# Captions (https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/captions/)



Every clip renders with animated captions driven by its transcript. You style them in the [editor](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/editor/); new clips start with the caption settings of the [Brand](https://openclip.app/docs/brands/overview/) that processed the Video.

## Presets [#presets]

OpenClip ships 40 caption presets. Each one is a complete look: font, colors, stroke, shadow, position, and animation. A few examples:

| Preset     | Style                                                                              |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Clean      | The default: white Inter with a black stroke and soft shadow, gentle per-word fade |
| Dan        | Yellow-highlight condensed style                                                   |
| Mozi       | Hormozi-inspired green highlight                                                   |
| Karaoke    | Words light up as they are spoken                                                  |
| Beast      | Comic-style with heavy stroke and pop animation                                    |
| Neon       | Fluorescent glow with luminous halos                                               |
| Typewriter | Text types itself onto the screen                                                  |
| Minimal    | Quiet off-white with a single soft shadow, no stroke                               |

Pick a preset in the editor's caption panel. The preview updates immediately.

## Style overrides [#style-overrides]

You are not locked into a preset. On top of any preset you can override individual properties, including:

| Property          | Options                                                                     |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Position          | Bottom center, lower third, center, upper third, top center                 |
| Animation mode    | Per word or per segment                                                     |
| Word animation    | Static, pop, kinetic, burst, fade, bounce, reveal, slide, shake, glow-pulse |
| Segment animation | Static, typewriter, kinetic, burst                                          |
| Typography        | Font size, weight, line height, text transform                              |
| Colors            | Text, active word, inactive word                                            |
| Outline and depth | Stroke width and color, shadow blur and color                               |

Overrides are stored per clip, so each Viral Moment can have its own look.

## Turning captions off [#turning-captions-off]

Captions can be toggled off entirely for a clip. The clip then exports without captions. Your trims and silence removal still apply.

## Fixing caption text [#fixing-caption-text]

Captions render whatever the transcript says. If a word is wrong, correct it in the transcript panel; see [the editor](https://openclip.app/docs/clipping/editor/). Timings are untouched, so the animation stays in sync.

## Free plan limits [#free-plan-limits]

On the Free plan, two presets are available: Clean (the default) and Dan. Switching to any other preset is not saved; the editor keeps you on an allowed preset. Free plan exports also always carry the OpenClip watermark. Upgrade to remove the watermark and unlock all 40 presets; see [credits and plans](https://openclip.app/docs/getting-started/credits-and-plans/).

## Captions in other tools [#captions-in-other-tools]

The same preset system powers Quick Captions and your [Brand](https://openclip.app/docs/brands/overview/) defaults, so a look you like can become the starting point for every future clip.