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After Effects
AutoCaption
Automatically generate captions with styles from any audio or video in Adobe After Effects.
Choose from $8 monthly and $80 yearly subscription or $150 perpetual license from the License Duration dropdown below
AutoCaption: Generate Captions from Audio/Video in Adobe After Effects
Curated Library of Pro-Grade Motion Styles
50+ Caption Styles
Every style is fully editable — fonts, colors, timing, and animation parameters
New styles require the latest version of the plugin.
Why AutoCaption?
Everything you need for professional captions
Native After Effects workflow
Captions are real AE text layers — edit fonts, colors, spacing, animations and expressions like any other text.
High-accuracy AI transcription
Powered by Deepgram Nova-3 and OpenAI Whisper Large v3 for reliable speech-to-text results with minimal cleanup.
Captions in minutes
Go from raw audio to polished subtitles fast, with pacing modes that match different speech rhythms.
30+ ready-to-use styles
Choose from fully editable caption presets for social media, explainers, reels, YouTube, and motion content.
Built-in animation presets
Animate subtitles instantly with presets like Typewriter, Wiggle, Pulse, and Float.
Custom animation control
Adjust speed, timing, and motion settings to create your own caption animation style.
Nothing is baked in
Adjust timing, text, layout, styling, or animation at any time directly in After Effects.
No API key needed
AutoCaption works out of the box after activation — no extra setup, accounts, or external API keys required.
Multi-language support
Supports many languages and delivers the best results with clear speech and clean audio.
Caption Modes (Pacing)
Choose the perfect rhythm for your content
One Word
One word per text layer — maximum impact and precise timing
ENTIRELY
Two Words
Two words per layer — balanced rhythm and readability
TEXT
Three Words
Three words per layer — smoother pacing with fewer cuts
EXAMPLE
Smart Parts (2–5)
Intelligently groups 2–5 words based on speech rhythm, pauses, and meaning
sentence showing
natural pacing.
Sentences
Full sentences split naturally by pauses and logical structure
Technical Details
Requirements
- Internet connection required for caption generation
- Works with common audio and video formats
- Upload limit: 200 MB per file
- After Effects CC 2019 or later recommended
Limitations
- Processing time depends on audio length
- Audio quality affects transcription accuracy
- Large text layer counts may impact AE performance
- Background noise may reduce accuracy
Server-Side Processing
Caption generation requires server-side AI processing. Your media is uploaded to generate the transcript/captions, while styling and editing happen locally inside After Effects.
Supported Languages
AutoCaption uses Whisper v3 Large Turbo to transcribe audio in 99 languages with exceptional accuracy — from short clips to long-form content, with automatic language detection.
License Options
Choose the plan that works best for you
Free Trial
- Full feature access
- No credit card
Monthly
- Full feature access
- Cancel anytime
Yearly
- Save vs monthly
- Full feature access
- Best for ongoing use
Perpetual
- No subscription
- Lifetime license
Discussions
Want to talk about it?
Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.
Need Support?
Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product
Version History
4.2.0 -
Jun 10, 2026
- Arabic & Hebrew fixed: proper fonts instead of Arial, precise word bubbles, correct RTL.
- Chinese / Japanese / Korean: word styles (Hormozi, Word Bubble, etc.) now animate per character.
- Hindi: previews and fonts out of the box.
- +5 new Asian styles (60 styles total).
- The log now shows the applied font; Gradient style fixed (glow & pop animation restored).
4.1.0 -
May 12, 2026
-Improved style loading
-Fixed slow performance bugs
3.9.0 -
May 6, 2026
3.8.0 -
May 6, 2026
-Subtitle position toggle — choose between Center and Below-center (lower-third). Aspect-aware: 75% for 16:9, 70% for 1:1, 68% for 9:16. All within title-safe zone.
-Improved Smart Short / Smart Long grouping
3.7.0 -
May 4, 2026
-Fixed bugs in the animate tab
3.6.0 -
May 3, 2026
-Bug Fix
3.5.0 -
Apr 22, 2026
-Bug Fix
3.4.0 -
Apr 3, 2026
-Fixed uneven word shapes on Arabic text caused by incorrect character joining during measurement
-Word Bubble and Underline styles no longer misalign on multi-line RTL text
-Sentences mode for RTL now produces accurate subtitles with automatic line wrapping
3.3.0 -
Mar 28, 2026
3.2.0 -
Mar 16, 2026
-Added 3 new word shapes: Fill + Stroke, Strikethrough, Bracket (top + bottom lines)
-Word-level timing — word shapes now use actual word timestamps instead of even distribution
-Background bubbles — fixed positioning on custom multi-line subtitles
-Custom mode multi-line — fixed line-break handling that previously broke animations
-Sticky tab navigation — Create/Styles/Animate tabs stay visible while scrolling
3.1.0 -
Mar 13, 2026
3.0.0 -
Mar 12, 2026
-Added built-in caption animation system.
-Added animation presets: Typewriter, Wiggle, Pulse, Float.
-Added live animation preview inside the panel.
-Added animation speed controls.
-Added color picker with HEX input for caption styling.
2.9.0 -
Mar 10, 2026
-Smart Long mode — intelligent grouping, up to 8 words with extended text area
-Smart Short (formerly Smart Parts) — renamed
Improved
-Plugin startup stability
-SRT export reliability
-SRT import compatibility with various file formats
Styles
-Add 4 new styles
-Fix Bubble styles
2.8.0 -
Mar 3, 2026
-Subtitle text now scales automatically to any composition size
-Improved audio quality — small files no longer compressed unnecessarily
-Better silence and punctuation detection in Whisper
-Smart mode - fixed
2.7.0 -
Feb 18, 2026
-Auto font detection for non-Latin languages (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hebrew, Thai, etc.)
-Pre-compose option: automatically groups created subtitle layers into a single composition
-Pre-comp toggle in the toolbar for quick access
-UI Improvements
2.6.0 -
Feb 12, 2026
-Added a new animation style: Word Bubble — automatically generates a shape “bubble” behind each word.
-Babble works out of the box (no additional plugins required).
-Improved the layout and behavior of the lower auxiliary buttons.
-Layers created by the tool are now selected automatically.
-Added Select All Created Layers button.
2.5.0 -
Feb 11, 2026
New Features
Remove Punctuation - new button on the Create tab that strips punctuation marks from subtitle layers. Works on selected layers or all if none selected.
Reset Style - new button on the Styles tab that removes all style effects and returns layers to their original look.
Selective Style Apply - styles now apply only to selected layers. If nothing is selected, applies to all as before.
Bug Fixes
Fixed text.trim is undefined error on older After Effects versions by replacing ES5 methods with ES3-compatible alternatives.
2.4.0 -
Feb 10, 2026
2.3.0 -
Feb 4, 2026
- Initial release
Compatibility
After Effects
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
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