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Captionic
✓ verifiedFree
Free AI tool that auto-generates subtitles and embeds them into short videos, with multi-language support.
4.6K visits/mo
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Vidu
✓ verifiedFreemium
Fast AI video and image generator known for consistent multi-reference characters, anime motion, and free off-peak generation.
3.3M visits/mo50K 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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SubtitleGen
✓ verifiedFreemium
Online subtitle generator that transcribes audio/video, auto-translates captions, and offers browser-based editing and multi-format export.
1.7K saves
Pricing
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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)
Core features
- ✦Automatic AI subtitle generation
- ✦Embeds captions into the video
- ✦Multi-language support
- ✦Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation
- ✦Multi-reference consistency using up to 7 images
- ✦First and last frame transition control
- ✦Anime art-to-video animation
- ✦Unlimited free generation in off-peak mode
- ✦AI sound effect and AI image generation tools
- ✦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 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
Use cases
- →Adding captions to short-form videos
- →Making video content accessible
- →Improving video engagement and SEO
- →Marketers producing branded video ads with consistent characters
- →Anime creators animating static art
- →Creators reusing saved characters/props across multiple videos
- →Users wanting fast, low-cost video generation via off-peak mode
- →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
- →Generating subtitles for YouTube videos
- →Translating video content for global audiences
- →Editing and fine-tuning auto-generated captions
- →Producing accessible transcripts from audio files
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