How to mute swearing while watching with family
Filtered-video services only cover the small catalog they have licensed. Muting by timestamp works on anything you can already watch, on any platform, and keeps the picture untouched.
Why subtitles and closed captions do not help
Captions display profanity rather than removing it, and caption tracks are often out of sync with the audio by a second or more.
Automatic bleeping tools re-encode the video, which is not possible on a streaming app.
Muting by timestamp
Language is tracked as its own category in No more, separate from nudity and sex scenes, so you can act on swearing alone if that is all you care about.
Turn on the mute-swearing option in the companion timer settings. Instead of a skip prompt, you get a 'mute now' alert and then an 'unmute at' timestamp, so no dialogue is lost.
For a family movie night, mute is usually better than skip: nothing jumps, and the story stays intact.
Keeping timings accurate
Different releases of the same film can be a few seconds apart. If a cue lands early or late, submit a timing correction from the title page so everyone else benefits.
Corrections are voted on and become verified once enough viewers agree.
Start with a title
Search the library for what you are about to watch and start the companion timer.
Browse the library