AI · captions
Auto Captions for Short Video
Word-level timing, styled presets and a clean SRT export — built for short video.
Over 80% of short-form video is watched muted. Captions are no longer optional — they are the lower-third of your video and the first hook a feed shows.
Auto Captions for Short Video
Word-level timing
Animate each word, not just lines.
Styled presets
Pre-made caption looks built for short video.
Edit while it transcribes
Fix names, slang and brand terms while the AI runs.
SRT export
Keep captions editable in any other tool, or upload separately.
Examples
Where this feature pays off
TikTok hook captions
Big text, pop-per-word timing, top-safe placement so the For You UI never covers it.
Reels storytime
Two-line caps with a soft background pill, sans-serif at 48 pt.
Podcast clip
Long-form captions over a vertical talking-head clip — readable at arm's length.
In FreeCut
How to use it
Drop your clip in
Bring in the video — the audio track is what we transcribe.
Run Auto Caption
FreeCut transcribes locally where possible and shows draft captions to edit.
Pick a caption preset
Choose a style, tweak font, outline and background per scene.
Burn in or SRT
Render captions baked into the MP4, or export SRT for separate upload.
Creator tips
Top-safe placement
Keep captions within ~12% top / 18% bottom margin so platform UIs do not cover them.
2 lines, 7 words
Short, snappable lines outperform long blocks of text on small phones.
High contrast
Use either a heavy outline or a soft background pill — never both at low opacity.
Fix names early
Correct brand names and slang once at the top of the timeline; the rest auto-propagates.
Common mistakes
- Putting captions in the exact bottom 10% — TikTok and Reels UIs cover this area.
- Using thin serif fonts for vertical — they break on 1080×1920 compression.
- Animating every word with the same delay — variety on syllables reads more naturally.
Related
FAQ
FAQ
Does FreeCut add a forced watermark?+
No. FreeCut never adds a forced watermark to your exports. That is a core promise of the product.
Does FreeCut force an outro?+
No. You decide what your video starts and ends with — never the editor.
Are captions burned-in or separate?+
Both. Burn-in renders captions inside the MP4. SRT export keeps them editable in any other tool.
Which languages are supported?+
Auto Caption supports the major creator languages first. The list grows during beta.
Auto Captions for Short Video — inside FreeCut.
Clean exports, every platform, every project.