Auto captions
Word-synced, 123 languages, templates with animation, emoji and keyword highlight. Caption translation on every plan.
Submagic is a caption-first editor for shorts. Drop in a vertical clip and it writes animated, word-synced captions in 123 languages, adds emojis and keyword highlights, then auto-edits the clip with zooms, silence and bad-take removal, B-roll and sound effects. Long-video clipping exists as the Magic Clips add-on. The captions are the best in this category; the rest is good and priced per member.
Most tools on this site start with a two-hour source and the hard part is choosing the moments. Submagic starts one step later: you already have the clip, and the hard part is making it watchable with the sound off. Its captions are word-synced, styled from templates, decorated with emojis and keyword highlights, and translated into 123 languages. Around them sits an auto-editor that zooms on emphasis, cuts silences and bad takes, fixes eye contact and drops in B-roll.
Long-video clipping is the Magic Clips add-on (about $19 a month on top), so Submagic can do the finding too, but that's not where it's strongest. Many clippers run OpusClip or Klap for picks and Submagic for the finish.
Five steps, most of them one click, with a review pass where it matters.
A vertical or square clip under your plan's length cap. If you're starting from a long video, either run Magic Clips first or cut the segment in CapCut and bring it here for the finish.
Captions generate automatically with word timing. Choose a template (premium and custom templates on Pro, ten custom on Business), set font, colour, animation and position, and save it to a brand kit so every clip matches.
Emojis land on matching words and keywords get a highlight colour automatically. Then read the transcript once: accents, names and product terms are where the 1% errors live, and a wrong caption on a sponsor's name costs more than the minute it takes to check.
On Pro and up: auto-zooms on emphasis, silence and bad-take removal, eye-contact correction, audio cleanup, contextual B-roll from Storyblocks, sound effects and transitions. Each is a toggle; turn off the ones that fight your style.
1080p/30 on Starter, up to 2K on Pro, 4K/60 on Business. Pro publishes directly to TikTok, Reels, Shorts, Facebook and LinkedIn (one account per platform; three on Business). Translate captions into another language first if you post to a second market.
Word-synced, 123 languages, templates with animation, emoji and keyword highlight. Caption translation on every plan.
Punch-ins on emphasis so a static talking head keeps moving. Pro and up.
Cuts dead air and flubbed lines automatically. Pro and up.
Adjusts gaze toward the lens for script-readers. Review the result on wide shots.
Free library on Starter; Storyblocks footage and audio on Pro. Contextual placement from the transcript.
Auto-placed SFX on key words plus a music library. Audio cleanup on Pro.
Suggested opening title cards. Pro and up.
Long video to shorts, about $19/mo for ten uploads. Selection is less transparent than dedicated clippers; good enough for a first pass.
USD, from a 2026 price breakdown. Every plan is billed per member. There's no permanent free plan; the trial lets you edit three short videos with a watermark. Each standard video uses three credits.
Reports on Magic Clips pricing conflict (a flat $19 add-on vs. eight credits per job in one test), and trial export rules are described inconsistently. Confirm in-app before relying on either.
Education, finance, real estate, motivational: anything watched muted on a feed. The caption templates are the product.
Auto-zoom, silence removal and eye-contact fix are built for one person on camera. Pro is the right tier.
Custom templates, dictionary and three accounts per platform on Business. Watch per-member pricing as the team grows.
Pair with a clipper for picks, then Submagic for captions. Track whether the polish lifts views enough to cover $19–39 in the earnings calculator.
2-minute cap on Starter and Magic Clips as an add-on. For podcasts and streams, OpusClip or ClipForge first.
API only on Business ($69) plus minute packs, and no MCP. For agent pipelines see Katto or the MCP page.
No permanent free tier. The trial needs no card and lets you edit three short videos; exports carry a watermark (sources disagree on whether trial export is allowed at all). Paid plans start at $19 a month, or $12 billed yearly.
With the Magic Clips add-on, yes: it extracts short clips from podcasts, interviews and webinars and formats them vertically. It's an extra ~$19 a month, and the moment selection is less transparent than dedicated clippers.
Around 99% on clear audio, per the vendor; reviewers agree it's among the best. Accents, brand names and jargon still need a read-through. Business adds a custom dictionary for recurring terms.
Starter is designed for finished shorts, not sources. Pro raises it to 5 minutes and Business to 30. If your clips are longer than two minutes they're probably not shorts anyway.
On Business + API ($69/mo) with minute packs from $57 for 250 minutes. No MCP server is documented. See the AI clipping API page for alternatives.