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Best tools to add subtitles to video
Generate or add captions to a video. Facts come from each tool's own pages, and every score says where it comes from. How we rank
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- 8
- Researched
- 7
- Free option
- 5
- Only listed
- 1
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan has nearly all features with some export limits, 30 minutes of export per month, with Typito branding.
- Paid plan
- Solo and Pro plans allow up to 600 export minutes per month; Enterprise is by contact. Prices are not shown on the page. Billed on subscribing, then monthly. Registered nonprofits get 50% off annual plans.
- Signup
- Account required. Terms say you must register to create content, by third-party login or a Typito account.
- Watermark
- Free plan carries Typito branding, per the pricing page. Terms also say downloading videos requires a paid subscription.
- Where files go
- Terms say Typito is not a storage service and may delete content without notice; content is private by default. Privacy page says personal information is on secured servers, location not stated. Deleted accounts and content are permanently removed after 5 days.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Typito pricing, Typito privacy, Typito terms of use. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan has 60 credits per month, 60-minute upload length, 1GB upload size, 1080p upload, 720p export up to 10 minutes, and 3 days of storage. Includes AI clips and the video editor.
- Paid plan
- Creator and Business plans, billed monthly or yearly, with yearly discount labelled 50% off. The page displays $0 for both, so actual prices are Not stated.
- Signup
- The page says to sign up, it's free, so an account is needed.
- Watermark
- The Creator plan lists no watermark as an added feature, which suggests the Free plan has one, but the page does not say so directly.
- Where files go
- Not stated. Free plan lists 3 days of storage.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Vizard pricing. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan (Bootstrapper): 2 videos per month, 20 minute upload limit per video, up to 720p. No credit card required. The FAQ says the free trial allows 1 video, which conflicts with the 2 listed.
- Paid plan
- Guru: $19/month, 10 videos/month, up to 4K, no watermark. Agency: $49/month, 30 videos/month, up to 4K, no watermark. Annual: $190/year (Guru) and $490/year (Agency) on the cards; the comparison table shows Guru annual as $90/year, so the page conflicts. Custom pricing via a calculator.
- Signup
- Not stated; signup is linked from 'Try free'.
- Watermark
- Yes, the free plan adds a Zubtitle watermark.
- Where files go
- Content is processed by Zubtitle systems and third-party AI subprocessors to provide the service. Operates from the US; data may be transferred to the US and other countries. Kept only as long as necessary; no fixed period stated; deleted content may remain briefly in backups.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Free plan costs $0 and allows one clip per day with no credit card. Local uploads up to 10GB per video, media storage expires after 3 days, export up to 1080p. No watermark-free export.
- Paid plan
- Starter $15/mo, Pro $29/mo, Business custom. Currency and annual billing are not stated.
- Signup
- The page shows only a Create an account option for the free plan.
- Watermark
- Free plan has no watermark-free export; animated caption templates are listed as with watermark.
- Where files go
- Runs on Google Cloud servers in the United States, and data may be processed in other countries. No retention period is stated for videos or transcripts. Free media storage expires after 3 days.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- The pricing page offers a Start for free button but does not list free plan limits.
- Paid plan
- Plan names and prices are not shown. Billing is monthly or yearly, priced per seat, shown in local currency when available, otherwise USD. Subtitle generation has a 50-hour monthly fair use limit.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Data is transferred to third parties outside the UK and EEA; no storage countries are named. Data is kept as long as reasonably necessary. Specific retention periods are available on request.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Pricing, Privacy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Users must sign up to use the platform. The page says: “Login . Sign up for free.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- The Amara Editor is a cloud-based solution. The page says: “The multi-award winning Amara Editor , a cloud-based do-it-yourself solution with state of the art subtitling features, is the heart of the Amara subtitling platform.”
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-04. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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Details and sources
- Free tier
- Not stated.
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- Not stated.
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Information is stored on servers in Malaysia, Singapore and the United States, and may be stored elsewhere. It is kept as long as necessary to provide the services. Uploaded cloud content is deleted on request.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: Privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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