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Show live captions on screen Turn your speech into on-screen captions as you talk, transcribed on your Mac. Captions are recorded into the take. Needs macOS 26.
Where to find it Studio → Overlays → Captions
How to do it 1 Open the studio, choose Overlays , and press Captions . A caption bar appears on screen.
2 Make sure Captions is on (⌥⌘;). Allow Microphone and Speech Recognition if macOS asks.
3 Speak. Your words appear on the bar, and under the caption settings in the studio.
4 Use the Keep … words stepper for how many words show, and Caption linger for how long they stay after you stop.
Good to know Live captions need macOS 26 or later. The first time, the on-device speech model downloads. Speech is transcribed on your Mac. Captions shown on screen are part of the recording. To add captions afterwards instead, use the editor.
Who can use it Free
Where it works Mac This guide answers How do I add live captions while recording? Can FrameCast show subtitles as I speak? Why don't live captions work on my Mac? Are live captions sent to the cloud? How do I make captions disappear after I stop talking? Related guides Add a name label or title on screen
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Correct a caption’s words, drag it to retime it, split it, or add a line by hand at the playhead.
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