Caption generator
A Capkit Alternative for Hinglish Captions in the Browser
Capkit is a free caption plugin from Smallest AI for creators who edit in Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects. You select a clip or a sequence on your timeline, choose English, Hindi or Hinglish, pick a style and click Generate, and the captions land as editable animated layers in your project. CapsAI's caption editor runs in a browser, on a phone or a computer, and needs no editing software: upload an MP4 or MOV, choose Hinglish as the spoken language, fix the words, pick a style and download the video with the captions burned in. Both tools treat Hinglish as a language of its own, which most caption tools do not. The difference is where the work happens. Capkit costs nothing but assumes you already pay for and edit in Premiere Pro or After Effects on a Mac or Windows computer; CapsAI charges one-time packs in rupees and asks for nothing more than a browser. This page puts both side by side, with every Capkit figure taken from its two pages on 17 October 2026, and says plainly where Capkit is the better pick.
Start with 3 free minutes. Watermark-free export comes with every paid pack.
Upload Video
For best results, upload a video with clear speech. You can review and edit the captions after generation.
Drag and drop video or
MP4 or MOV, any aspect ratio.
Hinglish subtitle example: Yeh ek preview hai subtitle design ka Abhi transcribe karein apna video paane ke liye
What the captions look like
Hinglish vlog line
Aaj ka plan simple hai, pehle chai phir shoot.
With Hinglish chosen as the spoken language, CapsAI writes this in Roman script, the way it was said. In Capkit, choose Hinglish from its three language options and check which script the layers come out in.
English words inside Hindi
Yeh feature next update mein aa raha hai, so stay tuned.
Words like feature, update and stay tuned should stay in English. Read the draft in either tool and fix any word that came out changed: inline on the timeline in Capkit, in the browser editor in CapsAI.
Price and discount code
Kurta sirf ₹1,299 ka hai, code SAVE10 use karo.
Prices, numbers and codes are where any automatic draft slips most. Check them before you export.
Capkit vs CapsAI at a glance
- Hinglish
- CapsAI: A spoken-language option of its own. Captions come out in Roman script, English words kept as spoken
- Capkit: One of the three language choices in its workflow, next to English and Hindi. Capkit calls itself "the only one that gets Hinglish"; its pages do not say which script the output uses
- Languages
- CapsAI: 11 spoken languages: Hinglish, English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi
- Capkit: The hero says 30+ languages; the workflow lists English, Hindi or Hinglish as the choices
- Where it runs
- CapsAI: In a phone or desktop browser. No app to install and no editing software needed
- Capkit: Inside Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, on Mac and Windows. Not a web tool, and there is no phone app
- Free to try
- CapsAI: 3 minutes on a new account to start
- Capkit: Completely free, no credit card. Its pages describe no paid tier
- How you pay
- CapsAI: One-time packs: ₹49 for 20 min, ₹99 for 60 min, ₹299 for 180 min. Nothing renews
- Capkit: Nothing for the plugin. You do need Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects, which are paid Adobe subscriptions
- Caption minutes
- CapsAI: 20, 60 or 180 upload minutes, depending on the pack
- Capkit: Its pages list no minute cap
- Watermark-free export
- CapsAI: With every paid pack
- Capkit: Export is done by Premiere Pro or After Effects; its pages do not mention a watermark
- Video export
- CapsAI: MP4 with captions burned in, 1080p on Starter, up to 4K on Creator and Pro
- Capkit: Whatever Premiere Pro or After Effects exports. The pages do not describe a separate export format
- Editing the captions
- CapsAI: Fix the words in the browser editor, then pick a style and export
- Capkit: Fully editable animated captions land on your timeline, synced to the clip. Edit the text inline before you commit; change font, color and size
- SRT, VTT or TXT file
- CapsAI: No
- Capkit: Not described. The captions are layers on the Premiere Pro or After Effects timeline
- Uploads
- CapsAI: MP4 or MOV, up to 10 minutes per video
- Capkit: No upload. You select a single clip or the full sequence inside Premiere Pro or After Effects. No length limit is listed
- Caption styles
- CapsAI: 35 animated styles, plus AI emoji sync on Creator and Pro
- Capkit: Animated styles you pick before clicking Generate; the pages do not give a count
Capkit figures are from capkit.smallest.ai and smallest.ai/voice-ai-apps/capkit; CapsAI figures are from capsai.co and its pricing page. All were checked on 17 October 2026. Capkit is free, but it only works inside Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects, which you pay Adobe for. Products change, so check both sites before you decide.
