Text can be a simple component of a video, but it can also create the most impact. Whenever you add text to video, the goal is to convey information and without distracting from the narrative. Luckily, applications like iMovie make adding text to video a breeze. iMovie has lots of useful tools that will take your video production to the next level—without requiring a ton of time to learn how to use it.

As many Apple users know, their devices have free software for editing videos called iMovie. It allows them to add text, images, or backgrounds to their clips. Users can also transform text into subtitles, titles, and end sequences using a wide range of effects. Basically, iMovie has it all.

Every movie or TV show has text. Whether it’s opening credits, closing credits, or someone’s name at the bottom of the screen, knowing how to add text is a must for any video editor. In iMovie, the process is simple, although the choice is rather limited and the effects are rather boring. Here’s how to add text to iMovie to turn an otherwise tedious film into something more entertaining.

In this article, we will show you how to add texts with iMovie on both Mac and iOS mobile devices.

Part 1: How to Add Texts using iMovie for Mac
Part 2: How to Add Texts using iMovie for iPhone
Part 3: How to Add Texts using iMovie Alternative
Part 4: Frequently Asked Questions About Adding Texts with iMovie

How to Add Text in iMovie on an iPhone

Follow the steps below to add text in iMovie using your iPhone:

• Open iMovie.
• Select the video clip to which you want to add the text.
• Tap the “T” at the bottom of the screen.
• Choose the title style.
• A sample of the desired style will appear on your screen. Tap it and enter your text.
• Once you’re finished, tap “Done.”
• After you’ve entered the text, you can edit it further.

How to Add Texts using iMovie Alternative – Wondershare Filmora for Mac

Step #1. Simply click on the Import Media option on the Filmora editor interface to import the video clips or photos you need. You can also drag and drop the files onto the interface directly.

Step #2. Click on the Title tab, and then choose the right text effect. Drag and drop it into the timeline. Adjust the position of the text on the correct video scene.

Step #3. Double-click on the text on the timeline, and you can get to the window where you can customize the text color, font, and the actual text.

Step #4. Click on Export once you want to save the final media with the text editor. Also, you can directly upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo to share with your friends and family.

Add a Title to Your Movie

Drag the footage you imported to the iMovie timeline (the bottom window in the iMovie interface).

• Select Titles above the browser (the top window in the iMovie interface).
• View a preview of each title style by hovering over its thumbnail. Choose the style you want, then drag it above the clip in the video timeline where you want the title to appear.
• Double-click the text box to make the text editable.
• Type your title. Use the toolbar above the browser to adjust the font, text size, text alignment, character formatting, and color until the title looks just right.

Conlusion

Adding text in video isn’t so difficult after all. In this tutorial, iMovie and Filmora were used to achieve this. Both are great video editing tools with similar interfaces—which makes one easily substitute another. While iMovie is available only on macOS, Filmora is available for both Windows and Mac platforms.