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

# Captions

> Show the words you say as text on the video.

**Captions** are your words, written on the video as you say them. Lots of people watch videos with the sound off, so captions help everyone follow along.

Cutaway makes captions from your [transcript](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/edit/edit-by-transcript.md), on your Mac.

![The Captions panel with the Hide transcript switch, size and style choices](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/tab-captions.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=790c557575074570dc056653502e7ed1)

## Turn captions on

**1. Open the Captions panel**

Click the **Captions** icon in the right sidebar (or press **Command + 4**).

**2. Switch off Hide transcript**

When **Hide transcript** is off, your captions show on the video.

**3. Pick a style**

* **Style**: **Pill**, **Outline** or **Bold**.
* **Position**: **Bottom** or **Top** of the video.
* **Transcript size**: drag the slider to make the words bigger or smaller.

## Fix a wrong word

Captions sometimes mishear a word. Press **Edit transcript**, select the word and click **Fix spelling**. Only the caption changes. Your video doesn't.

## Captions file

A **captions file** (an `.srt` file) holds your captions as text, timed to your final cut. You can upload it to YouTube, so viewers can turn captions on and off themselves. It works even when the captions aren't shown on the video.

There are two ways to get one:

* **From the Captions panel**: press **Export transcript**. Cutaway saves an `.srt` file named after your project.
* **With a YouTube package**: when you export a **YouTube package**, the folder includes a `captions.srt` file. See [Export](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/share/export.md).

> [!NOTE]
>
> A normal video export (a single file) doesn't include a captions file. Use **Export transcript** to get one.

Want to see this in action? Watch [Add captions and music](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/tutorials/captions-and-music.md).


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