# ROKLIM

> ROKLIM is a standalone app for Windows and Mac that automates animated, word-by-word captions for DaVinci Resolve — the free version and Studio: subtitles from audio, subtitle layout, text animation, sound effects (SFX) and visual effects (VFX). It works from its own subtitles, a subtitle track or an SRT file and writes ordinary editable clips — one Text+ clip per word — so every word stays under Edit-page control.

ROKLIM is not a DaVinci Resolve plugin and not a Fusion template pack. It runs next to Resolve and drives it through Resolve's scripting API. It makes word-by-word subtitles from the timeline audio on your computer (Layout → Create subtitles; OpenAI Whisper via whisper.cpp, the Balanced speech model — best timing in our tests — downloads once) — or use Resolve Studio's "Create Subtitles from Audio" or any SRT — then ROKLIM does the layout, animation, sound and effects.

## Modules

- **Layout** — makes subtitles from the timeline audio if you need them, and turns subtitles (its own, a subtitle track or an SRT) into one Text+ clip per word, split into groups and rows that fit a zone of the frame you choose; each row gets the biggest size that fits. Colours the clips by row so the next modules know what to do. Change Font, Resize, Line gap, Word gap and Centre edit words already laid out.
- **Premade layouts** — save a finished group (places, fonts, colours, the whole Fusion composition of every word including animation) and apply its look to any other group.
- **Animations** (formerly Macro) — puts Fusion .setting animations on words by clip colour, by the word itself, or by hand; can fit long animations to short clips; edit them later right on the DaVinci viewer (Edit Animation).
- **SFX** — places sound effects under words by clip colour or for particular words, timed to each word.
- **VFX** — at every timeline marker of a chosen colour, places an adjustment clip with a Fusion macro (zoom, shake, flash…).

## Included presets and effects

- **In the catalog now:** 31 animations for DaVinci Resolve (10 free, 21 Premium), 1 VFX effect, 2 premade layouts, 61 sound effects — counted from https://roklim.com/assets/catalog.json at every update.
- **No Fusion needed** — ROKLIM puts the animations on the clips for you, and Edit Animation lets you drag an animation's path, keys and timing right on the DaVinci viewer (Windows and macOS 14+). You never have to open the Fusion page.
- **Text animations** — Fusion `.setting` presets for words (slide, pop, blur, flicker, wobble…), applied by clip colour, by the word itself or by hand. Previews at https://roklim.com/animations — free ones download there too (also as `.ffx` for After Effects), premium ones inside ROKLIM.
- **Styles for whole sentences** — Premade layouts: a finished look for a whole caption group (places, sizes, fonts, colours and animation), applied to any sentence in one click.
- **Image animations** — the same animations work on image clips: logos, stickers, screenshots, photos.
- **Sound effects** — the ROKLIM SFX pack (clicks, pops, whooshes, bass, hits), placed under words automatically: https://roklim.com/audio
- **Video effects** — zooms, shakes, flashes and more on any video, through adjustment clips that VFX places at timeline markers.
- Your own Fusion macros, sounds and saved styles work the same way.

ROKLIM panels for After Effects and Premiere Pro exist as a beta, still in development, Windows only; the main product is for DaVinci Resolve.

## Requirements

- Windows, or Mac (Apple silicon M1–M4 or Intel). Downloads: https://roklim.com/download (Mac: ?os=mac-arm64 or ?os=mac-x64).
- DaVinci Resolve: the free version, or Studio 19.1 or newer (made for Resolve 21). Free Resolve: Workspace → Scripts → ROKLIM, once each time you open Resolve. Studio: Preferences → System → General → External scripting using = Local.
- A Text+ title in the Media Pool (Layout); an Adjustment Clip in the Media Pool (VFX).

