Auto captions in Premiere Pro.

Captions that are accurate to the word, with real style, without leaving your timeline. Here's what works, and what costs you time in corrections.

Adobe Premiere Pro plugin · Mac and Windows · 300 free credits, no credit card

The short answer

For auto captions that hold up in Premiere Pro, two things matter: how accurate the transcription is and how the result looks. Premiere's native tools transcribe, but the styling stays basic. Web apps have great styles, but make you export and upload. Rushly does both in your timeline: it transcribes word by word, then drops in your captions with the template you pick.

Captions in Rushly (French interface shown): pick a style, preview it on the image, then drop it into Premiere Pro.
In short
  • Word-by-word transcription: every caption lands on the voice.
  • Ready-to-use templates, not font settings to tweak by hand.
  • Everything happens in your timeline, with no video export or upload.
  • Four languages to choose from, or automatic detection.

What makes a good auto caption

A wrong caption shows right away. A misspelled name, a number written out in words, a line broken in the wrong place: you have to fix it all by hand, and the time you saved is gone.

Accuracy plays out on three levels. The text first: words, punctuation, numbers. Timing next: each word has to appear when it's spoken. Line breaks last: you never split “top” from “3”, or an article from its noun.

Then there's style. Premiere's basic captions are readable, but they look like basic captions. On a Reel or a Short, the look matters as much as the text.

Premiere's native transcription vs web apps vs plugins

Native Premiere. The Text panel transcribes your video and generates captions. It's free and built in. The styling, though, is up to you, by hand.

Web apps (Submagic, Opus Clip). They offer great animated caption styles. But you export your video, upload it, then reimport. You leave Premiere.

Rushly. You select your clip in the timeline. Rushly transcribes word by word, then drops in your captions with the chosen template, right in your sequence. There are 18 templates, including the Poster, Accent and Condensed presets, and you can use your own style with a font already installed on your computer. In a 9:16 sequence, you can also check the TikTok, Reels and Shorts safe zones. Fix a word in the editor and the caption follows. Only the audio track goes to the servers, never the video.

Accurate, styled captions in Premiere

  1. 1
    Start with clean audio

    It's the first factor in accuracy: a decent mic does more for your transcription than any setting.

  2. 2
    Select your clip

    In the timeline, select the clip to caption. In Rushly's Captions tab, pick the audio track and the spoken language: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese or automatic detection.

  3. 3
    Pick a template

    Rushly transcribes, breaks your captions to the rhythm of the voice and drops the template into your sequence. Change the template or a setting and it updates.

  4. 4
    Review and fix

    Fix a word, split or merge a caption in the editor. Fixing text and switching templates is free. Need a file? Export the .srt.

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What people ask us.

Does Premiere Pro do auto captions?
Yes, through the Text panel: it transcribes and generates a caption track. The styling is still yours to set by hand. Rushly transcribes word by word and drops your captions in with a template, right in your sequence.
Are Rushly's captions accurate?
The transcription is word by word: every word has its own timing, and every caption lands on the voice. Numbers are written as numbers, punctuation follows, and line breaks never split “top” from “3”. Test it on your own footage: the Free plan gives you 300 credits to use wherever you want, which is up to 10 h of captioned video.
Can I edit caption text in Rushly?
Yes, in the Captions editor: fix a word, split or merge a caption, undo if needed. The caption in Premiere updates.
Does Rushly do animated Reels-style captions?
Yes, that's what the templates are for: key word highlighted, karaoke, words that appear as they're spoken, depending on the template. They go straight into your timeline, with no export.
How much do captions cost with Rushly?
Captions is included in the Plus and Max plans, and in the Free plan (3 captioned videos included). It uses 1 credit per 2 minutes of video, from the same monthly credit stock as AI Cleanup. Switching templates and fixing text is free.
Do I have to leave Premiere to caption with Rushly?
No. Unlike web apps like Submagic, Rushly works right inside Premiere: no export, no video upload, no reimport. Only the audio track is sent.
What languages does Rushly caption in?
French, English, Spanish and Portuguese, or automatic detection of the spoken language.

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