Comparison of subtitle editors

The following table compares some characteristics of notable subtitle editing software.

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Name ! License ! Platform ! Multilanguage ! Audio waveform ! Formats supported ! Extra Information
Aegisub \| {{yes\|GPL (but code is ISC or BSD3c)}} \| {{yes\|Cross platform}} \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt (full support) AdobeEncore, EBU STL (write only) JACOsub (read only){{cite web \| title = SubtitleFormats – Aegisub \| url = http://devel.aegisub.org/wiki/SubtitleFormats \| accessdate = 2014-07-31 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140723062856/http://devel.aegisub.org/wiki/SubtitleFormats \| archive-date = 2014-07-23 \| url-status = dead }} \| 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 \|{{yes\|Web-based}} \|{{Yes}} \|{{?}} \|SRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats.{{cite web \|title=Subtitle formats available on Amara \|url=https://support.amara.org/support/solutions/articles/238000-subtitle-formats-available-on-amara \|website=Amara.org}} \|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 \| {{yes\|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 {{cite web \|title=Gnome Subtitles > About\|url=https://gnomesubtitles.org/about \|website=gnomesubtitles.org}} \| Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck.
Subtitle Composer \|{{Yes\|GPL}} \|Linux, Windows \|{{Yes}} \|{{Yes}} \|WebVTT, SubRip/SRT, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, MPlayer, TMPlayer, YouTube, VobSub, BluRay/PGS, DVD/Vob, DVB, XSUB, HDMV-PGS{{cite web \|title=Subtitle Composer > Features\|url=https://subtitlecomposer.kde.org/features.html\|website=subtitlecomposer.kde.org}} \|Speech Recognition, Video preview, Translations, Subtitle positioning, Javascript macros
Subtitle Edit \| {{yes\| GPL}} \| Windows, Linux \| {{Yes}} \| {{Yes}} \| 250+ \| Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework

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Name

! License

! Platform

! Multilanguage

! Audio waveform

! Formats supported

! Extra Information

Aegisub

| {{yes|GPL (but code is ISC or BSD3c)}}

| {{yes|Cross platform}}

| {{Yes}}

| SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt (full support)
AdobeEncore, EBU STL (write only) JACOsub (read only){{cite web

| title = SubtitleFormats – Aegisub

| url = http://devel.aegisub.org/wiki/SubtitleFormats

| accessdate = 2014-07-31

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140723062856/http://devel.aegisub.org/wiki/SubtitleFormats

| archive-date = 2014-07-23

| url-status = dead

}}

| 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

|{{yes|Web-based}}

|{{Yes}}

|{{?}}

|SRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats.{{cite web |title=Subtitle formats available on Amara |url=https://support.amara.org/support/solutions/articles/238000-subtitle-formats-available-on-amara |website=Amara.org}}

|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

| {{yes|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 {{cite web |title=Gnome Subtitles > About|url=https://gnomesubtitles.org/about |website=gnomesubtitles.org}}

| Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck.

Subtitle Composer

|{{Yes|GPL}}

|Linux, Windows

|{{Yes}}

|WebVTT, SubRip/SRT, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, MPlayer, TMPlayer, YouTube, VobSub, BluRay/PGS, DVD/Vob, DVB, XSUB, HDMV-PGS{{cite web |title=Subtitle Composer > Features|url=https://subtitlecomposer.kde.org/features.html|website=subtitlecomposer.kde.org}}

|Speech Recognition, Video preview, Translations, Subtitle positioning, Javascript macros

Subtitle Edit

| {{yes| GPL}}

| Windows, Linux

| {{Yes}}

| 250+

| Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework

References

Category:Film production software

Category:Subtitling

Category:Software comparisons

Comparison of subtitle editors

See also

References