## Pricing

- Lifetime: $100, one payment, works offline after activation, all Premium content included.
- Premium content = every Premium animation, Premade layout and VFX effect in the ROKLIM catalog. Previews are on the site; the files download only inside ROKLIM. Included in Lifetime, in the subscription and in the free trial.
- Subscription: $40 per month, all modules, updates included, all Premium content, cancel anytime.
- Free trial: 7 days, no credit card — enter an email at https://roklim.com/#trial, the key comes by email; every module and all Premium content; the 7 days start at activation; one trial per computer.
- One license key works on up to 2 computers ("Deactivate this PC" in the app frees a slot).

## How it differs from caption plugins

Template-based tools (Resolve's built-in animated subtitles, caption plugins such as Snap Captions or MagicSubtitles) apply a ready-made style to a caption track or title — fast, but going beyond the template is hard. ROKLIM lays out and animates every word as its own Text+ clip, adds sounds and effects, and installs no Fusion templates, so it does not hit Resolve's "You have reached a limitation" wall and does not break on a Resolve version bump. ROKLIM makes its own subtitles from the audio; Resolve Studio's transcription and tools like AutoSubs work with it too.

## Documentation and guides

- [Documentation](https://roklim.com/docs/): overview of all modules
- [Getting started](https://roklim.com/docs/getting-started/): requirements, Resolve settings, install, activation
- [Changelog](https://roklim.com/changelog/): what changed in every ROKLIM version, newest first
- [Layout](https://roklim.com/docs/layout/), [Premade layouts](https://roklim.com/docs/premade-layouts/), [Animation](https://roklim.com/docs/animation/), [SFX](https://roklim.com/docs/sfx/), [VFX](https://roklim.com/docs/vfx/)
- [AI connector](https://roklim.com/docs/ai-connector/): your AI app (Claude Desktop, or claude.ai in the browser and on the phone — a free account works too) makes animated word-by-word subtitles in DaVinci Resolve through ROKLIM
- [Troubleshooting](https://roklim.com/docs/troubleshooting/)
- [Guide: animated word-by-word captions in DaVinci Resolve](https://roklim.com/guides/animated-word-by-word-captions-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: captions for TikTok, Reels and Shorts in DaVinci Resolve](https://roklim.com/guides/tiktok-reels-shorts-captions-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: sound effects on caption words](https://roklim.com/guides/sound-effects-for-captions-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: reuse a caption style](https://roklim.com/guides/reuse-caption-style-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: change the font, size or colour of many Text+ clips at once](https://roklim.com/guides/change-font-size-many-text-plus-clips-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: an alternative to Fusion caption templates](https://roklim.com/guides/alternative-to-fusion-caption-templates-davinci-resolve/)
- [Guide: animate titles and lower thirds by clip colour](https://roklim.com/guides/animate-titles-lower-thirds-by-colour-davinci-resolve/)
- [ROKLIM compared with other caption tools for DaVinci Resolve](https://roklim.com/compare/)
- [A Snap Captions alternative](https://roklim.com/compare/snap-captions-alternative/), [a MagicSubtitles alternative](https://roklim.com/compare/magicsubtitles-alternative/), [AutoSubs and ROKLIM](https://roklim.com/compare/autosubs-and-roklim/)
- [Everything above as one text file](https://roklim.com/llms-full.txt)

## Links

- [Home page](https://roklim.com/): features, demo video, pricing, FAQ
- [Demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o91ePQM2ZIQ)
- [Animations: previews, free downloads](https://roklim.com/animations)
- [Layouts: Premade layout previews (Premium, download inside ROKLIM)](https://roklim.com/layouts)
- [VFX: effects for adjustment clips (Premium, download inside ROKLIM)](https://roklim.com/vfx)
- [SFX pack](https://roklim.com/audio): play or download
- [Affiliate program](https://roklim.com/affiliate): 20% on a lifetime payment and on each subscription renewal
- [Start the free trial](https://roklim.com/#trial): 7 days, no card — the license key comes by email
- [Download ROKLIM for Windows](https://roklim.com/download): always the latest installer (needs a license key to activate)

## Contact

- Email: hello@roklim.com
- Discord: https://discord.gg/FKvJxcmsuX
- Made by Roman Klimov, Poland.