> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.guin.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Captions

> Guin captions your video from the transcript. Pick a style, then adjust font, colours, emphasis, and position for the whole video or a single phrase.

Guin builds captions from the transcript, timed to each word, and burns them into the video when you export. You choose how they look.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/guin/Igo5WLrCf5vyJlnf/images/editor-captions-panel.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=Igo5WLrCf5vyJlnf&q=85&s=018d48368db804e8f781a8cdafd82b15" alt="Captions panel open in the Smart Editor showing the style presets None, Clean, Bold, Chip, Social, Loud and Editorial" width="1066" height="510" data-path="images/editor-captions-panel.jpg" />
</Frame>

## Open the Captions panel

In the Smart Editor, click any phrase on the **Captions** track. The **Captions** panel opens on the left with four tabs: **Styles**, **Font**, **Colors**, and **Position**.

Choose what your changes apply to:

* **Whole video** changes every caption.
* **This phrase** changes only the phrase you selected, so you can make one line stand out.

## Styles

A style sets the font, weight, colours, and pacing in one click.

| Style         | Look                                                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **None**      | No captions.                                                        |
| **Clean**     | Light and unobtrusive. Easy to read without drawing attention.      |
| **Bold**      | Heavy type with the current word highlighted. The default.          |
| **Chip**      | Text on a solid backdrop, so it stays readable over busy footage.   |
| **Social**    | Heavy, fast-paced captions in the style common on Reels and TikTok. |
| **Loud**      | Tall, condensed capitals with a bright highlight.                   |
| **Editorial** | A serif face for a calmer, more considered feel.                    |

## Fine-tune

| Tab          | What you can change                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Font**     | Typeface and size, and letter case: **As spoken** or **CAPS**.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **Colors**   | **Text color**, **Active word color**, **Outline color**, and **Backdrop color**. Use the eyedropper to **Pick from the video**. Turn the outline and backdrop on or off, and set the shadow to **Off**, **Soft**, or **Hard**. |
| **Position** | **Top center**, **Lower third**, **Bottom center**, **Lower left**, or **Lower right**.                                                                                                                                         |

The active word, which is the word being spoken, can be emphasised by **Color**, by **Grow**, or left **Off**.

## Ask the Director

You can also set captions in chat:

* `Captions on`
* `Use the Social style`
* `Make the captions smaller and move them to the lower third`
* `Captions for LinkedIn`

If you name a platform or a mood, the Director picks a matching style. Instagram and TikTok get **Social**, YouTube gets **Bold**, and LinkedIn gets **Chip**.

## Fix missing captions

If part of a clip has no captions, the panel shows a note such as *A stretch of this clip is missing captions.* Click **Repair captions** to fill the gap.

## Remove a caption

Select the **Ripple delete** tool and click a phrase on the Captions track to delete it.

## Captions in other editors

When you export an **Editor project** for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve, the download includes your captions as an `.srt` file. See [Export](/guides/exporting-and-publishing).