Desktop

Through app.later.com on desktop, you can choose between generating new captions or modifying existing ones by rephrasing and/or changing the tone:

Generate New Caption

1. In Later on the web, schedule a post for any social platform
2. Leave the Post Caption field blank
3. Under the caption field, click Need help writing a caption?
4. In the Describe your post field, enter a few words about your post
   • Optional: Select a Casual or Professional tone, or select Custom to enter your own tone descriptor
5. Click Generate Captions
   
   Note: Each time you generate new captions, you will use 1 credit
6. Optional: Regenerate a caption with a different tone or phrasing
   Note: Each time you regenerate a caption, you will receive 3 new versions of that caption and use 1 credit
7. Click on a caption to add the text to your caption
   • Adding a caption to your post will not replace the existing text in the post caption; it will append it to the end
8. If you want to generate another set of captions for your post, click Generate New Captions
   • When you generate new captions, the existing captions will be permanently deleted

Modify Existing Caption

1. In Later on the web, schedule a post for any social platform
2. Enter your existing caption in the Post Caption field
3. Under the caption field, click Need help writing a caption?
4. Select one of the following options:
   • Change Tone: Regenerate the caption you currently have entered with a different tone. You'll have the opportunity to select between a casual, professional, or custom tone prior to generating captions.
   • Rephrase Caption: Regenerate the caption you currently have entered with different phrasing
     
     Important: Clicking this option will immediately use 1 credit to generate 3 variations of the current caption. You will also have the option to rephrase again or change the tone of the rephrased captions, again using 1 credit per 3 generated variations. 
   • Generate New Captions: Refer to Generate New Caption section above
5. Click on a caption to add the text to your caption
   • Adding a caption to your post will not replace the existing text in the post caption; it will append it to the end

iOS

Through Later's iOS app, you can choose between generating new captions or modifying existing ones by rephrasing and/or changing the tone:

Generate New Caption

1. In Later’s iOS app, schedule a post for any social platform
2. Tap the Write a Caption field
3. On the Caption screen, tap the Caption Writer icon near the right side of the screen:
4. Enter a few words about your post
5. Tap the Return/Enter key on your keyboard to generate captions
   
   Note: Each time you generate captions, you will use 1 credit
6. Tap + next to a generated caption to add it to your post
   • This won’t replace any existing text in the caption field; your generated caption will be added to the end
7. Continue to edit your caption and/or schedule your post as normal

Modify Existing Caption

1. In Later’s iOS app, schedule a post for any social platform
2. Tap the Write a Caption field
3. Enter your existing caption
4. Under the caption field, tap Rewrite Caption With AI
5. Select one of the following options:
   
   • Rephrase Caption: Regenerate the caption you currently have entered with different phrasing
     
   • Make it Casual: Regenerate the caption you currently have entered with a casual tone
   • Make it Professional: Regenerate the caption you currently have entered with a professional tone
6. You'll see a popup confirming the number of credits your selection will use. Tap the option you selected again to proceed with generating the new captions using the specified number of credits.
   • Alternatively, tap Cancel to go back without using any credits
7. Tap Add to Caption under the generated caption you'd like to use
   • Adding a caption to your post will not replace the existing text in the post caption; it will append it to the end

Android

1. In Later’s Android app, schedule a post for any social platform
2. Tap the Write a Caption field
3. On the Caption screen, tap the Caption Writer icon near the right side of the screen:
4. Enter a few words about your post
5. Tap the Return/Enter key on your keyboard to generate captions
   
   Note: Each time you generate captions, you will use 1 credit
6. Tap + next to a generated caption to add it to your post
   • This won’t replace any existing text in the caption field; your generated caption will be added to the end
7. Continue to edit your caption and/or schedule your post as normal