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Caption Comet.
It just works.

Generate, edit, and burn captions locally on your Mac. No cloud upload, no account, no subscription.

See how it works
In Free mode, all exports are limited to the first 30 seconds. Burned video exports also include a small ‘Caption Comet for Mac’ watermark.
Caption Comet Quick Mode — drag and drop interface
Local transcription
Batch videos
Multiple subtitle formats
Apple Silicon only
QUICK MODE

It just works. Two taps.

Pick a caption style preset. Drop your files. Caption Comet transcribes them locally on your Mac.

1

Choose a template

Select from beautiful built-in styles (Clean Minimal, Bold Social, and more) or use your own saved presets.

Choose from professional templates
2

Drag & drop

Drop videos, audio, or a folder. Quick Mode adds the files to a batch workflow using your selected preset.

Drag and drop to process automatically
3

Done — or fine-tune

Review the result or open Project Mode to edit timing, words, and styles before export.

AUTO BATCH
Or open advanced config for full control:
Advanced burn configuration available
PROJECT MODE

Full control when
you need it most.

Edit words and timestamps, preview captions with your video, and adjust timing and styles. The full editing workflow is included in Free.

Word timing
Live preview
Caption presets
Caption Comet Project Mode with full editing and timeline
Real-time caption editing & preview

Powerful when you need it.
Simple when you don’t.

Move from local transcription to detailed editing, styled burn-in, and subtitle export in one Mac app.

Full subtitle editing & timing
Advanced burn-in styling
Multiple subtitle formats

Local Whisper AI

Transcribe on your Mac without uploading your media to Caption Comet servers.

Project Mode

Fine-tune timing, merge or split lines, correct words, and preview captions with your video. Project Mode is included in Free.

Powerful caption editor

Burn captions to video

Apply caption style presets and burn captions directly into vertical or horizontal video.

Burn settings preview

Multiple export formats

Export captions in multiple subtitle and text formats. Free subtitle and text exports are clipped to the first 30 seconds.

SRT
VTT
ASS
TXT

Why creators choose Caption Comet

Local transcription

Your videos stay on your Mac. No cloud upload.

Quick Mode batch processing

Choose a template, drop in multiple videos, and let the queue process them sequentially.

Detailed caption editor

Edit captions and adjust word-level timing when you need more control.

Burn or export

Burn captions into video or export SRT, VTT, ASS, and TXT files.

Vertical and horizontal video

Use the same workflow for short-form vertical clips and traditional horizontal video.

Caption style presets

Start with Clean Minimal, Bold Social, Karaoke Pop, and other built-in templates.

Caption style presets included

Start with a built-in style, then adjust the look for your video.

Caption Comet template library with Clean Minimal, Bold Social and more
Clean Minimal
Standard captions • Bottom safe area • Professional
Bold Social
Lower third style • Great for Reels & TikTok
Karaoke Pop
Highlight current word • Dynamic captions
High Contrast
Accessibility first • Maximum readability
QUEUE WORKFLOW

Batch videos.

Add multiple videos to the queue and process them sequentially with your selected caption style.

  • → Included in Caption Comet Free
  • → Sequential queue processing
  • → Local transcription
  • → Caption style presets
Processing queue with multiple jobs

Edit for free.
Export full-length videos with Pro.

Start with the complete workflow, then temporarily or permanently unlock the Pro feature set.

Free

Complete editing workflow
Queue and batch workflow
Exports limited to the first 30 seconds
Burned video exports include the forced “Caption Comet for Mac” watermark
Subtitle and text exports are limited to the first 30 seconds

Pro

Full-length exports
No forced watermark
Optional custom text watermark
No subscription
No account
30-DAY PRO TRIAL

Temporarily unlocks the Pro feature set.

LIFETIME PRO
LAUNCH

One-time purchase that permanently unlocks the Pro feature set.

$14.99 launch price • Regular price $29.99

Your videos stay on your Mac.

Caption Comet transcribes and processes your media locally. Your videos are not uploaded to our servers, and no account is required.

Local processing
No cloud upload
No telemetry
No account
No subscription