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Subtitle Edit
What it is
Subtitle Edit is a free, open-source subtitle editor documented for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Its tools cover subtitle creation and editing, caption styling, speaker identification, and export to other formats. Documentation for Subtitle Edit 5 describes an Avalonia-based cross-platform version and references formats including SRT, WebVTT, and ASSA. Speech-to-text support includes Whisper, Qwen3 ASR, Crisp ASR, and related engines; translation options include automatic translation and local engines. OCR choices include Tesseract, PaddleOCR, and cloud engines. Video tools handle caption burn-in, re-encoding, cutting, and remuxing. For proofreading, the editor can use llama.cpp, Ollama, or an OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The seconv command-line tool supports headless conversion, scripts, and bulk conversion, while plugin documentation covers writing and installing plugins. Subtitle Edit is maintained at SubtitleEdit and hosted on GitHub Pages. Documentation, a FAQ, and contributing guidance are provided. No free-tier limits are stated.
For and against
For
- Free and open source.
- Supports speech recognition and translation engines.
- Includes OCR and video-processing tools.
- seconv supports headless and bulk conversion.
- Documentation covers plugin creation and installation.
Against
- No team, sharing, or administrator controls are stated.
- No security certification information is stated.
- No trial or refund policy is stated.
The verdict
Subtitle Edit covers subtitle editing alongside recognition, translation, OCR, and video-processing tasks. Its broad toolset and command-line option suit individual workflows, while team controls are not described.
Who it suits
It suits people creating, editing, translating, or converting subtitles across the documented desktop platforms. Its command-line and plugin options may also suit users automating subtitle workflows.
Plans and prices
Free
Read 27 Sep 2026 · subtitleedit.github.io
On the record
- Admin controls
- No team, sharing, or administrator controls are statedsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- AI review
- Can proofread with llama.cpp, Ollama, or an OpenAI-compatible endpointsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Application framework
- Subtitle Edit 5 uses an Avalonia-based versionsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Brand caption presets
- Yessubtitleedit.github.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Burn-in captions
- Yessubtitleedit.github.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Caption styling
- Yessubtitleedit.github.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Command-line tool
- Includes seconv for headless conversion, scripts, and bulk conversionsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Free tier limits
- No free-tier limits are stated on the pagesubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Project hosting
- The project is hosted on GitHub Pagessubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- OCR support
- Supports multiple OCR engines, including Tesseract, PaddleOCR, and cloud enginessubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Platform support
- The documentation covers the cross-platform version, Subtitle Edit 5subtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Plugin support
- Documentation includes writing and installing pluginssubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Pricing model
- Free and open-sourcesubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Security certifications
- No security, encryption, or certification information is statedsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Source code
- The project is open-source and maintained at SubtitleEditsubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Speaker identification
- Yessubtitleedit.github.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Speech to text
- Supports Whisper, Qwen3 ASR, Crisp ASR, and related enginessubtitleedit.github.io · read 27 Sep 2026
- Subtitle export
- other formatssubtitleedit.github.io · read 19 Sep 2026
