The following table compares some characteristics of notable subtitle editing software.
Name License Platform Multilanguage Audio waveform Formats supported Extra Information Aegisub SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt (full support) AdobeEncore, EBU STL (write only) JACOsub (read only) 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 AGPLSRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats.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. Subtitle ComposerLinux, WindowsWebVTT, SubRip/SRT, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, MPlayer, TMPlayer, YouTube, VobSub, Blu-ray/PGS, DVD/Vob, DVB, XSUB, HDMV-PGSSpeech Recognition, Video preview, Translations, Subtitle positioning, JavaScript macrosGnome Subtitles LinuxAdobe 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 Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck. Subtitle Edit Windows, OSX, Linux 250+ Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework
See also Subtitle (captioning)
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