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Transcript Translator
Translate transcripts while preserving structure and readability.
0 charactersTimings are estimated from the text
Source language
Each language is translated and exported on its own, so a run costs more the more you pick.
Add at least 50 more characters
The craft
What translated subtitles are actually for
A translated transcript is not a second copy of the video — it is a second way into it.
One video, several audiences
Search and recommendation read the caption track. A video with subtitles in a second language can be found and understood by people who would never have finished the first minute.
BeforeOne caption track, one audience
AfterA caption track for every region you want to reach
Translate the transcript first — the title and description for that region should be written from it, not the other way round.
Subtitles are read at speaking speed
A literal word-for-word gloss runs long, and a line that runs long is gone before it is read. Translation that follows how the sentence is spoken stays inside its own cue.
BeforeA stiff, literal line that outlives its timecode
AfterPhrasing that fits the cue it was given
Read the first few lines out loud at the video's pace before you publish them.
The file is the deliverable
Translated text in a box still has to be turned into a caption track by hand. A timed SRT or VTT is the thing YouTube Studio actually accepts, which is why every line here keeps the timecode it arrived with.
BeforeA translated paragraph with no timings
AfterAn SRT that uploads as-is
SRT is the widest-supported format; use VTT where the player asks for it.