# v1.8.0 — Karaoke captions

_Released: 2026-05-02_

> Toggle "Place as karaoke captions" in Auto Caption to generate captions that highlight each word as it's spoken. Both preview and exported video include the karaoke effect. Pick from `Classic` / `Pop` / `Glow` / `Bar` styles and set a dedicated accent color per clip.

## Changes

- **New**: New karaoke-captions mode in Auto Caption — each word lights up as it's spoken
- **New**: Four karaoke style presets — Classic (sung words stay colored) / Pop (active char briefly enlarges) / Glow (accent-colored halo on the active char) / Bar (a progressive underline under sung words)
- **New**: Inspector exposes dedicated karaoke fields (accent color / style preset) — set once at generation time, fine-tune per clip