Try it free, finish with Creator
Free lets you try every tool and export with the Cuecaps mark. Creator cuts dead space, filler words and retakes, levels the volume, removes the mark and adds transparent overlays. Creator includes 1,000 minutes, more than 300 three-minute Shorts a month.
Free
Try everything in the studio, Creator tools included. Exports carry the Cuecaps mark.
- Unlimited on-device transcription
- 10 cloud minutes a month
- All 10 presets, 24 fonts and animations
- Try Fast edit in the preview
- 1080p MP4 with the Cuecaps mark, and SRT, VTT and ASS karaoke exports
Creator Recommended
Fast edit and no Cuecaps mark on every export. For regular creators and editors.
- Remove dead space between words
- Normalize volume to -14 LUFS
- Cut filler words and stutters
- Cut retakes, keeping your last take
- Jump-cut zoom on every cut
- No watermark on any export
- 1,000 cloud minutes a month
- Speaker colors for podcasts and interviews
- Transparent MOV (PNG) and WebM (VP9) overlays
- EDL and FCPXML cut lists of the Fast edit cut
- Upload your own TTF, OTF and WOFF fonts
- Projects and presets synced across computers
Pro
For daily channels, client editors and 4K workflows. 3,000 cloud minutes is 50 hours of audio a month.
- Everything in Creator, plus 4K and 3,000 cloud minutes a month
- 1440p and 4K export resolutions (up to 60 fps)
- Priority email support
Prices are in US dollars, plus tax where it applies. Cancel any time from your account page; your plan runs until the end of the period you paid for.
Captioning for a team or agency? Email support@cuecaps.com for team pricing.
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Compared with others
| Compared on | Cuecaps | Submagic | CapCut |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Creator $9, Pro $19 (plus tax) | Starter $19, Pro $39, Business $69, per team member (before tax) | Pro $19.99 (US web price before tax; varies by country) |
| Paid yearly | $7 or $15 a month ($84 or $180 a year, plus tax) | $12, $23 or $41 a month (before tax) | $179.99 a year (about $15 a month, before tax) |
| Export & video limits | Unlimited exports and videos on every plan. Cloud transcription: 1,000 or 3,000 min/mo; on-device transcription is unlimited | Starter: 15 videos/mo (max 2 min each). Pro: 40/mo (max 5 min). Business: 100/mo (max 30 min) | No published video export limit |
| Free plan | Unlimited on-device transcription, 10 cloud minutes/mo, unlimited 1080p MP4 with the Cuecaps mark, and free SRT/VTT export | 3 videos a month with a watermark, up to 1 min 30 s and 200 MB each | Watermark on some exports; free accounts hit an unpublished usage cap on auto captions (per 2026 third-party testing) |
| Transparent NLE overlays | Yes on Creator & Pro: MOV with alpha (PNG codec) and WebM with alpha (VP9) | No (burns captions into uploaded video or exports text/SRT) | No standalone transparent caption export on standard workflow |
| Highest resolution | 1080p up to 60 fps on Free & Creator; 1440p and 4K 60 fps on Pro | 1080p 30 fps on Starter, 2K on Pro, 4K 60 fps on Business ($69/mo) | 1080p free, 4K on Pro |
| Where your video goes | Stays on your computer; rendered in your browser. Only compressed audio is sent for cloud transcription | Full video file must be uploaded to Submagic servers | Depends on whether you use desktop, web or mobile |
| Scope | Caption and fast-edit studio: word-by-word captions plus automatic cuts for dead space, filler words and retakes, jump-cut zoom and -14 LUFS volume. Finishes a Short on its own or feeds any video editor | Cloud short-form editor with AI B-roll, clip selection and sound effects | Full all-in-one video editor with cuts, music, effects and templates |
Cuecaps
- Monthly price
- Creator $9, Pro $19 (plus tax)
- Paid yearly
- $7 or $15 a month ($84 or $180 a year, plus tax)
- Export & video limits
- Unlimited exports and videos on every plan. Cloud transcription: 1,000 or 3,000 min/mo; on-device transcription is unlimited
- Free plan
- Unlimited on-device transcription, 10 cloud minutes/mo, unlimited 1080p MP4 with the Cuecaps mark, and free SRT/VTT export
- Transparent NLE overlays
- Yes on Creator & Pro: MOV with alpha (PNG codec) and WebM with alpha (VP9)
- Highest resolution
- 1080p up to 60 fps on Free & Creator; 1440p and 4K 60 fps on Pro
- Where your video goes
- Stays on your computer; rendered in your browser. Only compressed audio is sent for cloud transcription
- Scope
- Caption and fast-edit studio: word-by-word captions plus automatic cuts for dead space, filler words and retakes, jump-cut zoom and -14 LUFS volume. Finishes a Short on its own or feeds any video editor
Submagic
- Monthly price
- Starter $19, Pro $39, Business $69, per team member (before tax)
- Paid yearly
- $12, $23 or $41 a month (before tax)
- Export & video limits
- Starter: 15 videos/mo (max 2 min each). Pro: 40/mo (max 5 min). Business: 100/mo (max 30 min)
- Free plan
- 3 videos a month with a watermark, up to 1 min 30 s and 200 MB each
- Transparent NLE overlays
- No (burns captions into uploaded video or exports text/SRT)
- Highest resolution
- 1080p 30 fps on Starter, 2K on Pro, 4K 60 fps on Business ($69/mo)
- Where your video goes
- Full video file must be uploaded to Submagic servers
- Scope
- Cloud short-form editor with AI B-roll, clip selection and sound effects
CapCut
- Monthly price
- Pro $19.99 (US web price before tax; varies by country)
- Paid yearly
- $179.99 a year (about $15 a month, before tax)
- Export & video limits
- No published video export limit
- Free plan
- Watermark on some exports; free accounts hit an unpublished usage cap on auto captions (per 2026 third-party testing)
- Transparent NLE overlays
- No standalone transparent caption export on standard workflow
- Highest resolution
- 1080p free, 4K on Pro
- Where your video goes
- Depends on whether you use desktop, web or mobile
- Scope
- Full all-in-one video editor with cuts, music, effects and templates
Checked 26 October 2026. Submagic: US dollars before tax; CapCut: US dollars before tax; Cuecaps prices are in US dollars before tax. Sources: Submagic pricing page, October 2026; Submagic help centre, October 2026; Submagic free plan limits, CutSnap, June 2026; CapCut Pro price, FluxNote, October 2026; CapCut auto-caption cap, Reel Video Captions, June 2026.
