YouTube subtitles
Translate YouTube subtitles and download an SRT in your language
Paste a link, choose a language and get the subtitles of the whole video as SRT and VTT files, every line on its original timing. The video’s captions are used when it has them; when it has none, the audio is written out as timed lines first. The first part is free, with no sign-up. The whole video costs $5, one payment, for videos of up to 6 hours.
- SRT and VTT files for the whole video, numbered and timed
- Translation into 41 languages, or bilingual with the original line above
- Every line translated on its own timing; never merged, split or skipped
- Works on videos without captions: the audio is written out as timed lines first
- If the creator already published captions in your language, you get those unchanged
- Right-to-left marks for Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hebrew so punctuation sits at the correct end
- First part free without an account · whole video $5, one payment
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Your language, on the video’s timing.
Each line keeps the start and end time of the original caption; only the words change. Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hebrew lines carry the right-to-left mark players need.
Lines from a Creative Commons video (NASA Science, CC BY). The Arabic lines are real output from the tool; the picture is drawn for this page.
What you get back
One subtitle file for the whole video, in SRT and VTT, ready for a video player, an editor or your own upload.
- Every subtitle line in the language you chose, with the start and end time of the original line.
- Translation only, or bilingual with the original line above the translation.
- Captions written by the creator are the first source; YouTube’s automatic captions are cut into readable lines of up to two rows; a video without captions is transcribed from the audio into timed lines.
- If the video already has the creator’s captions in your language, they are delivered unchanged and the work screen says so.
- Lines can be edited on screen before downloading; the files use your edits.
- A byte-order mark in the files so older players and TVs read Arabic, Persian and other scripts correctly.
Doing it in a chatbot, and with this tool
A chat assistant cannot fetch a video’s captions as a timed file, and a long subtitle translation pasted into a chat tends to come back shortened or out of sync.
| What you need | A chatbot | This tool |
|---|---|---|
| The captions of a video as a file | Cannot download a caption track from a link | Reads the captions from the link and keeps every timing |
| A video with no captions at all | Nothing to translate | Writes the audio out as timed lines, then translates them |
| A two-hour video, every line | Stops partway, merges or renumbers lines | Translated in blocks, each line checked against its original |
| Arabic or Persian subtitles | Punctuation lands at the wrong end in players | A right-to-left mark on every line |
| A file a player accepts | Text in a chat window | SRT and VTT downloads |
How to get YouTube subtitles in another language
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Paste the video link
Copy the address of the video on YouTube, paste it above and choose the subtitle language. Pick bilingual if you want the original line above the translation.
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Check the first part free
The first part of the video, about a quarter and at most 10 minutes, appears as subtitle lines with their times, usually within a minute or two.
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Unlock the whole video and download
Unlock the whole video for $5 and download the SRT or VTT file.
Where the subtitle lines come from
If the creator uploaded captions, those lines and timings are the starting point. If not, YouTube’s automatic captions in the spoken language are used and cut into readable lines of up to two rows, at most a few seconds each. If the video has no captions at all, or they stop partway, the audio is written out as timed lines by an AI speech model. Only then is each line translated, with its start and end time copied from the source line, never from the translation.
YouTube can show automatic translations of captions in its player, but they are not a file you can download, edit or use elsewhere. Here you get the file.
Why long subtitle translations drift
A long video has hundreds or thousands of subtitle lines. Pasted into a chat, a file that size tends to come back shortened, with lines merged or renumbered, which pushes everything after the first error out of sync. This tool translates in blocks of up to 60 lines, checks that every line comes back under its own number, asks again for any line that is missing, and keeps the original line if a translation still does not arrive.
Accuracy and limits
Translations and audio transcription are made by AI models. They are good on clear speech and ordinary language; names, slang and jokes may need a check. Timings taken from captions are the captions’ own. Timings written from the audio come from the speech model and can be off by a few seconds, so check them in a player and adjust if needed.
Only public and unlisted videos can be read. Private, members-only and age-restricted videos, live streams that are still running and whole playlists are not supported. If you already have an SRT file, the subtitle translator takes it directly.
YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. This tool is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. Use the subtitles in line with the video owner’s rights.
By language and situation
What it costs
First part
Free
No account. The first part of the video, about a quarter and at most 10 minutes, as subtitle lines on screen.
Whole video
$5
One payment for one video of up to 6 hours, whatever its length. SRT and VTT. No subscription, never expires.
Unlimited
$29/month
Every tool on the site, videos up to 12 hours each. Or $180 a year.
Questions and answers
How do I download YouTube subtitles in another language?
Paste the video link here, choose the language and check the first part free. Unlock the whole video for $5, one payment, and download the SRT or VTT file.
What if the video has no captions?
Then the audio is written out as timed subtitle lines first, and those lines are translated. You can also choose to have the audio transcribed even when captions exist.
Are the timings kept?
Yes. Each translated line keeps the start and end time of its source line. When the source is the audio, the times come from the speech model and can be off by a few seconds; captions, when the video has them, give the most accurate timings.
What if the video already has captions in my language?
If the creator published captions in that language, you get them unchanged as SRT and VTT, and the work screen tells you so. Nothing is translated.
Which languages?
41 target languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Indonesian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Arabic, Persian, Urdu and Hebrew lines get right-to-left marks.
How much does it cost?
The first part is free without an account. The whole video is $5, paid once, for videos of up to 6 hours. Unlimited costs $29 a month or $180 a year and covers every tool, with videos up to 12 hours.
Can I upload the file to my own YouTube channel?
Yes, for your own videos: in YouTube Studio, open Subtitles, add the language and upload the SRT. For someone else’s video, use the subtitles in line with the owner’s rights.
Is this tool part of YouTube?
No. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. This is an independent tool run by APPFACT STUDIO LTD and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
Updated October 20, 2026 · APPFACT STUDIO LTD