Preset library

Animated caption presets
with editable styles

Native After Effects text layers. Start from a preset, then make it yours.

The most used presets by the MotionCaption community.

Mostly inspired by short-form looks on Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

How captions land

A preset is the look. This is the layer it arrives on, and what you can generate instead of picking one.

After Effects

Every preset builds native After Effects text layers.

Text Layer

Plain native text layers, fully editable. Split them per word, per line, or per caption, or keep everything on one layer.

Your Custom Composition

Use your own After Effects composition as the caption look, instead of picking from the library.

Premiere

Every preset rides on one MotionCaption MoGRT.

One MoGRT for all captions

Every caption rides on a single MoGRT clip, so generation is fast and the timeline stays light. Each caption can still have its own style.

Premiere Captions

Turn the same captions into a native Premiere caption track, the kind viewers can switch on and off.

Preset settings

Make any preset your own

Every preset opens its own settings. Adjust the look, and save your version.

MotionCaption
Captions
Presets
Styles
Motion
Settings
TextBoxAdd-ons
Apply FontImpact
Text Color
Stroke Width0
Stroke Color
Enable Text Shadow
Enable Global Shadow
Alignment
Highlight
Saved Settings

Want more than one look from the same preset? Duplicate it as many times as you like. Each copy keeps its own settings, so you can grow the library into unlimited presets of your own.

Styles Generator

Unlimited caption looks to browse

Choose what varies and a color mood, then click a style to apply or save it.

Styles Generator

A full grid of caption styles to browse and save

Open the Styles Generator in the preset settings panel and get a set of distinct caption styles to browse. Choose what varies (colors, font, highlight, shadows, stroke, boxes) and a color mood (vibrant, pastel, dark, neon, warm, cool, mono, or random).

Style Generator

Randomize

ColorsFontHighlightShadowsStrokeBoxes

Color Mood

VibrantPastelDarkNeonWarmCoolMono
Caption Text
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Click a style to select it

Split Presets

A different preset for each caption

Assign specific presets to specific captions, then generate all in one pass.

Split Presets
Select captions, then click a preset to assign it
Go to #
4 assigned · 0 unassigned · 1 selected
Split Presets

A different style for each speaker, in one pass

Open the Split Presets tray and select captions: by speaker (S1 / S2), select all, drag to paint across rows, or jump to a caption number. Click a preset to apply it to just those captions, and click an assigned badge to remove it. A counter shows how many captions have a preset and how many still need one. When you are ready, generate the whole video at once, each caption with its own look.

Caption output

In After Effects, captions are native text layers

Choose one layer per caption, one per line, one per word, or a single layer for all captions for different styles.

After Effects output

One layer per caption block. The usual starting point, and most presets work with it.

Adobe After Effects 2026

Create stunning

captions easily

Layer
4Caption 1
3Caption 2
2Caption 3
1Caption 4
Styles

Restyle every caption at once

150+ text and layer styles in After Effects, 29 in Premiere. Try one, try ten, the whole timeline follows.

MotionCaption · Styles
Every property

Any style is a starting point

Pick one, then change whatever you want. Font, color, stroke, spacing, position. In After Effects, save your version to User Styles and reuse it in any project.

MotionCaption · Styles
MotionCaption
FontsSearch and pick any installed font
Apple Myungjo
  • Apple Myungjo
  • Apple Symbols
  • .SFCompact (Black)
  • Comic Sans MS (Bold)
  • Barlow (SemiBoldItalic)
  • Barlow (ExtraLight)
  • Academy Engraved Let Plain
  • Arial Rounded MTBold
  • ..SFCompact Rounded (Regular)
Font picker

Use any font on your machine, plus Adobe Fonts

Every font on your machine and every font you sync from Adobe Fonts, each previewed in its own typeface. Star the ones you love, or roll the dice for a fresh look.

PaletteAfter Effects

Match your brand colors in one click

Load a brand palette once and apply it to any caption. Alternate colors across the whole video when you want word-by-word pop. Save the palette and it travels to the next job.

Palette
Alternate Text Colors
Text LayersSkip0Apply
Target:TextsOpacity:No
User Palette:/x
New PaletteImportExport
Import PalettesExport Palettes
Motion

Animation in a click

90+ animations in After Effects, a smaller set in Premiere. Apply one in a click, swap it anytime.

MotionCaption · Motion

Timed for you

Fade, pop, slide, zoom, bounce. Each one arrives already timed to your captions.

Faster or slower, your call

Drag one slider to make the animation snappier or softer, then preview it on your own captions.

Build your own motion

Make custom motion with typewriter, wiggle, and scroll, then save it. Use it in any preset's settings, or apply it to captions already on your timeline.

In Premiere the animation library applies to your caption clips, and Motion > Custom writes keyframes onto any clip you select, including your own titles.

Effects

Effects, transitions, and filters

Glow, shadow, 3D, warps, boxes. Stack them on a caption, add a transition, drop a filter on top.

MotionCaption · Effects

Glow, shadow, 3D, and more

Add one effect or stack five. They apply on top of your captions, and the last one comes off just as fast.

Transitions and filters

Captions enter and leave with a transition. In After Effects, add them to your B-roll too, then drop a filter on top.

Your own presets

Save your effect setups into the panel. Each one gets a preview and applies in one click.

After Effects has the largest effects library, plus B-roll transitions, targeted layers, optional motion blur, and your own saved presets. Premiere covers effects, transitions, and filters.

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