Customize captions and display modes
Three ways to show captions, plus whether you want the original language on screen alongside the translation.
The three modes
- Panel — captions sit docked beside the video, in their own column.
- Cinema — captions run across the bottom of the screen, the way subtitles normally do.
- Audio Only — no captions at all, just the translated voice. Useful when you are listening rather than watching.
Both languages, or just the translation
Bilingual subtitles show the original line and the translated line together. That is the right setting when you are learning the source language, or when you want to check a translation you do not quite trust. Turn it off and you get the translation alone, which is easier to read at a glance.
Where they appear
- 1Captions live inside the page
Panel docks them next to the video; Cinema puts them across the bottom of the page. Switch modes from the dock at any time.
- 2They follow the tab
Captions belong to the tab being translated. Switching to another tab leaves them behind with the session.
- 1Captions float over every window
The HUD stays on top of whatever you are doing, so the video does not have to be in front.
- 2Click-through and Cinema
Click-through lets the mouse pass straight through the captions. Cinema steps the main window aside and keeps only the latest line on screen. The tray can also hide captions entirely without stopping the session.
Common questions
Can I have the dubbed voice without any captions?
Yes. Switch to Audio Only. On the Windows app the tray menu can also hide captions while a session keeps running.
Do the floating captions block what is underneath?
Not if click-through is on — the mouse passes straight through the caption layer to the window behind it. This is a Windows app feature; in the extension captions sit inside the page and never cover other windows.
Can I see the original language as well as the translation?
Yes. Bilingual subtitles put the original line and the translated line on screen together. Turn it off for the translation alone.