Kata

Word-by-word captions, right in Premiere.

Kata transcribes your clip on your own Mac, times every word, and places the captions on your timeline as real Premiere text: the TikTok look, without leaving Premiere.

Download for Mac See how it works

Premiere Pro 26 or newer · Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer) · 14-day free trial in the panel, no card

Four styles to start

Rise · words rise in, one by one
Karaoke · the spoken word lights up
Box · a box follows the spoken word
Long Box · the line fills in as it's said

Make your own: design a caption in Premiere, copy it, and add it to Kata.

How it works

1TranscribeIndonesian, English or both. Every word gets its own time, on your Mac.
2Tidy upSplit and merge lines, fix a word, drag a word's edges on the timeline. Pick a style, size and height.
3PlaceClick Place captions, then ⌘V on an empty track. Real Premiere text you can still edit.

Install

  1. Download Kata and open the installer. If macOS stops it, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
  2. Open Premiere: Window → UXP Plugins → Kata.
  3. In Kata's settings (⚙), click Start free trial. The first transcription downloads Kata's speech model once (1.1 GB).

Questions

Does Kata upload my audio or use AI?

No LLMs, nothing uploaded. Kata transcribes with a speech model that runs on your Mac. When you place captions it only checks your code with samstool.com: no words, audio or files are sent.

Which languages?

Indonesian and English, mixed too. Add names and spellings once and Kata gets them right every time.

Windows? Intel Macs?

Not yet: Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer) for now.

What does it cost?

Free for 14 days. Paid plans open soon; message Samuel from the panel if you need more time.

How do I update?

When there's a new version, Kata shows Update at the top of the panel. One click.