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KWIKmotion
✓ verifiedPaid

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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SubtitleGen
✓ verifiedFreemium

Online subtitle generator that transcribes audio/video, auto-translates captions, and offers browser-based editing and multi-format export.

1.7K saves
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Banva
✓ verifiedFreemium

Browser-based AI tool that generates, styles and burns subtitles and transcribes audio across 90+ languages.

15K visits/mo
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Maestra
✓ verifiedFreemium

Web platform for AI transcription, subtitling, translation and dubbing across 125+ languages, aimed at video creators and teams.

1.5M visits/mo
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

Free: $0 (30 credits, up to 30 min/file)
Starter: $9/mo (120 credits/month, up to 2 hours/file)
Growth: $18/mo (1200 credits/month, up to 5 hours/file)
Pro: $45/mo (4500 credits/month, up to 5 hours/file)

No public pricing

Pay As You Go: $12 (60 credits)
Lite: $23/mo (180 min)
Basic: $39/mo (360 min)
Premium: $79/mo (900 min)

Free trial available

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
  • Automatic AI transcription
  • Multi-language subtitle translation
  • In-browser subtitle editor
  • Support for major audio/video formats
  • SRT and other export formats
  • Credit-based usage tiers
  • AI subtitle generation from video or audio
  • Translation across 90+ languages
  • Caption styling with fonts, animations and presets
  • Export as SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON
  • Burn subtitles directly into video
  • Fast parallel processing of long files
  • Automatic transcription with speakers and timestamps
  • Subtitle generation, translation and editing
  • AI dubbing with voice cloning and lip sync
  • Real-time transcription, translation and captioning
  • Text-to-speech voiceovers in 125+ languages
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
  • Generating subtitles for YouTube videos
  • Translating video content for global audiences
  • Editing and fine-tuning auto-generated captions
  • Producing accessible transcripts from audio files
  • Adding captions to marketing and social videos
  • Transcribing recordings and podcasts to text
  • Translating subtitles to reach global audiences
  • Styling on-brand captions for short-form content
  • Subtitle and translate videos for global audiences
  • Transcribe meetings, interviews and media files
  • Dub audio and video into other languages
  • Caption live events and streams
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