If your contract says footage can't leave your machine, most cloud captioning tools are already off the table. CaptionLab transcribes entirely locally, so the NDA question doesn't come up.
Almost every cloud transcription service requires uploading your video or audio to their servers, even briefly. For agencies, freelancers, and post-production houses working under strict client NDAs, that upload step alone can be a contract violation — regardless of how the vendor handles data afterward.
If a file never leaves your machine, there's no third-party transfer to reason about in the first place.
Fits directly into an existing Premiere Pro project — no separate transcript-review platform to grant client access to.
One workflow works whether or not a given client's NDA restricts cloud tools — no per-client tool switching.
CaptionLab transcribes using an AI model that runs entirely on the editor's own computer. No video or audio file, and no derived data from it, is uploaded, streamed, or transmitted to any external server during transcription. The only network activity is a one-time software download during setup and a brief periodic license check, both unrelated to project footage.
One-time $39. Works offline. 14-day money-back guarantee.
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