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bgrins/caption-o-matic — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-12-07

★ 2CSSAudience · generalComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A browser-based tool for adding text captions to images, no desktop software needed, just upload a picture and type.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Add captions to images
      Runs in browser
      Upload and download
    Tech stack
      CSS
      Bower
      Grunt
    Use cases
      Social media graphics
      Labeled diagrams
      Photo annotation
    Audience
      Social media managers
      Educators
      Content creators
    Setup
      Bower install
      Grunt build
    Status
      Older project
      Competition entry

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Add text captions to social media graphics without opening Photoshop.

REASON 2

Create labeled diagrams for teaching materials.

REASON 3

Add context captions to photos for content creation.

REASON 4

Batch-annotate a set of images with text quickly.

What's in the stack?

CSSBowerGrunt

How it stacks up

bgrins/caption-o-matica15n/photo-votod2phap/flip-cards
Stars222
LanguageCSSCSSCSS
Last pushed2014-12-072015-02-072017-05-16
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderateeasy
Complexity2/53/51/5
Audiencegeneralgeneraldesigner

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Bower and Grunt, both older tooling that may need extra setup on modern systems.

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Prompt 1
Help me set up caption-o-matic locally using Bower and Grunt.
Prompt 2
Show me how caption-o-matic's build process packages the web app.
Prompt 3
Suggest how I could add font size and color controls to caption-o-matic.
Prompt 4
Walk me through replacing Bower in caption-o-matic with a modern package manager.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is caption-o-matic?

A browser-based tool for adding text captions to images, no desktop software needed, just upload a picture and type.

What language is caption-o-matic written in?

Mainly CSS. The stack also includes CSS, Bower, Grunt.

Is caption-o-matic actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-12-07).

How hard is caption-o-matic to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is caption-o-matic for?

Mainly general.

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