After Effects · macOS
Smart Caption
Turn voice-over into editable subtitles.
$25 one-time · macOS only · One user, two computers
Smart Caption 1.5.0 is available. Your purchase includes a license key and secure installer download by email.
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Recognize speech on your Mac, build captions around the words actually spoken, and refine the text and styling inside After Effects.
Explore the workflow ↓From speech to your timeline.
Recognize locally
Use Apple Speech, or Whisper on Apple Silicon. Download the speech model once, then process audio on your Mac.
Keep captions editable
Create timed text layers or markers, adjust individual captions, and apply a consistent look across the sequence.
Work across languages
English and Arabic workflows, script-aware typography, and English–Arabic translation on macOS 15 or later.
Compatibility
Smart Caption 1.5.0 for macOS. Windows is not supported.
The macOS installer is unsigned and not notarized by Apple. Read the included README before installing. It backs up an existing panel and records the CEP debug settings it changes; the included uninstaller restores those settings.
- Host
- Adobe After Effects 2024 or later
- macOS 15+
- Recognition and translation. Tested on macOS 15.7.9 with After Effects 2026.
- macOS 13–14
- Recognition without translation is targeted; validation on these systems is still pending.
- Processors
- Apple Silicon: Apple Speech and Whisper. Intel: Apple Speech; hardware validation pending.
- First run
- Internet access is needed for activation and speech-model or language downloads.