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

# Captions

> Turn on captions, style them, and download an SRT file.

Captions help people follow along with the sound off.

> [!NOTE]
>
> The Agent can't add or style captions yet, but turning them on takes one click.

## Turn them on

Click the captions button (**Turn on Captions**) at the top right of the editor. Your captions appear on the canvas.

![The buttons at the top right of the editor, with the captions button second from the left](https://mintcdn.com/yarn/5d87hh-DSpIitaVH/images/editor-header-buttons.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5d87hh-DSpIitaVH\&q=85\&s=a8b105d697e24ec95872a9fe6bec1a22)

To hide them, click the same button again (**Turn off Captions**).

Captions are part of your video, so they show in your export and your published link. Need a separate subtitle file instead? [Download an SRT](#download-an-srt-file).

## Style them

Click the captions on the canvas to see their controls in the top bar. To move or resize them, drag the box or its edges.

![Captions selected, with their controls in the top bar](https://mintcdn.com/yarn/5d87hh-DSpIitaVH/images/captions-toolbar.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5d87hh-DSpIitaVH\&q=85\&s=8dd834bb845ef7f786e519f7c6fa9bcb)

| Control | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Presets** | Shows a preview of each saved style. Right-click one to **Make your default** or **Archive preset**. |
| **Save Preset** | Saves your current style as a new preset. |
| Font, weight, **Font Size**, color | Set how the text looks. |
| **Effects** | Opens the effects below. |
| **!?** | Shows or hides punctuation. |
| ⋯ | Has **Text Opacity**, **Text Align**, **Letter Spacing**, **Line Spacing** and **Force Uppercase**. |

![The caption Effects panel open beside the captions on the canvas](https://mintcdn.com/yarn/5d87hh-DSpIitaVH/images/captions-effects.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5d87hh-DSpIitaVH\&q=85\&s=cc611bc5ab0bf5f1b1cc30008bbc950a)

| Effect | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Background** | Adds a box behind the captions: **Hug Lines** follows each line, **Box** is one block. |
| **Active Word** | Styles the word being spoken. |
| **Future Word** | Styles the words still to come. |
| **Text Border** | Outlines the text. |
| **Text Shadow** | Adds a shadow. |
| **Transitions** | Animates captions in and out. |

## Download an SRT file

Open the ⋯ menu next to the panel tabs and choose **Download SRT...**. You get a subtitle file named after your project.

**Related:** [Edit with the Script](https://docs.yarn.so/script/editing.md) · [Export a video file](https://docs.yarn.so/share/export.md) · [Publish a link](https://docs.yarn.so/share/publish.md)


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