OpenSubs
Generate, translate, style and burn subtitles into video, right in your browser. The video never leaves your machine. Free, no account, open source.
- Rank
- #7
- All-time votes
- 37
Video & Audio tool by submitdirs x on Smol Launch.
- Launched
- September 2026
- Website
- opensubs.app
- Maker
- @submitdirs
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What is OpenSubs?
OpenSubs is a free subtitle generator that runs entirely in your browser. Drop in a video file and it transcribes the speech with Whisper on your own machine, then lets you edit, translate, style and export the subtitles. The video is never uploaded: there is no upload endpoint in the product.
Features
Local speech recognition. Whisper runs in the browser tab (WebGPU when available, otherwise WebAssembly). Pick a model from 40 MB to 250 MB; it downloads once and is cached.
Automatic language detection. Or set the spoken language yourself.
Edit every line. Fix the text of any subtitle before you export.
Translate subtitles into 20 languages. In Chrome this runs on your device for free, using the browser's built-in translation. Timings stay unchanged.
Caption styles. Choose a preset, add word-by-word highlighting, and preview it over your own footage.
Export. Download .srt, .vtt or .ass, or an MP4 with the subtitles burned into the picture, ready for Instagram, TikTok or YouTube Shorts.
Open an existing subtitle file. Import .srt or .vtt to translate it, restyle it or convert between formats, no video needed.
Optional: your own API key. For a larger model or a weak device, send the audio to OpenAI, Groq or Google Gemini with your own key. This is off by default.
Who is it for?
Creators adding captions to short-form video
Anyone subtitling recordings they don't want to upload: lectures, interviews, client calls, family videos
Translators and editors who need a quick SRT/VTT conversion or translation
Pricing
Free. No account, no watermark. The source code is published under AGPL-3.0: https://github.com/open-subs/opensubs
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OpenSubs
CurrentGenerate, translate, style and burn subtitles into video, right in your browser. The video never leaves your machine. Free, no account, open source.
Launched on September 21, 2026#737 votes
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