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Subtitle Composer vs Subtitle Edit: catalog facts
Subtitle Composer	Subtitle Edit
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Waveform view for precise timing Two subtitles side by side for translation	Waveform and spectrogram make timing subtitles straightforward Reads and writes over two hundred subtitle formats
No macOS build listed Handles text-based subtitles only	Windows needs 10 version 22H2 or newer; older builds fail with a .NET error macOS 12 is the minimum and macOS 14 or newer is recommended
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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