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AI Shorts with Dynamic Captions
The ultimate viral content formula. Our AI finds your best moments and adds stunning, engagement-optimized captions automatically.
Long Video

Shorts by CrabCut




Quick answer
Why add captions to AI shorts?
AI Shorts with Captions for Short-Form Video
Captions make shorts easier to watch without sound and help emphasize hooks, keywords, and the strongest moments.
- Caption-first shorts
- Better silent viewing
- Hooks and keywords stand out
How it works
From long video to sharper, ready-to-post Shorts in five steps.
Workflow
01
Transcribe
We transcribe your video with high accuracy in 16+ languages.
Captivate Your Audience
A great short isn't enough. About 80% of social media videos are watched on mute. Captions keep viewers engaged even without sound. Our AI handles shorts creation and captioning at the same time.
Visual Storytelling
Dynamic captions emphasize key words and phrases, making your message clearer and more impactful visually.
Accessibility Built In
Captions make your content available to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers, and anyone scrolling without sound. Support for 16+ languages.
The Viral Short Machine
Professional editing quality in just three clicks.
1. AI Highlight Scan
AI finds the most engaging parts of your long video.
2. Dynamic Styling
Auto-generated captions with viral animation styles.
3. One-Click Export
Download multiple shorts ready for social dominance.
Creator-Inspired Styles
Hormozi Style
Bold, two-tone text with high contrast and impactful highlights.
Minimalist Pro
Clean, elegant captions for corporate and educational content.
Neon Hype
Glowing text with rapid animations for gaming and hype shorts.
Built for Maximum Reach
Save Professional Costs
Get editor-level quality without the $100/short price tag.
Lightning Fast
From raw video to finished shorts with captions in just a few minutes.
High Retention
Visual captions keep viewers hooked until the very last second.
Ready to try it? Start making shorts for free.
Start freeThree things. Done well.
A focused tool that finds moments, captions, and reframes. Built for solo creators.
Reframing that actually tracks faces
Multi-speaker podcast? We follow whoever's talking. Single host moving around? We stay locked on. No cropped foreheads, no jaw-cut edges.
Captions in 16+ languages
Animated, accurate, customizable. Pick fonts, colors, position, and animation style. Keyword highlighting and emoji auto-placement included.
Your brand, every short
Add your logo, fonts, and colors. Save style presets per channel. Every short exports looking like yours.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the AI choose what to short?
Can I edit the captions manually?
What caption styles are available?
Does it work for long podcasts?
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