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Captions and transcription
How the optional transcription pack works, what it turns on, and why it can't be downloaded yet.
3 min · Written for Kamo 0.1.0
The short version
Captions, .srt files and transcript search come from a transcription that runs on your computer, using an optional pack. That pack isn't published yet, so in v0.1.0 these features can't be used. If you try, Kamo says “The download failed. Try again.” That's expected for now, and there's nothing wrong with your setup.
Subscribe to the transcription pack on the roadmap to get a notification the day it's out.
What the pack will turn on
- Captions in 12 styles, at the bottom or in the middle, in three sizes, editable word by word on the timeline.
- .srt export next to each video, or captions burned into the video.
- Transcript search for your AI agent through the MCP server.
The two packs
In Settings → Optional packs:
| Pack | Size | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Transcription — Light | about 150 MB | Faster. Good for English and most languages. |
| Transcription — Accurate | about 500 MB | Slower and more accurate. Best for Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese. |
Downloads can be paused and resumed, are checked before installing, and live outside the app folder, so app updates don't remove them. Remove deletes a pack but keeps the transcripts you already made.
How it works
Kamo transcribes the microphone track (or the computer sound, if there's no microphone) in the background, at low priority. Nothing is uploaded. Under Transcription you can choose the spoken language (or Detect automatically), which pack to use, and whether new recordings are transcribed automatically.
You'll also find Transcribe on each project card on Home, and Create captions in the editor's Captions panel.
Until then
Export without captions and add them later, or use another tool to make an .srt from your exported MP4.
