Start with the audio
Transcribe the video's own audio using a speech model you download in the app. Once it is installed, local transcription works offline.
See install stepsA free desktop caption editor from India
Captions made in India, for the way India speaks.
Turn speech into editable captions, give every word a little life, and finish the video on a timeline that feels like yours.
Free to use. No account. Your video stays on your computer in local mode.
THE EDITOR01 / CAPTIONS
A line can move between languages
ഇത് വളരെ simple ആണ്.
Malayalam + English · text exampleA WORKFLOW THAT STAYS YOURS
From a voice note to a finished cut.
Work with the words, the picture, and the timing in one place. Keep your corrections. Export when it feels right.
Keep the text yours
Fix a word and it stays fixed. Imported SRT text and timings stay as they are unless you choose to edit them. Export a separate SRT or an editable project file.
Make the words move
Style captions with clean, highlighted, pop, fade, or progressive word animation. Shape Malayalam and mixed-script text carefully.
Stay in the timeline
Trim, split, move, add titles, place overlays, and undo. Preview and video export use the same caption layout and animation logic.
Take captions to ResolveYOUR MACHINE, YOUR PROJECT
Local by default.
Cloud when you choose.
KathaCut is a desktop app. In the local workflow, your video, transcript, and edits stay on your computer. Download a speech model once, then transcribe without an internet connection.
Some optional services use your own API key and send the selected data to that provider. Provider charges may apply. You can use the local workflow without them.
Questions about privacy? LOCAL WORKFLOW
Your videoRead from your computer
→Captions and editsStay in your project
→Your exportSaved where you choose
No account required · No subscription
DAVINCI
RESOLVE
RESOLVE
FOR THE EDITORS WHO FINISH THERE
Bring the captions back to Resolve.
Connect your open project, bring a timeline into KathaCut, then sync captions as editable Text+ clips. Resolve Free and Studio are supported by the local bridge.
Beta Connection has been confirmed on Windows. Timeline import and caption sync still need full end-to-end verification.
How the Resolve workflow worksA REAL LOOK INSIDE
The project stays in your hands.
One editor for the transcript, the preview, and the timeline.
A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you download.
Is KathaCut really free?
Yes. KathaCut has no subscription, account, or paid feature tier. Optional third-party cloud services may charge you separately when you use your own provider key.
Does it work offline?
After you download a speech model, local transcription, editing, and supported exports run on your computer. The first model download needs an internet connection.
Which computers are supported?
Current test builds are for Windows 64-bit and Apple Silicon Macs. Intel Macs and Linux are not supported by these builds.
Is the DaVinci Resolve integration ready?
The local bridge connects. Timeline import and caption sync still need a full end-to-end check in a real Resolve project, so the integration is marked beta.
YOUR NEXT PROJECT IS WAITING
Try KathaCut on your own footage.
Free test builds for Windows and Apple Silicon Mac.