Overview
The Smart Captions tool lets you:- Upload images or fetch from Reddit
- Choose from 6 caption themes (JOI, Forced-Bi, Beta, CBT, Cuckold, Custom)
- Customize text styling (font, size, color, alignment, shadows)
- Generate, remix, and save captioned images
- Build a history of recent creations
Creating Smart Captions
Upload or Fetch Image
Choose your image source from the left panel:Image Preview
- Upload
- Reddit
Add images from your device:
- Drag and drop into the drop zone
- Click browse to select files
- Paste from clipboard (Ctrl/Cmd+V)
- Click Paste from clipboard button
- Shows resolution and file size overlay
- Click Reset (X button) to clear and start over
- Image metadata appears in bottom corner
Select Caption Theme
Choose the AI caption style (Theme panel):
- JOI / Edging
- Forced-Bi
- Bully / Simp
- Pain / CBT
- Cuckold
- Custom Prompt
Mommy/Goddess gives stroke commands:
- Edge counts and denial
- Making them dumb and drippy
- Control and teasing themes
Customize Text Styling
Adjust caption appearance (Style panel):Font Settings
- Size: 12-72px slider
- Family: Inter, Georgia, Arial Black, Impact, Trebuchet, Verdana
- Color: White, Black, Gold, Red, Blue, Green, Purple, Pink
- Alignment: Left or Center
- Background: Toggle semi-transparent background
- Opacity slider: 0-100%
- Improves readability on busy images
- Text Shadow: Toggle drop shadow for depth
Preview updates live on the canvas as you adjust settings.
Generate Caption
Click Generate button (bottom right):
- Upload Phase: Image uploads to server (if not from Reddit)
- AI Generation: Caption created based on theme (2-5 seconds)
- Rendering: Text overlaid on canvas with your styling
- History Save: Result saved to Recent Creations (right panel)
- Spinner overlay appears on canvas
- Generate button shows loading state
- Caption appears when ready
- Settings panels stay accessible
Review and Export
Once generated, you can:Edit Caption
- Click caption text area to edit
- Manual edits update canvas in real-time
- No credit cost for editing
- Click Remix to generate new caption
- Uses same image and theme
- Costs 10 credits
- Previous caption is replaced
- Click Copy Caption button
- Copies caption text to clipboard
- Useful for sharing or saving text separately
- Click Download button
- Saves as PNG with caption baked in
- Filename:
smart-caption-{timestamp}.png
- Click Save to Vault
- Stores in Media Vault with metadata
- Includes source subreddit if from Reddit
Recent Creations
The right panel shows your recent Smart Caption creations: History Features- Last 8 creations displayed as thumbnails
- Click thumbnail to restore image, caption, and all settings
- Remix from history: Reloads original image (no caption overlay)
- Persists in browser localStorage
- Newest creations appear first
Recent Creations include the raw image (without caption) so you can remix with different themes or styling.
Step Indicator
Top progress bar guides you through the workflow:- Upload - Add or fetch your image
- Theme - Select caption style
- Style - Customize text appearance
- Generate - Create your captioned image
Advanced Features
Reddit Integration
Subreddit Management- Add up to 25 subreddits
- Saved to localStorage for quick access
- Autocomplete suggestions as you type
- Remove individual subreddits
- System validates subreddit existence
- Fetches 40 posts per request
- Filters for static images only
- Excludes previously used URLs
- Random selection from results
- Retries once on failure
Custom Prompts
Writing Effective Prompts- Describe the voice/persona (e.g., “dominant mommy”, “bratty goddess”)
- Specify tone (teasing, cruel, playful)
- Include content focus (body parts, actions, emotions)
- Mention POV (first person, second person)
- Suggest caption length (short/punchy vs detailed)
Styling Tips
Readability
Readability
For maximum readability:
- Use White text on dark images
- Use Black text on light images
- Enable Background for busy/complex images
- Enable Text Shadow for extra contrast
- Set background opacity to 40-60%
Aesthetic Choices
Aesthetic Choices
Match style to content:
- Impact/Arial Black: Bold, attention-grabbing (memes)
- Georgia: Elegant, sophisticated (artsy images)
- Inter: Clean, modern (default choice)
- Gold color: Luxurious, dominant energy
- Pink/Purple: Playful, bratty themes
Layout
Layout
Text placement strategy:
- Left align: Better for longer captions
- Center align: Better for short captions
- Bottom placement: Classic meme style
- Larger font (48-72px): Short, punchy captions
- Smaller font (18-32px): Detailed, multi-line captions
Workflow Examples
- Quick Caption
- Custom Upload
- Remix Session
Fastest workflow for rapid creation:
- Click Fetch Random Image (Reddit)
- Select theme from dropdown (JOI default)
- Click Generate
- Click Download or Save to Vault
- Click Reset to start next caption
Limitations
Troubleshooting
Generation fails
Generation fails
Common causes:
- Insufficient credits (need 10 credits)
- File too large (>20MB)
- Invalid file format (must be static image)
- Network connection lost
- API service temporarily unavailable
- Purchase more credits
- Compress image before upload
- Convert GIFs to static frames
- Check internet connection
- Try again in a few minutes
Fetch from Reddit fails
Fetch from Reddit fails
Common causes:
- Invalid subreddit name
- Subreddit has no images
- Reddit API rate limit
- Network timeout
- Verify subreddit exists and is public
- Add more varied subreddits
- Wait 30 seconds and retry
- Switch to Upload mode temporarily
Caption text cut off
Caption text cut off
Causes:
- Caption too long for image dimensions
- Font size too large
- Reduce font size
- Manually edit caption to be shorter
- Use left alignment for long captions
- Enable text wrapping in styles
Can't paste from clipboard
Can't paste from clipboard
Causes:
- Browser clipboard permissions denied
- No image in clipboard
- Allow clipboard access when prompted
- Copy an image before pasting
- Use traditional drag/drop or browse instead
Integration with Other Features
Smart Captions integrates with:- Media Vault: Save captions directly to your vault
- Community: Share captioned images (via Media Vault sharing)
- Sessions: Captioned images can be used in custom sessions
Related Features
- Sessions - Create multimedia slideshows
- Media Vault - Organize saved captions
- Community - Share your best captions