A subtitle generator without a subscription
Most captioning tools are monthly. If you caption a few videos a year, a subscription means paying eleven months for nothing or resubscribing every time. Here the paid option is a one-time credit pack that never expires.
Start transcribing, freeWhat free covers
Transcribe a clip up to 5 minutes with no account at all, which is enough to check the timing quality on your own audio before deciding anything. A free account adds 15 minutes and 5 transcriptions a month, and is what downloading a file requires.
Every export format is available on the free tier. Nothing is held back for a paid plan: SRT, WebVTT, SubViewer, FCPXML and Premiere marker XML all download the same way.
What a pack is
Minutes of audio, bought once. They do not expire, there is no renewal, and nothing charges you again. If you buy a pack for one project and come back eighteen months later, the remaining minutes are still there.
Everything is denominated in minutes of audio rather than in videos or exports, so a long interview and a short clip cost what they actually cost to process.
When a subscription is the better deal
If you caption regularly, it genuinely is, and there is one available. The honest comparison is volume: packs suit bursty use around a project, a subscription suits steady weekly use. Buying a second pack is usually the signal that the subscription is now cheaper for you.
No watermark, no export gate
There is no watermark, because the output is a text file: there is nowhere to put one. There is no resolution cap, no per-export fee, and no limit on how many times you export the same transcript. The metering is on minutes of audio transcribed, once.
Downloading does require a free account. That is a deliberate conversion point rather than enforcement: the caption builders all run in your browser, so the text is already on the page by the time you are asked.
Frequently asked questions
Do the credits expire?
No. A pack is a one-time purchase and the minutes stay on the account indefinitely. There is no renewal and no expiry date.
Is there a free tier I can actually use?
Yes. 5 minutes with no account to try it, then 15 minutes and 5 transcriptions a month with a free one. Every export format is included.
Is there a watermark on the free tier?
No. The output is a subtitle file, so there is nothing to watermark, and no format is reserved for paid accounts.
Is there a subscription at all?
There is one, for people captioning regularly, but it is optional: the packs are not a trial for it. If you only need captions occasionally, a pack is the cheaper choice.
Ready to try it?
Try it free without an account. Sign in to download your file, plus 15 minutes and 5 transcriptions a month.
Open the subtitle generatorNeed more than that? See pricing : one-time packs from $5, and nothing expires.