Subtitle Composer
An open-source KDE editor for text-based subtitles with a waveform view and video preview.
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Package managers
- Flathub
flatpak install flathub org.kde.subtitlecomposer
About Subtitle Composer
Subtitle Composer is a subtitle editor from the KDE community for creating, timing and translating text-based subtitles. It shows an audio waveform alongside the video so you can place lines accurately, and it can open two subtitles side by side, which helps with translation and transcription work.
The interface is adjustable: panes can be rearranged, the waveform view configured, and colours changed. It is available for Windows and most major Linux distributions, including as an AppImage.
Strengths
- Waveform view for precise timing
- Two subtitles side by side for translation
- Rearrangeable panes and custom colours
- AppImage available for Linux
Limitations
- No macOS build listed
- Handles text-based subtitles only
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- KDE
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Subtitling, transcription and subtitle translation on Linux or Windows
- Categories
- Video editing
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Subtitle Composer
Compare allSoftware that can replace Subtitle Composer for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Subtitle Edit
Creates, retimes, translates and fixes subtitles, with a waveform so you can see where the speech is.
Subtitle Edit adds a macOS build and supports over two hundred formats, with speech recognition, translation and OCR for image-based subtitles alongside its waveform view.
Aegisub
A free, open-source cross-platform editor for creating, timing and styling subtitles.
Aegisub runs on Windows, macOS and Linux under a BSD license and focuses on precise timing and detailed styling, though its interface takes time to learn.
Jubler
An open-source subtitle editor for creating, editing, timing and converting text-based subtitles.
Jubler is AGPL-3.0 licensed for Windows, macOS and Linux, supporting more than 20 formats with a waveform, quality validation and command-line batch tools.
Gaupol
An open-source editor for creating, editing and translating text-based subtitle files.
Gaupol is an open-source text subtitle editor aimed mainly at Linux desktops, with translation tools and the aeidon library, but it has no Windows build listed.
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