What you get
- Hinglish is a spoken language of its own, written in Roman script
- Runs in a phone or desktop browser, with no Premiere Pro, After Effects or any other software to install
- One-time packs from ₹49, priced in rupees, with nothing to renew or cancel
- A short path built only for captions: upload, fix the words, style, export
- 35 animated caption styles, with AI emoji sync on the Creator and Pro packs
Where it helps
- Hinglish creators who shoot and post from a phone and do not edit in Premiere Pro
- Creators who want captions on a finished clip without opening an editing suite
- Talking-head, podcast and vlog clips where Hindi and English mix in one sentence
- Freelance editors who need a quick captioned MP4 for a client without a timeline project
How it works
How it works
Step 1
Pick one short clip
Choose a 30 to 60 second Hinglish Reel with natural speech, a few English words and at least one number. Use the same file in both tools.
Step 2
Run it in Capkit
If you have Premiere Pro or After Effects, drop the clip on a timeline, open the Capkit plugin, select the clip, choose Hinglish, pick a style and click Generate. Note which script the captions come out in and how many words need an inline edit.
Step 3
Run it in CapsAI
Open capsai.co on your phone or computer, upload the MP4 or MOV and choose Hinglish as the spoken language. The 3 free minutes on a new account cover the test.
Step 4
Count your fixes
Put the two drafts side by side and count the words you had to change. Then play both exported videos on your phone and see which captions read better.
Choose your spoken language
What to do next
Related tools
Questions
Does Capkit work without Premiere Pro or After Effects?
No. Capkit describes itself as a free caption plugin for creators who edit in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, available for Mac and Windows. It is not a web tool and has no phone app. CapsAI runs in a browser on a phone or computer and needs no editing software.
Is Capkit really free?
Its pages say it is completely free, with no credit card, and describe no paid tier (17 October 2026). The catch is the host software: Premiere Pro and After Effects are paid Adobe subscriptions. CapsAI gives 3 free minutes on a new account and then sells one-time packs from ₹49.
When is Capkit the better choice?
When you already edit in Premiere Pro or After Effects and want captions to appear as editable layers on your timeline, so you can tweak text, font, color and size alongside the rest of your edit. It is also the better pick when you want the captions themselves to cost nothing, and when your project is longer than 10 minutes, since CapsAI takes one video of up to 10 minutes at a time. CapsAI exports a burned-in MP4 and offers no plugin for any editing software.
Does Capkit handle Hinglish well?
Capkit says it is "the only one that gets Hinglish" and promises "word-perfect English". Those are its own claims, and its FAQ question "Does it really handle Hinglish?" shows no answer on the page. We did not test its accuracy. The fair test is the same clip in both tools, which costs nothing on either side.
How many languages does each tool support?
Capkit's hero says 30+ languages, while its workflow step lists English, Hindi or Hinglish as the choices. CapsAI supports 11 spoken languages: Hinglish, English, Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada and Punjabi. Neither tool translates captions from one language to another, as far as Capkit's pages describe, and CapsAI does no translation.
Can I get an SRT file from either tool?
CapsAI does not export SRT, VTT or TXT files; it exports an MP4 with the captions burned in. Capkit's pages do not describe a subtitle file either. Its captions are layers on the Premiere Pro or After Effects timeline, and export is whatever that software exports.
Can I use CapsAI on my phone?
Yes. CapsAI works in phone and desktop browsers: upload an MP4 or MOV from your gallery, edit the captions and download the video. There is no native app to install. Capkit has no phone app; it runs inside Premiere Pro or After Effects on a Mac or Windows computer.
Which one should you pick?
Pick CapsAI if you do not edit in Premiere Pro or After Effects, or if you want captions on a clip without opening a timeline project. You upload the MP4 or MOV from a phone or a computer, choose Hinglish as the spoken language, get Roman-script captions, fix a few words, pick one of 35 animated styles and export an MP4. You pay in rupees, once, starting at ₹49, and the captions are part of the video on every platform.
Pick Capkit if Premiere Pro or After Effects is already where your edit happens. It is free, it lives inside the software you already pay for, and the captions arrive as editable animated layers on your timeline, synced to the clip, so you can edit the text inline and change font, color and size with your other layers. It also has no 10-minute cap listed, so a long edit stays in one project.
How we compared them
Capkit's features, languages and price come from its own two pages: capkit.smallest.ai and the Capkit page on smallest.ai. CapsAI's come from capsai.co. All were read on 17 October 2026. Capkit publishes claims about Hinglish and English accuracy; we did not test them, and results depend on your audio. The fair test is the same clip in both tools, which the free plugin on one side and the 3 free minutes on the other let you run.