Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

OpenSubs Keeps the Video on Your Machine

opensubs.app Observed source

Editorial interest 84/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A browser-based subtitle tool that transcribes, translates, styles, and burns captions into video without uploading the video.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-30 issue.

Field notes

The workflow runs from a dropped video to locally generated captions, styling, and browser-side MP4 encoding, with subtitle files available in SRT, VTT, and ASS formats. The page identifies Whisper models between 40 MB and 250 MB, cached after download, and lists twelve visual presets with word-level highlighting. Cloud translation is optional: the page attributes the free path to Chrome's on-device translation and prices backend translation at $5 for 1,000 credits.

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○OpenPublic substance visible

$PaidCommerce or pricing visible

✦PrettyNotable craft visible

●ProPolished or operationally mature

◎NicheUnusually specific use

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