Comparison of subtitle editors
The following table compares some characteristics of some subtitle editing software.
| Name | License | Platform | Multilanguage | Audio waveform | Formats supported | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegisub | GPL (but code is ISC or BSD3c) | Cross platform | Yes | Yes | SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt (full support) , (write only) JACOsub (read only)[1] |
Discontinued since 2014. Limited support for RTL languages. It's mainly used for creating ASS subtitles. Uses libass, making the ASS effects appear correctly in the internal media player. |
| Amara | Proprietary, formerly GNU AGPL | Web-based | Yes | ? | SRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats.[2] | Cloud platform with subtitle editor and workflow tools for collaborative captioning and subtitling, including making corrections to machine-generated captions. Add-ons include automatic speech recognition. |
| Gnome Subtitles | GPL | Linux | Yes | Adobe Encore DVD, Advanced Sub Station Alpha, AQ Title, DKS Subtitle Format, FAB Subtitler, Karaoke Lyrics LRC, Karaoke Lyrics VKT, MacSUB, MicroDVD, MPlayer, MPlayer 2, MPSub, Panimator, Phoenix Japanimation Society, Power DivX, Sofni, SubCreator 1.x, SubRip, Sub Station Alpha, SubViewer 1.0, SubViewer 2.0 [3] | Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck. | |
| Maestra | Proprietary | Web-based | Yes | Yes | WEBVTT, SRT, SCC, STL, CAP, AVID DS | Online web editor, speech recognition, collaboration tools, automated translation, and multi-language support |
| Subtitle Edit | GPL | Windows, Linux | Yes | Yes | 250+ | Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework |
| Subtitled Pro | Proprietary | Android | Yes | Yes | SRT, SBV, VTT, SSA/ASS | Import, export, and hard-coding of subtitles. Extracts closed captions from videos. Rich multi-language support. |
| VisualSubSync | GPL | Windows | No | Yes | SRT, SSA, ASS | Development stopped in 2013. VisualSubSync Enhanced, a fork with new features, is in active development. |
| VTT Creator | Proprietary | Web-based | No | Yes | WEBVTT, SRT | Browser-based editor, machine-generated captions using speech recognition, translation, batch caption transcription. |
| Captionfy | Proprietary | Web-based | Yes | ? | SRT, SSA, SBV and VTT formats. | YouTube community captions platform with a proprietary subtitle editor with workflow tools for collaborative captioning and subtitling. It includes making corrections to machine-generated captions and a Google auto-translate tool. |
See also[]
- Subtitle (captioning)
- Subtitle editor
References[]
- ^ "SubtitleFormats – Aegisub". Archived from the original on 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ "Subtitle formats available on Amara". Amara.org.
- ^ "Gnome Subtitles > About". gnomesubtitles.org.
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