I'm Kris, the video editor behind Captions Gen. I built this Premiere Pro plugin to make animated captions affordable, with editable graphics and transcription that runs on your computer.
The editor behind Captions Gen
I'm a video editor, and Captions Gen is the plugin I've built for other editors who need captions in Premiere Pro.
I want animated captions to be a practical, affordable part of your edit. That's why I've chosen a one-time purchase, with local transcription, editable graphics and styles you can make your own.
Try it on your own footage with 15 minutes of transcription included. If you have a question or feedback, you can email me.
Word highlights, reusable styles and graphics you can keep editing. Here's what Captions Gen adds to your Premiere Pro workflow.
Each word lights up exactly when it's spoken — colour, scale or pill. The CapCut-style look that carries short-form video, without leaving Premiere Pro and with zero keyframing.
Captions land as editable Motion Graphics clips. Fix a typo, nudge timing, or change a colour in Premiere's Properties panel after placing them.
Whisper transcribes your audio on your computer. The speech model downloads on first use, and license checks use the internet. Your footage isn't uploaded for transcription.
17 presets across trend, clean and motion. Every slider is yours: font, size, stroke, shadow, highlight, in and out animation. Save your own.
Beast
Hormozi
Neon
Bubble
Chips
Studio
Clean
SmoothPreviews render in your own font with your own words — what you see in the panel is what lands on the timeline.
Style “Captions made for you” with the plugin's presets and design controls. Change a setting and watch the preview.
Click a preset to preview it · Use puts it on the Captions tab
No saved designs yet. Adjust the controls, then choose Save.
Select clips, pick a look, press Generate. A progress bar shows transcription and placement with an ETA.
Highlight the clips you want captioned. Captions go on the track above them.
Choose a preset or tune your own. The live preview plays the animation in your font, with your words.
Speech is transcribed locally and word-synced captions are placed as editable graphics.
Changed your mind? Restyle re-skins the captions already placed. Undo removes them in one step.
I want other editors to be able to add animated captions without taking on another recurring bill. Captions Gen is a focused Premiere Pro tool with a one-time license.
You can try the same plugin before buying. The paid license includes all 1.x updates and activation on up to three computers.
Start with native subtitles, fix a missing caption track, or choose a workflow for animated graphics.
Transcribe, create a caption track, style it in Properties, and choose a video or SRT export.
Set up automatic captions and check accuracy, timing, and dialogue sources.
Separate preview problems from missing caption tracks, invisible styling, and export settings.
Compare native single-word captions, manual graphics, and Captions Gen's presets.
A few practical details before you try it.
I'm Kris, a video editor and the creator of Captions Gen. I built this Premiere Pro plugin to make animated captions affordable for other editors. You can email me with questions or feedback.
Yes. Captions Gen is a Premiere Pro plugin that adds karaoke-style captions: it transcribes the clip on your computer and places word-by-word highlighted, animated captions on the timeline as editable graphics. Windows, one-time purchase, free version with 15 minutes of transcription.
No. Captions Gen transcribes your audio locally with Whisper. The speech model downloads on first run, and license checks use the internet. Your footage is not uploaded for transcription.
Yes — that look is the whole point. Word-by-word karaoke highlights, pill backgrounds, pop and bounce animations, placed as editable graphics on your Premiere Pro timeline. No round-trip through CapCut, no burned-in video.
No. One payment, use it forever. All 1.x updates are included.
Use the code LAUNCH at checkout for US$14.99, before applicable tax. It's limited to 100 redemptions — the buy button adds it for you. After that the regular price is US$24.99, still one-time.
Yes. Each caption is an editable Motion Graphics clip. Select it to adjust its text and appearance in Premiere's Properties panel, or change its timing on the timeline. Restyle in Captions Gen updates the look without transcribing again.
Whisper supports about 100 languages with auto-detect. English gives the tightest word timing. You can pin a language in Settings.
Each caption is a live animated graphic with expressions, which Premiere evaluates every frame. Finish the edit first, then use Render & Replace on the caption track, or just export — the final render is unaffected.
Windows at launch. Mac is planned; buyers get it as a free 1.x update when it ships.
Try the free version first — it's the same plugin. If you bought and it's not for you, email me within 14 days with your order number — request a refund.