Caption template library
A caption style is a reading system, not a font preset.
Browse templates by the attention job they perform: steady readability, active-word guidance, editorial emphasis, playful motion or real depth behind the speaker.
No card to upload, transcribe, style and preview. Export starts on Creator.
- active templates
- 140
- useful style families
- 13
- to reskin the full caption track
- 1 click
Workflow
From spoken clip to post-ready video
- 01
Name the content
Education, opinion, story and entertainment need different visual volume.
- 02
Match the delivery
Fast speech needs calm motion; sparse speech can support larger hero moments.
- 03
Check the footage
Faces, contrast and negative space determine where a style can live.
- 04
Preview at phone size
Choose the style that reads quickest, not the one with the most controls.
Template proof
See the difference on actual footage
These are rendered Moonshot templates, not static mockups. Compare how each system groups words, signals emphasis and makes room for the speaker.
Choose by attention mechanism
Social and popular templates keep reading effortless with familiar active-word highlights. Editorial and multiline templates create hierarchy by contrasting a calm sentence face with a large display word. Neon and FX styles use luminosity against darker footage. Behind-the-person styles create depth with occlusion, making the words feel part of the scene instead of another overlay.
Those mechanisms are not interchangeable. A financial explainer rarely needs a glitch treatment; a high-energy story can feel flat in an understated lower-third. Start with the audience's reading task and the visual style becomes an easier decision.
What a real template should control
A reusable template must coordinate font pairing, word grouping, emphasis rules, safe placement, animation and background treatment. Saving only a font and colour leaves the hardest decisions unsolved.
Moonshot templates also declare how captions regroup when you switch styles. A one-word treatment does not leave a project permanently chopped into one-word blocks when you return to a three-word template.
- Primary and accent typefaces
- Words per group and line-break behaviour
- Active-word and semantic-emphasis treatment
- Position, scale, outline, shadow and motion
- Optional depth, cutaway and AI Edit behaviour
Templates should be starting points, not disguises
If every creator uses the same yellow box without adapting it, the style stops signalling anything. Keep the grammar that makes it readable, then use your own palette, emphasis and footage to make it yours.
The goal is not to hide that a template exists. It is to make a repeatable quality bar available before every edit, so consistency costs one decision instead of fifty.
Questions people ask before exporting
How many caption templates does Moonshot have?
Moonshot currently has 140 active templates across 13 categories. The count refers to usable catalog entries, not colour variants presented as separate styles.
Can I change colours and fonts?
Template controls can be adjusted, and eligible brand settings can map a palette onto the template's colour roles. Some distinctive treatments deliberately preserve more of their authored design.
Does Moonshot edit the transcript or a timeline?
The transcript is the primary editor. Correct a word or remove a sentence and the caption timing follows; you can still adjust visual placement when the footage needs it.
Can I try Moonshot before paying?
Yes. The free plan lets you upload, transcribe, style and preview one video up to two minutes without a card. Downloading the finished MP4 starts on Creator.
What does Moonshot export?
Moonshot exports H.264 MP4, with vertical 1080×1920 as the default and square or landscape formats available. Higher quality tiers are available where the plan and source support them.
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