Observed arrival · 2026-10-16

Hardsubs turns burned-in subtitles into editable SRT files

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A browser-based OCR tool for extracting embedded Chinese and Japanese subtitles from MKV or MP4 videos.

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For: Viewers extracting embedded Chinese or Japanese subtitles
Worth noticing: The page reports that a 57-minute episode takes about 3–5 minutes on a Mac with WebNN enabled.

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The page describes automatic subtitle-row detection, OCR, line-by-line editing, and SRT export, with processing intended to stay in the browser. It says WebNN, WebGPU, or WASM is selected automatically; its speed example estimates 3–5 minutes for a 57-minute episode on a Mac with WebNN, versus 3–5× playback speed with WebGPU. These performance figures are reported by the site, not independently verified.

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