Translate YouTube Videos to English without CC [3 Ways]

This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to translate YouTube videos to English without CC, covering YouTube's built-in feature, AI-powered captioning tool, and video editing apps like CapCut to enhance accessibility and understanding of foreign-language content.

YouTube hosts an incredible variety of videos from creators around the world. Yet, for many viewers, language still remains a significant barrier, especially when videos don't include subtitles or closed captions. Then, it can be difficult or even impossible to follow along, limiting the reach and impact of valuable content. Fortunately, advances in technology have made it easier than ever to bridge this gap. Whether through YouTube's own automatic captioning and translation features or powerful AI tools designed to generate and translate captions from scratch, viewers now have multiple ways to translate YouTube videos without CC.

Important Info: What Does CC Mean on YouTube?

CC stands for Closed Captions or Subtitles. It is a feature that provides a text version of the video's audio track, including spoken dialogue and sometimes descriptions of sounds or speaker identification. This helps viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing, those who prefer reading along, or people watching videos in sound-off environments.

Closed captions are closed because viewers can turn them on or off, unlike open captions, which are always visible. Not all YouTube videos have CC. Some videos have captions that are either added manually by the creator or automatically generated by YouTube's speech recognition technology. YouTube does not require all videos to have captions, so availability varies by video.

Translate Videos to English Without CC Directly on YouTube

For videos without uploaded CC, YouTube can automatically transcribe the video's audio with the help of the speech recognition technology and uses the output as the CC. YouTube's built-in auto-translate feature helps users translate generated captions or subtitles into various languages.

Step 1. Navigate to the video without CC that you want to be translated into English.

Step 2. Click the Settings icon and choose Subtitles/CC.

Step 3. You will see the Auto-translate option. Click on it, and you can change the target language to your desired one.

If you can not see the CC icon or the auto-generated CC, go to YouTube Settings > Playback and Performance. Ensure the 'Always show captions' and 'Include auto-generated captions (when available)' are enabled.

However, there are some limitations to this method:

• Auto-generated captions and translations may not be perfectly accurate due to the audio quality, accents, or background noise.
• Not all videos will have auto-generated captions available, so this method may not work for every video.
• The translation quality depends on YouTube's speech recognition and translation algorithms, which are improving but not flawless.

Translate YouTube Video to English Without CC on PC

EaseUS AI video caption generator helps. Our powerful AI-driven platform can generate accurate captions for any video and audio content. Leveraging multiple AI models, our tool not only transcribes speech with high precision but also translates captions into multiple languages seamlessly, of course, English included. It also extracts lyrics from YouTube videos.

Key Features:

• It supports bilingual display, which means it will display both the original and translated captions simultaneously while the video is playing.
• You can export the captions as a dependent file in srt, ass, ssa, vvt, and other formats.
• You can search for related keywords to locate the specified position in the video.
• The generated translation subtitles can be used for language learning and a better understanding of the video content.

Step 1. Download and install EaseUS AI video caption generator on your computer.

Step 2. You can upload the video file to the product if you have the local file, or paste the direct link to the video/audio.

Step 3. Choose the language you want it to be translated into, and the tool will handle the rest.

Translate YouTube Videos to English Without CC Online Free

Another way to quickly get English subtitles for YouTube videos is to use the CapCut video editor online, which is free and ideal for those who need to switch between multiple devices. This web-based service is accessible on Google, Edge, Safari, etc., and provides free cloud storage; thus, by signing in to your account, you can edit your videos on a different device. CapCut allows you to translate YouTube videos by generating captions. Here's how:

Step 1. Visit the CapCut online video editor and click New Video. Upload your local file to the website.

Step 2. From the side toolbar, click Captions > Auto Captions. Choose English as the language used in the video and click Generate.

Step 3. Then, you can change your caption style, background, opacity, shadow, and more.

Step 4. Click Export at the top right corner and download to save the translated video on your device.

If you want advanced features such as Bilingual Captions, you can use EaseUS AI video caption generator or CapCut desktop version, which allows you to display the spoken language and English at the same time.

Conclusion

You now know how to translate YouTube videos to English without CC. Translating YouTube videos to English without closed captions may seem challenging at first, but with the right tools and techniques, it's entirely achievable. YouTube's built-in auto-caption and auto-translate features offer a quick solution when available, but their limitations mean you often need more robust options.

That's where the EaseUS AI-powered captioning and translation tool comes into play, providing accurate transcriptions and multi-language translations, even for videos without any existing captions.

FAQs

Can I set YouTube to English only?

Yes, you can set YouTube to English only by changing the language settings in your YouTube account or app. Sign in to your account and click the profile picture. Choose Language > English (US or UK). Then, your YouTube interface will immediately switch to English.

How do I change the translation to English in YouTube comments?

On mobile phones, go to Settings > General > App Language, and set it to English, which will influence the default language for comment translations. On the desktop browser, locate the comment and right-click on it. Select Translate to English from the context menu.

Why is YouTube not showing Translate to English?

The auto-translate feature requires that the video already has subtitles or closed captions. If there are no captions, YouTube cannot translate anything. Also, if YouTube's auto-translate feature does not support the language of the existing subtitles, the option won't appear.