Chinese subtitles and transcripts
Transcribe Mandarin or other Chinese recordings and download subtitles laid out for Chinese text.
- Maximum 30 minute duration, basic accuracy
- Maximum 3 uploads a day when signed in
Start to finish
What you get
Export video with subtitlesPreview and adjust your subtitles, then export one free watermarked clip of up to five minutes.
Translate your transcriptionUse included Basic translations or Pro models with credit.
Downloads & ActionsDownload SRT, VTT or TXT subtitle files, or open the transcription in the player.
Transcript editorProCorrect the transcript line by line while every subtitle file stays in sync.
Ask this videoGet answers without scrubbing through the file. Free uploads include a limited number of questions.
Highest accuracyProThe best transcription models available, not the fastest ones — so there is less to fix afterwards.
Searchable transcriptSearch every word, filter by speaker, and jump straight to the moment anything was said.
Media PlayerWatch your file with the subtitles over it, switch between translated tracks, and set their size, spacing and background.
Video ImporterPaste a URL and we fetch the media for you from 1,100+ sites.
Know who is speakingProSpeaker labels on every line, with names added automatically.
Whole batches at onceProDrop in many files and let them transcribe in parallel.
API accessProConnect your own software with an API key.
$0.99/ hour
Pay only for the hours you actually process, and every hour runs on the best transcription models available.
- No subscription
- Start with $0.99
- Credit never expires
Chinese subtitles follow different rules from English ones. Written Chinese has no spaces between words, so subtitle lines are measured in characters, not words, and a comfortable line is much shorter than an English line. Upload a lecture, meeting, interview, drama, documentary, or any other recording with Chinese speech. The transcript is laid out with Chinese line-length rules automatically, stays connected to the recording through timestamps, and can be translated with the original text kept alongside for review.
How to do it
- Upload the audio or video recording with Chinese speech.
- Leave the language on auto-detect, or choose Chinese to skip detection.
- Review names, places, and technical terms against the recording — homophones are the most common correction.
- Download TXT, SRT, VTT, or ASS, or use Export video for a downloadable video with the subtitles visible.
Questions
Why are the Chinese subtitle lines shorter than English ones?
Chinese characters each carry more meaning and are read at a different pace, so this app breaks Chinese subtitle lines by character count rather than by words. The exact per-line limit is shown in the guidance below and is applied automatically.
Does it handle Simplified and Traditional characters?
The transcript follows the script conventions the recognition model associates with the recording. If your audience expects one script specifically, review the transcript before downloading — the text is editable on screen.
Can I translate Chinese subtitles into English or other languages?
Yes. Turn on translation and review the original and translated lines together. Translated lines keep the original timing, so the subtitles stay synchronized.
What should I double-check in a Chinese transcript?
Personal and place names, brand names, and numbers. Chinese has many homophones, so a name that sounds right can be written with the wrong characters. The player lets you correct them once and every download uses the corrected text.
How Chinese changes the subtitles
Line length is counted in characters
Written Chinese does not separate words with spaces, so subtitle lines here are measured by character count instead of word boundaries. That is why Chinese subtitle lines are much shorter than English ones — the exact limits this page applies are shown below, straight from the layout engine.
Homophones deserve a review pass
Many Chinese syllables share a pronunciation, so names, places, and specialist terms are the most common thing to correct in an otherwise accurate transcript. Search the transcript for each important name once, fix it, and the correction carries into every download.
Translating keeps the original visible
When you translate a Chinese transcript, keep the original characters beside the translation while reviewing. Titles, honorifics, and numbers are easy to verify that way, and the translated subtitle lines keep the original timing so nothing drifts out of sync.
Free use, prices, and limits
These numbers are the ones the uploader on this page actually enforces.
- Starting out
- No account or payment details are needed for the first free upload. A free account lets you upload again immediately, then every 30 minutes, up to 3 uploads per 24 hours.
- Free transcriptions
- 1 per 24 hours without an account · up to 3 per 24 hours with a free account, one every 30 minutes
- Free file length
- Up to 30 minutes per file without an account · up to 30 minutes with a free account
- Free file size
- Up to 1 GB per upload
- Pro price
- $0.99 per hour of audio or video, paid as you go with no subscription. The first purchase starts at $0.99; later top-ups start at $5.00.
- Pro file limits
- No duration limit. Files up to 10 GB.
- Downloads
- Transcript and subtitle files (TXT, SRT, VTT with every transcription, ASS with the paid option), or a downloadable video with the subtitles included
- Languages
- Transcription in 100 languages with automatic detection · translation into 120 languages
- Speaker identification
- Available with the paid Highest accuracy option. Detected speakers can be renamed in the transcript.