Ray

Spec sheet

What it does

Ray is an AI media player that generates and translates subtitles, adds dubbing, restoration, audio processing, accessibility and social viewing tools.Read 21 Oct 2026 · blog.rayplayer.com

Product

Ray describes itself as an AI media player that generates and translates subtitles in 200+ languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · rayplayer.com

Integrations

Ray lists Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, and Stremio among its media-server integrations and says it partners with OpenSubtitles.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Security

The download page says installers are served over HTTPS and published after cryptographic-signature and SHA-256-checksum verification.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Privacy

Local playback does not upload media; Ray Cloud sends selected media over an encrypted connection and may retain account-scoped outputs for reuse.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Support

The API plans list priority support, full documentation, SDKs, and a sandbox.Read 11 Oct 2026 · launch.rayplayer.com

AI features

Listed features include AI dubbing, video upscaling, audio cleanup and separation, video chat and summaries, and parental controls.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

API endpoints

The paid API page names subtitle generation, dubbing creation, video enhancement and audio unmixing endpoints, plus 12 more.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Apple App Store availability

The Apple TV app is free, requires tvOS 18 or later, and Apple reports that it has not received enough ratings or reviews to show an overview.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Bulk processing

Studio functionality can queue up to one million files for subtitle generation, translation and export.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Burn-in captions

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · rayplayer.com

Caption styling

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · rayplayer.com

Clarity

Clarity isolates dialogue, removes noise and automatically balances audio.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Company founded

LinkedIn lists TechSpecs as founded in 2021.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company funding

Dealroom lists TechSpecs seed entries of $27,000 in August 2017 and $100,000 in August 2021.Read 21 Oct 2026 · app.dealroom.co

Company headquarters and size

LinkedIn lists TechSpecs as privately held, headquartered in San Francisco, with 11–50 employees.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company launch date

Dealroom lists TechSpecs' launch date as September 2017.Read 21 Oct 2026 · app.dealroom.co

Company legal entities

Ray's terms identify TechSpecs Ltd in the United Kingdom, TechSpecs Inc in the United States and TECHSPECS Kft. in Hungary as group entities or merchants.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Desktop platforms

The download page offers desktop builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Download verification

Ray says installers are served over HTTPS and released only after cryptographic signature and SHA-256 checksum verification.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Enhance

Enhance upscales videos and images to as much as 4K resolution.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Free playback

The download page says local video and audio playback is free, with AI features optional through Ray Local or Ray Cloud.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Free use

The base desktop player is free for local video and audio playback, while AI features are optional and unlocked by Ray Local or Ray Cloud plans.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Full Story

Full Story creates audio descriptions using preset voices or a cloned voice.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Grab

Grab downloads media from more than 800 sites, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Guardian

Guardian automatically blurs nudity, mutes profanity and skips violence in real time, with kid profiles and age presets described in the FAQ.Read 21 Oct 2026 · blog.rayplayer.com

Lector

Lector reads subtitles aloud for accessibility or listening while multitasking.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Limit: independent trust assessment

Scam Detector assigns rayplayer.com a 17.2/100 trust score and labels it new, suspicious and dubious, citing its February 9, 2026 domain creation and limited history.Read 21 Oct 2026 · scam-detector.com

Live capture

Capture mode records screen, camera or audio input while generating subtitles live.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Media formats

The product page lists MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV and WebM support, plus other formats.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Notable news

Ray's official FAQ blog post dated February 14, 2026 announced the product as a forthcoming Kickstarter launch and described it as TechSpecs' flagship consumer product.Read 21 Oct 2026 · blog.rayplayer.com

OpenSubtitles integration

Ray searches OpenSubtitles for matching human-created subtitles before generating subtitles from audio when needed.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Playback modes

The site describes Cinema, Studio, and Capture modes for viewing, subtitle production, and recording with live subtitles.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Previously On

Previously On summarizes what a viewer has watched so far in a video.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Ray Assistant

Ray Assistant lets users chat with videos, summarize them, look up words and ask context-based questions.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Ray Beam

Ray Beam synchronizes libraries, subtitles and playback position across logged-in devices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Ray Share

Ray Share sends or embeds videos with subtitles so recipients can watch without downloading or synchronizing files.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

ReDub

ReDub translates and re-voices videos with AI voices intended to preserve the original speaker's tone and emotion.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Security controls

Ray states that internet-facing services use encrypted connections, access controls, short-lived links, rate limits and account-scoped authorization.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Self-hosting

Ray Headless is offered as a public beta Docker deployment with CPU, CUDA and Vulkan images, a browser dashboard and API on port 8787.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Self-hosting and API

Ray Headless is described as a public beta for Docker, CLI, or NAS use, with a browser dashboard and Developer API.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Self-hosting security limitation

The headless server speaks plain HTTP on port 8787, so the guide recommends placing it behind a reverse proxy for TLS.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting storage requirement

The container guide says models are downloaded on first use and may require several gigabytes of storage.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Self-hosting watch limitation

The NAS guide says watch-folder settings require a container restart and that there is no dashboard control for watch folders yet.Read 21 Oct 2026 · github.com

Speaker identification

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · rayplayer.com

Subtitle export

Generated subtitles are saved as standard SRT files.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Subtitle generation

Ray says it generates frame-perfect subtitles from audio and translates subtitles into 200+ languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Subtitle languages

Ray advertises real-time subtitle generation and translation in more than 200 languages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Subtitle matching

Ray says it searches OpenSubtitles for existing subtitles and generates new ones when needed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Subtitle tools

SubLift extracts hardcoded subtitles, SubZero removes burned-in text, and SubMerge burns subtitles into output video.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

System requirements

The download page provides Apple-silicon and Intel macOS installers, Windows 64-bit, ARM64 and 32-bit builds, and a 64-bit Linux AppImage; Linux ARM64 is marked coming soon.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Trial status

Ray's FAQ says trials and beta access may be offered separately and that the paid checkout is for direct software and API preorders.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Unmix

Unmix separates vocals, music and instruments into individual tracks.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Watch Party

Watch Party supports synchronized remote viewing for up to 100 people, with each participant able to see subtitles in their own language.Read 21 Oct 2026 · rayplayer.com

Plans and prices

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