Hookline builds hooks, auto captions and highlighted words. Studio adds transitions, color, B-roll and speed ramps. What you see in the panel is what lands in your comp.
Hookline handles the text on your reels. Hookline Studio adds the full editing toolkit.
Hooks, auto captions and REEL highlight words.
from $9.99/mo
Everything in Hookline plus transitions, color, B-roll and speed ramps.
from $24.99/mo
Everything lives in a single docked panel inside After Effects.
The title for the first seconds of the reel, from a preset, with 2–6 look variants in linked comps.
25 hook presetsCaptions from your voice, recognized on your own computer. Check every word before anything is built.
30 caption presetsReel captions in 2 or 3 rows with the words that matter on top or bottom, each with its own move.
31 reel presets · 6 Word MixChange any preset and save it as your own. Lock a client's fonts and colors in a brand kit.
Brand kits · import / exportCheck every word before it is built.
8 types pinned to a word: underline, arrow, circle, check, counter, badge, PNG and callout.
13 originals made for Hookline, plus your own library.
2–6 hook looks in linked comps.
Many clips, one review each.
A language version in its own comp.
Timing, reading speed and the safe zone.
2–6 colors or your own image inside the letters.
Type a line, tap the words you want to hit and choose one of three presets. This is how a Hookline reel caption is set up.
Max two lines · always inside the safe zone · sounds from Hookline's own library
Studio includes everything in Hookline, plus the editing tools below.
61 PRO transitions in seven families, from swipes and whips to light leaks and glitches.
19 gradients over the whole video, each with its own direction, blend mode and strength.
Animate images and clips with entrances, exits, frames and a gradient over the image.
Ramp one clip or several, let Studio place the ramps on the music beat, then adjust them by hand.
Hooks, captions and REEL words from Studio stay editable in the After Effects timeline: trim, extend or move a layer and the animations follow.
Position, size and look in the panel are what Hookline builds in your comp. Check every word before anything is built, then change it live with undo.
Previews made with Hookline: auto captions, the safe zone and a before / after, on a 1080 × 1920 comp.
Auto captions
The one thing nobody tells you
Clean white text, one quiet highlight, a soft pop. For coaches, doctors and experts.
The one thing nobodytellsyou
Fine spaced capitals, a gold serif word and slow moves. For brands that sell a feeling.
The one thing
nobody tells you
Heavy type, gold highlight boxes, fast pops and Word Mix moves. For creators who talk fast.
Pay monthly or yearly. Yearly gets you 2 months free. Windows only for now, licence for 2 computers.
Card required. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Card required. Cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Everything in Hookline, plus transitions, color and gradients, B-roll, and speed ramps. All of it stays editable in your timeline.
After Effects 2022 or newer, as a docked panel: Window › Extensions › Hookline. A different font or outline on a single highlighted word needs 24.3 or newer.
Only for Hookline Studio, and only once: in After Effects, go to Edit › Preferences › Scripting & Expressions, tick Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network and click OK. No restart needed. Studio saves your presets, looks and render helper files to your computer. Hookline (captions) doesn't need it.
Not yet. Hookline is Windows only for now. The Mac installer comes later.
No. Speech recognition runs on your own computer. The panel downloads it once during setup, and each download is checked before it is installed.
Paste your own translation, or connect your own DeepL or LibreTranslate key. Before anything is sent, Hookline shows which service gets which text. Your key stays on your computer.
Yes. The 13 built-in sounds were made for Hookline and can be used in client work. You can also add your own.
No heavy layer stacks. A hook is one control layer plus one text layer per line, and edits update the layers you already have.
Hookline is $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr. Hookline Studio is $24.99/mo or $249.99/yr. Yearly gets you 2 months free. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial: card required, cancel anytime before day 7 and you won't be charged.
Every plan starts with a free trial that lasts 7 days. A card is required. If you cancel before day 7, you won't be charged.
Anytime, from the Lemon Squeezy customer portal link in your receipt email. Your plan keeps working until the end of the period you've paid for.
Yes, one subscription covers 2 computers. To move Hookline to a different computer, deactivate one in the panel's settings first.
Monthly plans aren't refunded after a charge, because the 7-day free trial is there for testing. Yearly plans can be refunded within 14 days of the charge. And you always get a refund if Hookline doesn't work on your computer and we can't fix it.
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