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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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syncwords.com
✓ verifiedPaid
Pay-per-minute platform for live and recorded AI captioning, foreign subtitling, and real-time voice dubbing for broadcasters.
19K visits/mo
Pricing
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)
Starter: $15
Growth: $49
Unlimited: $129
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
Core features
- ✦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
- ✦Accurate and well-timed captions
- ✦Customizable font size and color
- ✦Multilingual support
- ✦Auto B-Rolls
- ✦AI Hook Title Generation
- ✦Logo & Cover Image Boost
- ✦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
- ✦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
Use cases
- →Generating subtitles for YouTube videos
- →Translating video content for global audiences
- →Editing and fine-tuning auto-generated captions
- →Producing accessible transcripts from audio files
- →Boost video engagement by adding captions
- →Increase average views by making videos more accessible
- →Improve SEO by including captions in videos
- →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
- →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
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