Describe the look once
Typeface, fill, size, background and animation, set from a sentence or picked from 14 built-in looks. Save the one you like as a preset and every project can use it.
Auto caption generator
Captions that look
like you meant them.
Selects transcribes every word, spells names the way you fixed them, and captions it in the style you describe. Then tune any line by hand.
Free plan, no credit card required
A16Z Style
Ali Abdaal Style
Podcast Hook
EO Style
Less to fix,
from the first pass
Word by word, or line by line
Light up each word as it's spoken for a fast talker, or hold a calm line at a time for an interview. Switch between the two whenever you like; it's styling, not a re-caption.
Names spelled right, everywhere
Analysis pulls out the names and terms it heard. Fix a spelling once and it's fixed in every clip and draft in the project, including footage you add later.
Built for more than one person on screen
Put each speaker on a caption track of their own, or move a line to the right speaker in one click. Made for interviews, podcasts and panels.
The cleanup pass, set once
Line length, one line or two, letter case and punctuation, set as rules. Hide filler words, repeats or profanity in the captions without touching the cut, and ask chat for a spell check.
In another language
Ask for Spanish captions under English narration, or any other pair. The translation lands on its own track, styled like the rest.
Just say it
Type what you want the way you'd tell an editor. These are real prompts, and the clips are what came back.
Prompt: Make the captions pop word by word, I talk fast in this one
Prompt: Use my brand font and put the word being spoken in lime
Prompt: Make the numbers and product names bigger than the rest
Prompt: Two lines max, upper case, and hide the ums
Prompt: Give each speaker their own caption track
How it works
Drop in your video
Describe the caption look
Fine-tune, then post to TikTok or YouTube
Works great for
10,000+ projects,
80% time reduced.
Professionals are already seeing the payoff.
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
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FAQ
Does it cost anything to add captions?
Adding and applying captions doesn't use credits. Captions are built from the transcript, so your footage needs to be analyzed first, and analysis runs on credits.
You can download Selects and start on the Free plan, no credit card required.
How do I add captions to a video?
- Drop your video into Selects and analyze it.
- Open the Captions app, or ask chat for captions and describe the look, like big and bold, one word at a time.
- Fix any word or line, then apply. The captions land on their own track.
Can I edit the captions after they're made?
Yes. Fix words, split or merge lines, or hide a word without changing the cut. Restyle them any time in the Adjust tab.
If you change the cut later, regenerate the captions so they follow it. Regenerating resets your caption edits.
What's the difference between word-by-word and karaoke-style captions?
Word by word shows one word at a time: set the line length to a single word. Karaoke-style keeps the whole line on screen and lights the word being spoken: style the spoken word with By state in the Adjust tab.
Both are styling on the same captions, so you can switch between them without captioning again.
How do I get names and brand terms right?
Use Check names and terms. Analysis lists the names and terms it heard; correct a spelling once and it applies to every clip and draft in the project, and to clips you analyze later.
Can I make captions in another language?
Yes. Ask chat to translate the captions and name the language. The translation goes on its own track under the original, so you can keep both or pick one.
Can I export captions for YouTube or as an SRT file?
Yes, both ways. Captions are burned into any video you export, which is what TikTok, Reels and Shorts need. For YouTube or anywhere that takes a subtitle file, export a Caption SRT, one per language.
Do captions carry over to Premiere, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve?
The caption text and timing do, when you turn on Include captions in the handoff. The styling doesn't, so you restyle them in your editor.
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