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Subtitle Edit vs Subtitle Studio: catalog facts
Subtitle Edit	Subtitle Studio
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Freemium Free to download; a one-time $69 lifetime license for one device unlocks full export.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS
Waveform and spectrogram make timing subtitles straightforward Reads and writes over two hundred subtitle formats	Transcription runs fully offline with no uploads Supports 98+ languages with translation and dual subtitles
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	Full export requires the paid license License covers a single device
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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