Try word-by-word freeWord-by-word
captions, online.
Each word animates in at the exact moment it's spoken — Submagic and MrBeast style, but free. 32+ animation presets. No credit card.
Tweak per-word timing
in the editor.
Adjust start/end of any segment, recolour any word, swap between 32+ per-word animation styles.
What word-by-word
captions do differently.
Audio-synced per-word timing
Deepgram returns word-level timestamps. Our renderer surfaces each word at its exact start time and removes it at end time — pacing matches the audio beat for beat.
Eye-magnet emphasis
Each preset auto-emphasises content words (nouns, verbs, numbers) with colour, scale, or background highlight. The eye stays glued to whichever word is hitting right now.
Per-word colour control
Override any word's highlight colour in the editor. Use it for product names, emphasis, brand callouts — total per-word styling control without scripting anything.
Multiple animation modes
Pop-in scale, slide-up, fade, accumulate-then-clear — each preset picks the animation that fits its visual language. Pick the one that matches your edit pace.
Make word-by-word captions
in three steps.
01
Upload your clip
MP4 or MOV, up to 2 minutes, up to 500 MB. We transcribe with Deepgram Nova-3, which returns word-level timestamps.
02
Pick a per-word animation style
32+ presets — Beast palette, Hormozi green, Submagic-style oversize, Pulse colour wheel, neon glow. Each animates differently per word.
03
Export with word-by-word captions
Click Export. Captions burn into the video with per-word timing. Download a finished MP4.
Free per-word animated captions.
- Audio-synced word timing
- 32+ per-word animation styles
- Per-word colour overrides
- Auto content-word emphasis
- Pop, scale, slide, fade, accumulate animations
- Per-line drag positioning
- Sub-second timestamp accuracy
- Burned-in, full-resolution MP4 export
Word-by-word captions FAQ.
What are word-by-word captions?
Captions where each word appears at the moment it's spoken, not whole sentences at once. Drives retention because the eye stays fixed on the next word landing.
Are word-by-word captions free to make?
Yes. Free tier includes 32+ styles, daily upload + export allowances, no credit card.
How accurate is the per-word timing?
Deepgram Nova-3 returns word-level start and end times with sub-second accuracy. Our renderer respects those timestamps exactly — captions land on the audio beat.
Can I tweak the timing of individual words?
Yes — the segment-timestamp chip lets you adjust the start/end of any caption line. Per-word adjustments are inferred from the segment edits.
Which styles support word-by-word animation?
All 32+ presets are word-by-word. The difference between presets is HOW each word animates — colour shift, scale pop, slide-up, accumulate-then-clear, etc.
Does this work for fast speech?
Yes. Animation timing is per-word, so 5 words per second renders cleanly — no "caption overlap" problem you get with whole-sentence subtitles.
Can I export plain block subtitles instead?
Yes — pick the Full or Chunk preset and you get traditional sentence-block subtitles instead of per-word animation.
Does word-by-word work on long-form video?
Up to 2 minutes per upload. Long-form video typically doesn't benefit from per-word captions; the format works best for 30s-2min short-form.
Try word-by-word
captions — free.
Sign in, upload, pick an animation style, download the MP4.
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