Subtitles

Subtitles for any file, in four formats.

Drop an audio or video file in and set the output to Subtitles. You get an .srt or .vtt file, a video with a subtitle track, or the words burned into the picture. The whole job runs on your own computer. Subtitles are part of Pro and the 30-day trial, and cover files of any length.

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Subtitles for any file, — the app in action
How it works

Three steps, one file.

Everything below happens inside the app, on the machine the file is already on.

1

Open Transcribe a file

Open the Transcribe a file tab in the app.

2

Drop the file in

Drag an audio or video file into the window.

3

Set Output to Subtitles

Set Output to Subtitles and pick the format you want.

Formats

Four ways to get the subtitles out.

Set Output to Subtitles and pick what you need: a subtitle file in .srt or .vtt, a video with a subtitle track that players can switch on and off, or the words burned into the picture so they travel with the video anywhere.

  • Subtitle files in .srt or .vtt
  • A video with a subtitle track players can switch on and off
  • Or the words burned into the picture, for players that show no subtitles

Transcribe a file › drop the file › Output: Subtitles › pick the format

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

Subtitles mode with a video file and the four output formats listed
Four ways to getthe subtitles out.
Timing

Lines that follow the speech.

Subtitle lines follow the speech and split at clauses, and their width is set by reading speed, so a line stays on screen long enough to read. Chinese output is written in Simplified characters.

  • Lines split at clauses, not in the middle of a phrase
  • Line width set by reading speed
  • Chinese subtitles in Simplified characters

Nothing to set. It applies to every subtitle file you make.

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

A timed subtitle line in Simplified Chinese with its start and end times
Lines that followthe speech.
Translation

Subtitles in a language nobody spoke.

Set an output language other than the one that was spoken and the file comes back translated. Subtitles cover 29 languages, and the picker marks the weaker pairs as beta or reduced accuracy. The translation runs on your own machine.

  • 29 languages for subtitles and transcripts
  • Weaker pairs are marked beta or reduced accuracy in the picker
  • Pro and the 30-day trial; the free version does not translate

Output card › Output language

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

Output card with the output language set to a different language from the spoken one
Subtitles in a languagenobody spoke.
Long files

A 90-minute film, around 1 GB.

A 90-minute film stays at around 1 GB of memory while it runs, so a feature-length file works on the machine you already have. Subtitles are part of Pro and the 30-day trial, at any length. The free version transcribes files up to 3 minutes.

  • A 90-minute film stays around 1 GB
  • Any length on Pro and the 30-day trial
  • Subtitles are part of Pro and the 30-day trial; the free version transcribes files up to 3 minutes

Nothing to set. It applies to every file you transcribe.

Coming to Windows, following the Mac release

A 90-minute video file being transcribed with a memory reading near 1 GB
A 90-minute film,around 1 GB.
Free and Pro

Start free. Add Pro when you need it.

The free version is free forever: unlimited dictation in 90+ languages, one language slot and files up to 3 minutes, with no account and no card. Pro and the 30-day trial add files of any length, subtitles, translation into 29 languages and five language slots.

Free

£0.00 forever

No account, no card. Yours to keep.

Download for MacmacOS 14+ · Apple Silicon Download for WindowsWindows 10 / 11

Includes a 30-day free trial of Pro — every feature unlocked, no credit card.

Unlimited dictation. No credits, no caps.

Subtitles from audio and video filesNot includedAny lengthUsually an extra, charged per minute
File length3 minAny lengthMixed — often capped
Translation into 29 languagesNot includedOn your deviceIn the cloud, charged per minute
GPU / Neural Engine + largest modelsNot includedIncludedRuns in the cloud — data leaves your device

Features

Four. A subtitle file in .srt or .vtt, a video with a subtitle track that players can switch on and off, or the words burned into the picture so they travel with the video anywhere. Open the Transcribe a file tab, drop the file in, set Output to Subtitles, and pick the format. Everything is produced on your own computer.

Yes, in two ways. Ask for a video with a subtitle track, which players can switch on and off, or ask for the words burned into the picture, which travel with the video anywhere. Both are made on your own computer from the file you dropped in.

The free version (free forever, no account and no card) transcribes files up to 3 minutes with a smaller model and dictates in one language slot; it does not make subtitles or translate. Pro and the 30-day trial make subtitles for files of any length with the Best model, translate subtitles and transcripts into 29 languages on your own computer, and carry five language slots, each with its own output language.

Subtitles are part of Pro and the 30-day trial, which cover files of any length with the Best model. A 90-minute film stays at around 1 GB of memory while it runs, so a feature-length file works on the machine you already have. The free version transcribes files up to 3 minutes.

Subtitles, on-device translation and five language slots are on the Mac build first. The Windows build with these features follows the Mac release. Everything Windows does today keeps working.

Get the app

Put it on the machine you already have.

The free version covers unlimited dictation in 90+ languages, one language slot and files up to 3 minutes, free forever. Pro and the 30-day trial add files of any length, subtitles, translation into 29 languages and five slots.

No account · No card · Everything runs on your computer