The only tool that extracts burned-in text via OCR, generates new captions with AI, and translates to 80+ languages — in a single upload.
How one team captioned 47 videos in a single afternoon. Get the checklist + workflow template.
No software to install. No command-line tools. Upload and go.
Drag and drop any video file — MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV. Up to 4K resolution. No size limits on Pro plans.
Three passes run automatically: soft subtitle extraction, burned-in OCR detection, and AI transcription via Whisper.
Export SRT, VTT, or TXT. One-click translate to 80+ languages. Embed directly or download for editing.
You've probably tried at least one of these. None of them actually solve the whole problem.
Windows-only, crashes on large files, accuracy tops out at 70%. One user called it "extremely slow" — and they were being kind.
$1.50 per minute adds up fast. A 10-video course costs $900+ for subtitles alone. That's before translation.
7,627 upvotes on the petition to bring them back. YouTube said no. Content creators lost their free translation pipeline overnight.
No mainstream tool extracts text already rendered into the video frame. You'd need ffmpeg + Tesseract + Python scripts. Or SubForge.
No other tool does all three. That's the SubForge difference.
PaddleOCR + Tesseract dual-engine reads text baked into the video frame — something no competitor even attempts at this price point.
OpenAI's Whisper model generates word-level accurate captions from audio. Automatic language detection. Speaker diarization coming soon.
Translate your subtitles with context-aware AI that preserves timing, formatting, and technical terminology. Batch translate entire libraries.
How one team captioned 47 videos in a single afternoon. Free download — no signup required.
Rev charges $90/hr. Happy Scribe charges $12/hr. SubForge starts at $1.75/hr.
30 minutes of processing. No credit card needed.
5 hours of processing. Perfect for course creators.
20 hours of processing. For agencies and teams.
Process 30 minutes free. No credit card required. If SubForge doesn't save you 3+ hours on your first project, we'll double your free tier to 60 minutes. No questions asked.
Try It Risk-Free →Burned-in subtitles are text rendered directly into the video frames — they're part of the image, not a separate text track. Most tools can only extract soft subtitles (separate text files). SubForge uses OCR to read text from the actual video pixels, which is why we're one of the only tools that can handle this.
Rev charges $1.50/minute ($90/hour). Happy Scribe charges $12/hour. SubForge's Starter plan works out to about $1.75/hour — that's 97% less than Rev. Plus, neither Rev nor Happy Scribe can extract burned-in subtitles via OCR.
MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WebM, FLV, and more. Basically, if ffmpeg can read it, SubForge can process it. We support up to 4K resolution with no quality loss during extraction.
Yes. Our SRT and VTT exports meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards for closed captioning. We include a compliance report with every export so you have documentation for audits.
Absolutely. The free tier gives you 30 minutes of processing with all three engines enabled — no credit card, no time limit on when you use it. If you need more, the Starter plan is $15/month.
We use OpenAI's Whisper model, which achieves 95-99% accuracy depending on audio quality. For burned-in OCR extraction, we achieve 95%+ on standard subtitle fonts. Both improve with clean audio and standard formatting.
30 minutes free. Three engines. 80+ languages. One upload. Your videos deserve better subtitles — and you deserve to keep your budget.
🛡️ 30-minute free tier — no credit card required. Risk-free.