Subtitle Edit 3.6.8 review by Allan Higdon (Nov 6, 2022)
Professional Quality Subtitle Editor available as Freeware.
Subtitle Edit 5.3.0
Create and synchronize subtitlesSubtitle Edit is a free, open-source Windows application for creating and editing subtitles. It provides time-coded entries for dialogue, a built-in video player and a waveform view to help align lines with speech. Editors can check timing in playback, revise text and receive warnings when a line may be difficult to read before it disappears. Translation support can open entered text in Google Translate.
Subtitle Edit 5.3.0 details
| Author: | Nikolaj Lynge Olsson |
| License: | Open Source |
| Price: | FREE |
| Released: | Oct 31, 2026 |
| File size: | 51.90 MB |
| Downloads: | 3545 |
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| Author URL: | https://www.nikse.dk/ |
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Subtitle Edit for Windows 10 - Full description
Subtitle Edit is an open-source Windows application for creating, editing and synchronizing subtitles. It is intended for people preparing subtitles for video, revising existing subtitle files, translating dialogue or correcting timing. Its editing tools keep text and timing together, making it possible to work through a subtitle track line by line rather than relying on a separate text editor and repeated playback.
Each subtitle entry has a start time, an end time and its displayed text. Editors can adjust these values as they write or revise dialogue, controlling when a line appears and disappears. A built-in video player lets them check the subtitle against the corresponding scene. The waveform view provides a visual reference for speech and other audio, helping editors place subtitle boundaries closer to the spoken dialogue and correct lines that appear too early or linger too long.
Subtitle Edit also flags subtitle lines with a high characters-per-second value. This can draw attention to text that may be difficult to read before it disappears, giving editors a practical cue to shorten the wording or extend its display time. The application can assist with translation by sending entered text to Google Translate in a browser. These tools support a workflow in which editors draft or translate a line, check it against the video, refine its timing and review it for readability.
The program is useful for preparing subtitles from scratch as well as fixing tracks that are out of sync or need wording changes. Translators can work through dialogue while checking the relevant scenes, and viewers who prefer subtitles can adjust a track to suit their needs. The player and waveform keep timing checks close to the text-editing process, reducing the need to switch between separate tools for each revision.
Subtitle Edit is free and open source, and its interface is multilingual. It runs on Windows 10 and Windows 11, including 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10 systems, and requires .NET Framework 4.0. The work is organized around subtitle entries and their time ranges, so reviewing the finished track in playback is an important step before using it with a video.
Subtitle Edit for Windows 10 - Users' reviews
Subtitle Edit 3.5.18 review by shivam (Jan 19, 2021)
yeah it's good