how to add translations to YouTube:
Step 1: Open YouTube and then select your profile picture in the top right corner of the YouTube screen. Go to YouTube Studio, and then select the ‘Content' option on the left dashboard of the screen. Hover over the video you want to translate and then click on the ‘Details’ option.
Step 2: On the left dashboard, choose ‘Subtitles,’ and the list of languages will appear. You can add another language, like Spanish, French, Japanese, or Korean, by selecting the blue ‘Add Language’ option.
Step 3: You can either upload a subtitle file that's translated into the target language, type manually, or just auto-translate YouTube subtitles. 
Step 4: If you're choosing the ‘Upload File’ option, you'll need to specify the exact timing of the YouTube subtitles. For this reason, select the ‘With timing’ option and click ‘Continue.’
Note:You’ll need to have a file with subtitles in your preferred language saved on your device. If you don’t have one, you can use a third-partyAI translation tool likeNotta. It's pretty simple: upload the YouTube video link to Notta, and the AI tool will automatically transcribe the audio to text. You can then use Notta's translation feature to change the language of the transcript and save it as anSRT file.
Creating subtitles for your own videos is straightforward, but you can also translate videos from other creators. Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Open the YouTube video you want to translate. Just at the bottom-right corner of the screen, you'll find the ‘CC’ (closed captions) option. Click the ‘CC’ button to turn on theclosed captions, and YouTube will automatically generate English captions.
Step 2: Select the ‘Settings’ option, which is typically located next to ‘CC,’ then choose ‘Auto-translate.’
Step 3: You'll see over 100 translation languages listed here. Choose the subtitle language you want, and YouTube will automatically translate the captions (as seen in the image below).
How to translate your video titles & descriptions
Translating titles and descriptions can help your content reach a wider audience, even though some videos perform well without them. Here are some simple steps to translate video titles and descriptions of YouTube videos in a few clicks!
Step 1: Open YouTube Studio and head to the left menu. There, select the ‘Subtitles’ option.
Step 2: Select any YouTube video. If you have not selected the video subtitle language, YouTube will ask you to choose one. Select your preferred language and click ‘Confirm.’
Step 3: Select ‘Add language,’ then choose the translation language you want.
Step 4: Locate the ‘Title & description’ section and then choose ‘Add’ to proceed. Finally, you can just enter the translated title and description and hit ‘Publish.’
How to check your translated videos
Once you've successfully translated the video titles, descriptions, and content, it's time to check all the recent changes. Here are a few steps you'll need to follow:
Open an incognito browser window and visit YouTube on Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or MS Edge.
Go to your video's watch page on YouTube.
Click Profile Picture > Language and then choose the target language.
How to translate a YouTube video without CC
In the YouTube world, the key is to get more subscribers: people who will come back to your channel whenever you create new content. If you want to translate YouTube videos without CC, all you need to do is choose a third-party AI transcription and translation tool like Notta.
It's a versatile AI tool that helps youcreate YouTube transcripts and translations. All you'll need to do is create a new Notta account or log in to your existing one. Once you're in, follow the steps below.
Step 1: Go to the Notta dashboard and select ‘Import Files.’ You'll see the ‘Import from link’ section, where you can just copy and paste any YouTube video URL you’d like to translate.
Step 2: In just a few minutes, Notta will convert audio into text. Open the recently transcribed file and select the 'Translate’ option located in the top corner of the screen.
Step 3: Choose the translation language of your choice and hit the ‘Translate’ button again. Let's say you want to translate a YouTube video to Spanish - you'll need to choose Spanish as your translation language. Finally, click the ‘Download’ icon to save the subtitles in SRT, PDF, XLSX, or TXT format.
The Notta AI transcription tool has an accuracy rate of up to 98.86%, so you don't have to worry about editing the transcribed or translated text.
Benefits of translating YouTube videos
Translating YouTube videos offers plenty of benefits. Some you might expect, while others may surprise you. Here are the most important ones:
Global audience
Translating your video makes it accessible to an international audience by breaking down language barriers. Without subtitles or translated captions, potential viewers may skip your content in favor of videos they can understand. Adding translations helps keep native speakers watching and increases overall watch time.
SEO purposes
Translations can improve your videos’ visibility in search. Every language you translate your video into goes into Google’s search algorithm. When people search for keywords in the translated language, your video may appear in search results. The more languages you add, the greater the potential reach.
Accessibility
Translations and captions make your videos available to hard-of-hearing and deaf viewers. They also support audiences with cognitive or language-processing disabilities, and those who use assistive technologies like screen readers.
Viewer experience
Translating your videos also helps people consume your content even when they can't listen at the time. Many people watch YouTube videos with the sound off. It’s also helpful to translate your video for viewers who simply prefer videos with subtitles.
Auto-translate a YouTube video into your language
Translating YouTube captions is simple when you use the right tools. With Notta, you can upload your video, auto-translate it into dozens of languages, and instantly make it accessible to a global audience.
Creating a free Notta account takes just a minute, and you’ll have your translated captions ready in no time.
FAQs
How to translate your playlists
Translating a YouTube playlist or any type of audio playlist is simpler than you think. You just need to use an audio-to-text converter to transcribe it to text and then translate it into your desired language. Here’s how:
Step 1: Upload the audio or video to an audio-to-text converter such as Notta. It will generate a transcript in the original audio’s language.
Step 2: Open the transcript and use the converter to translate it into your preferred language.
Step 3: Export the translation in your desired format.
How to change the default language of your YouTube video
If you have subtitles for your video in multiple languages, you can choose the default language. This will be the first language that shows up when a viewer turns subtitles on. Here’s how to set the default language:
Step 1: Click on your account icon on your YouTube page, then click ‘YouTube Studio.’
Step 2: Click ‘Content’, then click on the video you want to set the default language for.
Step 3: Click ‘Edit.’ Scroll down, select ‘Video Language’ and choose the language you want to change. Click ‘Update Videos.’
How to change YouTube subtitles to English
Most English YouTube videos have English subtitles. However, if your profile is set to a different language, subtitles will show in that language too. Here’s how to change it:
Step 1: On the video you’re watching, click the ‘gear icon’ on the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
Step 2: Click ‘Subtitles/CC’ and select ‘English.’
Why is YouTube Translate not working?
YouTube’s auto translator only works if the default language has timestamped subtitles. If there are automatic captions generated, you can copy and paste them into the main video language subtitles. If a video doesn’t have automatic captions, you’ll need to upload them or type them in manually before YouTube can translate them into other languages.
How to change subtitles language on YouTube
Changing the language of subtitles on a YouTube video is very simple:
Step 1: On the video you’re watching, click the ‘gear icon’ on the toolbar at the bottom of the video.
Step 2: Click ‘Subtitles/CC’ and select the language you want to see.
Can I transcribe and generate a summary for YouTube videos?
Yes, you can transcribe and generate a summary for YouTube videos! For this purpose, I highly recommend using a fantastic online free tool available from Notta.
The YouTube Video Summarizer tool transcribes the audio from your YouTube videos and generates concise summaries, making it easier to grasp the main points of the content. It's a great resource for quickly learning the main points of videos without watching every second.
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