Subtitle Forge is a desktop application for working with subtitles across the full workflow: extract, insert, convert, OCR, translate, and transcribe. It includes a modern GUI, optional helper installers, and support for both local and remote subtitle-processing tools.
This is free and open source software.
- Extracts subtitles from MKV files, including batch workflows.
- Inserts subtitles back into video containers.
- Converts subtitle formats between SRT, ASS, SSA, VTT, TXT, SUB, SUP, and more.
- Performs OCR on image-based subtitles such as PGS and VobSub.
- Translates subtitles with Gemini/GST or LibreTranslate.
- Transcribes audio and video with Whisper.
- Manages dependencies from the built-in Settings tab.
- Cross-platform software – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/VenimK/Subtitle-Forge
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Developer: Juan Gabriel Medina Márquez
License: MIT License
Subtitle Forge is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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