OpenSpeaks Subtitler
subtitler.toolforge.org
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- OpenSpeaks Subtitler creates and edits subtitles for audio and video, particularly for oral history and language documentation.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Intended users
- The maker describes archivists, language documenters, and Wikimedians as intended users, especially those working with low-resourced languages.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Free plan
- YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Support
- Users can share feedback on the discussion page or file bugs and feature requests in the public GitLab repository.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- License
- The tool is listed under the MIT license.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Authentication
- Wikimedia login uses OAuth 2.0, and the tool page says it stores no separate password.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Browser support
- The usage instructions recommend modern browsers and say Chromium-based browsers are recommended for full feature support.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Draft generation
- Silence detection can split spoken audio into draft subtitle segments, with adjustable silence threshold, minimum silence length, and end buffer.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Editing
- The editor includes a waveform timeline, editable subtitle cards, live on-video text, segment looping, and real-time saving to local project state.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- File formats
- Users can export subtitles as UTF-8 encoded SRT or VTT files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Local processing
- The tool page identifies FFmpeg.wasm running in a web worker for client-side silence detection.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Planned feature
- The tool page lists AI-powered speech-to-text integration as a future feature.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- SRT export
- YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Translation
- The maker says the tool supports a side-by-side translation panel with machine-translation assistance.Read 8 Oct 2026 · diff.wikimedia.org
- VTT export
- YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
- Wikimedia Commons
- Users can load media and existing subtitles from Wikimedia Commons and upload finished subtitles there as TimedText.Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
Plans and prices
Free Free Free and open source; no paid plan or usage limits stated Read 8 Oct 2026 · meta.wikimedia.org
Where Specifiction places it
- Subtitle Software#20 of 317.6
- Subtitle tools#25 of 317.3