How much does it cost?

Your first OCR job of up to 3 minutes is free, once per account. After that it is 3 credits per minute of video (≈ $0.015), counted only for the part you pick. It needs sign-in.

Which subtitles can it read?

Horizontal and vertical subtitles in most written languages. Set the language or leave it on auto-detect.

Can I edit or translate the result?

Yes. Open it in the editor to fix lines and timing, or turn on AI translation before you start.

Extract Hardcoded Subtitles Online - Burned-in Subtitles to SRT

Mark where the subtitles sit and AI reads every line off the picture into a timed SRT you can edit. Your first 3 minutes are free, then 3 credits a minute (≈ $0.015). Up to 2 hours a video, no watermark.

Burned-in subtitles
Only part of a video
100+ languages
SRT, VTT, SBV, TXT

or drag and drop

Video only: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, M4V, AVI, WMV

Maximum file size: 3 GB.

Reads the subtitles burned into the picture. Sign in, 3 credits a minute.

What the AI subtitle generator gives you

Timed subtitles in your format

Every line comes back with its start and end time. Switch the format here to see the same file as SRT, VTT, SBV or plain text.

Free for files up to 10 minutes, no sign-up. Longer files use 2 credits a minute. (≈ $0.01 a minute)

welcome-back.srt

1
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,600
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the channel.

2
00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,100
Today we're subtitling a whole video in minutes.

3
00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:08,500
First, drop your file into the editor.

4
00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,100
Every line becomes a cue you can retime, split or translate.

Only the part you need

Pick a start and end time and only that stretch is transcribed. The subtitles keep the video's own times, or start from 00:00.

For everyone. The price and the free 10 minutes count only the part you pick.

Subtitles burned into the video

Mark the line where the subtitles sit and they are read from the picture into a timed SRT, horizontal or vertical.

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the channel.

Subtitle area

welcome-back.srt

1
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,600
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the channel.

2
00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,100
Today we're subtitling a whole video in minutes.

Who said each line

Speaker detection labels every line, for interviews, podcasts and meetings.

Pro, 3 credits a minute. (≈ $0.015 a minute)

Translated when it's done

Choose a language and the subtitles come back translated, with Google Translate or AI.

Needs sign-in and credits: 2 credits a minute of video. (≈ $0.01 a minute)

10 videos in one go

Drop up to 10 files or paste up to 10 YouTube links, one per line. Download each subtitle, or all of them as one ZIP.

Pro. Files up to 10 minutes stay free.

One word per line

For short videos and karaoke-style captions: every word gets its own timed line.

Original language only, without translation or speaker labels.

Hardcoded Subtitle Extractor

Get quick answers about editing, conversion, translation, and subtitle generation workflows.

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Upload the video or paste a YouTube link, drag the box over the line where the subtitles appear and click Read subtitles. The text in that box is read with AI and comes back with its timing as SRT, VTT or TXT.

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