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Make word-by-word or karaoke captions Show two or three big words at a time as they’re spoken, or highlight each word as it’s said, the way short-form videos do.
Where to find it Editor → Export tab → Captions → Style → Word by word
How to do it 1 In the Captions card on the Export tab, turn on Show on the video .
2 Under Style , choose Word by word , Karaoke or Hype .
3 Open Motion to choose how words appear: Word by word , Karaoke , Sing-along , Reveal , Fade , Rise or Pop in .
4 For Word by word , set Words at a time . For highlights, pick the Highlight color and turn on Box behind the spoken word if you want a block behind it.
Good to know Lines typed by hand have no word timing, so their words are spread evenly across the line.
Who can use it Free
Where it works Mac · Web This guide answers How do I make TikTok-style captions? How do I show one word at a time? How do I highlight the word being spoken? How do I animate captions? How many words show at once? Related guides Change how captions look
Pick one of 19 caption styles, then change the font, color, outline, background, animation and position. The preview matches the export.
Add captions to a video and burn them in
Transcribe the speech onto the CC row, check the words, and export. The captions are drawn into the picture so they play anywhere.
Fix caption words and timing
Correct a caption’s words, drag it to retime it, split it, or add a line by hand at the playhead.
Turn on captions or read the transcript of a shared video
Shared videos have captions you can turn on, a searchable transcript, chapters, and speed control. Click any line to jump there.
Still stuck? Support covers install, permissions and how to send feedback from the app.
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