Questions
Can Cuecaps cut my video for me?
Yes. Fast edit cuts and levels a video for fast-paced Shorts, automatically. Fast edit: dead space removal, filler word cuts, retake cuts, jump-cut zoom and volume normalization to -14 LUFS. Dead space removal reads the audio, so pauses hidden inside word timings are cut and soft word endings stay. Filler word cuts take out um, uh, stutters and false starts, retake cuts keep the last take of a sentence you started again, and the jump-cut zoom punches the video in at every other cut. Captions, subtitles and exports follow the cut. Volume normalization measures loudness the ITU-R BS.1770 way and holds true peaks under -1 dBTP. Any plan can try Fast edit in the preview; exporting with it on needs Creator or Pro.
What does Creator add?
Creator adds Fast edit (dead space removal, filler word cuts, retake cuts, jump-cut zoom and volume normalization to -14 LUFS), exports with no mark, 1,000 cloud minutes a month, transparent MOV and WebM overlays, your own fonts, sync and agent keys. It is $9 a month, or $84 a year.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Cuecaps runs in your browser: Chrome, Edge or Safari on a computer, or Safari and Chrome on a phone. On a computer the preview, transcript and waveform sit side by side; on a phone the same tools are one tap away under the preview.
Can I try it without an account?
Yes. Open the studio, drop in a video and caption it with on-device transcription right away. You only need a free account when you're ready to export or use cloud transcription, and your open project carries over automatically.
Does my video get uploaded?
Never. Previews and final exports render locally inside your browser, so your source footage stays on your computer. Cloud transcription sends only a compressed audio track and deletes it immediately once your word timings return. On-device transcription sends nothing over the network.
What counts as a cloud minute?
One minute of audio sent to cloud transcription. A 90-second clip uses 1.5 minutes. Editing words, tweaking styles, previewing and exporting never use minutes, and on-device transcription is always free and unlimited. Free includes 10 cloud minutes a month, Creator 1,000, and Pro 3,000.
Cloud or on-device: which should I use?
Cloud (ElevenLabs Scribe v3) is best for background music, strong accents and fast speakers across 90+ languages, and takes custom names and vocabulary. On-device runs in your browser tab, free and unlimited, and is best for clear voice tracks.
Which languages can it caption?
On-device transcription covers 34 languages, from English, Spanish and Hindi to Japanese, Arabic and Thai. Cloud transcription covers 90+ and detects the language for you. When cloud transcription hears more than one speaker, each one can get a caption color of their own.
What happens when I run out of cloud minutes?
Cloud transcription pauses until your monthly allowance resets, while on-device transcription and all video/overlay exports keep working without limits. Creator has 1,000 cloud minutes a month and Pro has 3,000.
Which editors can import the transparent overlay?
Creator and Pro export two alpha-channel formats: Transparent MOV (PNG codec in QuickTime), which imports cleanly into Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and After Effects; and Transparent WebM (VP9), a smaller file suited for CapCut desktop, OBS and web players.
Is there a watermark?
Free exports carry the “Made with cuecaps.com” mark. Creator and Pro remove it. SRT, VTT and ASS subtitle files never carry a mark.
Can I use the Fast edit cut in Premiere Pro, Resolve or Final Cut?
Yes. With Fast edit on, export a cut list: an EDL for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Avid, and an FCPXML for Final Cut Pro or Resolve. Each rebuilds the cut on your original clip, and a transparent caption overlay exported with Fast edit on lines up with it. Cut lists come with Creator and Pro.
How do billing and cancelling work?
Creator is $84 a year, which is $7 a month, or $9 billed monthly. Pro is $180 a year or $19 a month. Prices are in US dollars, plus tax where it applies, and Stripe handles tax and receipts. You can cancel from your account page and keep full access through the end of your billing period, or pause the subscription for 1 to 5 months instead; a pause starts when the current period ends.