Tutorial - Use Shotcut (Video Editor) for Auto Captions (FREE!) - CapCut Isn’t Free Anymore
If you’re looking for a free CapCut alternative, Shotcut Video Editor has built-in speech-to-text auto captions — and it works surprisingly well.
CapCut is no longer fully free, and features like auto captions are now locked behind a paywall.
In this video, I show you:
How to auto-generate captions in Shotcut
How to edit and fix subtitle text
How to generate subtitles (hard subtitle) into your video
How to limit caption length for Shorts & vertical videos
How to style captions (position, font, readability)
A free Google Font (Rubik) that’s safe for commercial use
This setup is perfect for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Reels, or any short-form content where clean captions matter.
If you’re switching away from CapCut or just want a 100% free editing workflow, this Shotcut tutorial will help.
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