Comparison of subtitle editors
The following table compares some characteristics of notable subtitle editing software.
| Name | License | Platform | Multilanguage | Audio waveform | Formats supported | Extra Information |
| Aegisub | SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt AdobeEncore, EBU STL JACOsub | Limited support for RTL languages. It's mainly used for creating ASS subtitles. Uses libass, making the ASS effects appear correctly in the internal media player. | ||||
| Amara | Proprietary, formerly GNU AGPL | SRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats. | Cloud platform with subtitle editor and workflow tools for collaborative captioning and subtitling, including making corrections to machine-generated captions. Add-ons include automatic speech recognition. | |||
| Proprietary | OSX | Yes | Yes | SRT, SCC, EBU STL, DVD Pro STL, TTML, TXT, OTIO, ITT, XML DCP, XML Ppro CC, PNG, ASS, Prores4444, H264, | SDH subtitles Integration with Davinci Resolve with OTIO, TTML. WYSIWYG software. | |
| Subtitle Composer | Linux, Windows | WebVTT, SubRip/SRT, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, MPlayer, TMPlayer, YouTube, VobSub, Blu-ray/PGS, DVD/Vob, DVB, XSUB, HDMV-PGS | Speech Recognition, Video preview, Translations, Subtitle positioning, JavaScript macros | |||
| Gnome Subtitles | Linux | Adobe Encore DVD, Advanced Sub Station Alpha, AQ Title, DKS Subtitle Format, FAB Subtitler, Karaoke Lyrics LRC, Karaoke Lyrics VKT, MacSUB, MicroDVD, MPlayer, MPlayer 2, MPSub, Panimator, Phoenix Japanimation Society, Power DivX, Sofni, SubCreator 1.x, SubRip, Sub Station Alpha, SubViewer 1.0, SubViewer 2.0 | Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck. | |||
| Subtitle Edit | Windows, Linux | 250+ | Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework |