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KWIKmotion
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Video-on-demand, live-streaming and OTT platform with AI captions, translation and metadata tools for media and broadcast teams.

5.2K saves
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syncwords.com
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Pay-per-minute platform for live and recorded AI captioning, foreign subtitling, and real-time voice dubbing for broadcasters.

19K visits/mo
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Miraa
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Mobile app that turns media into AI bilingual subtitles for language learning, with shadowing and translation.

18K visits/mo
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AutoCaption
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AI caption generator that adds animated, styled subtitles and emojis to short videos for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts in 100+ languages.

90K visits/mo3.8K saves
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Lyric Video Studio
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Windows/Mac desktop app for frame-accurate lyric videos with automatic syncing, multi-track editing, and 4K export.

86K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Human transcription (standard, 3-5 days): $1.95/minute of media
Human transcription (fast, same day): $3.45/minute of media
Automated captions (ASR + sync): $0.50/minute of media
Machine translation, first language: $1.00/minute of media
Machine translation, second language: $0.50/minute of media
Burned-in caption files: $3.00 minimum, $0.50/minute above minimum
Professional human translation: from $6.00/minute of media

Free trial available

No public pricing

Basic: $18/mo (100 videos/mo)
Pro: $25/mo (215 videos/mo)
Business: $39/mo (350 videos/mo)

Free trial available

No public pricing

Core features
  • Live streaming and video on demand
  • Real-time AI captions and translation
  • AI cropping and metadata generation
  • AI moderation
  • Instant library keyword search
  • Third-party syndication and integrations
  • Frame-accurate live AI captioning with broadcast-grade latency
  • Real-time subtitle translation into 40+ languages including non-Latin scripts
  • AI voice dubbing that preserves speaker emotion and tone
  • Delivery via SDI, HLS, SRT and widget-based embeds
  • Caption and subtitle editor with smart segmentation and error detection
  • Human transcription and translation options alongside automated ones
  • AI transcription into subtitles
  • Bilingual subtitles
  • Echoing/shadowing practice
  • Interactive AI explanations
  • Real-time subtitle translation
  • Automatic animated captions
  • Emoji and emphasis effects
  • 100+ languages
  • Auto-resize for multiple platforms
  • Timeline subtitle/timing editor
  • Direct publishing and templates
  • Automatic lyric import and syncing
  • Frame-accurate, syllable-level timing
  • DAW-style multi-track editing
  • Expressive font and text tools
  • Audio-reactive visualizers
  • 4K and vertical export presets
Use cases
  • Delivering OTT and streaming services
  • Captioning and translating live video
  • Managing large video libraries
  • Broadcast and media workflows
  • Sports and news broadcasters localizing live feeds for global audiences
  • OTT platforms offering translated content tiers
  • Event organizers adding live multilingual captions to conferences and webinars
  • Learn languages from video and audio
  • Practice pronunciation through shadowing
  • Understand foreign media via translation
  • Ask AI about words and phrases
  • Captioning short-form social videos
  • Making captions that boost watch time
  • Repurposing one video for many platforms
  • Building branded caption presets
  • Producing lyric videos for YouTube premieres
  • Creating vertical lyric clips for TikTok/Reels/Shorts
  • Precisely timing lyrics to a track
  • Editing music-focused videos without video jargon
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