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Arabic to English

Arabic to English subtitles, timed to every word

Upload a video in Arabic. Captionr transcribes the speech, translates it into English and times each subtitle to the moment the words are spoken, so an English audience can follow along.

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  • Every Arabic dialect
  • $0.15 a minute, no subscription
  • SRT and VTT export

Arabic speech

اليوم2.06رح2.52نطبخ2.71مقلوبة3.24

English caption
today we're cooking maqluba
Caption timing
00:02.06 → 00:03.93 taken from the Arabic words

Translating subtitles is more than translating text

The usual route is to make Arabic subtitles and run the file through a translator. English is longer or shorter than the Arabic, the word order changes, and lines run over the screen or show up before the words are said. Viewers notice.

How Captionr makes English subtitles

Every caption is checked before you see it

Captions that are too long or too fast are hard to follow on a phone. These limits are applied to every line of every video.

2 lines
at most, of up to 42 characters each
1 to 7 s
on screen for each caption
20 a second
the most characters a viewer has to read

What you download

A standard SRT or VTT file. YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and most video editors read it, and your captions appear in sync.

maqluba-episode-12.en.srt
1
00:00:00,420 --> 00:00:01,740
Hi everyone,

2
00:00:02,060 --> 00:00:03,930
today we're cooking maqluba

3
00:00:04,180 --> 00:00:05,860
the way my grandma makes it.

Three steps from upload to captions

  1. 1

    Upload your video

    Drop in an MP4, MOV or audio file up to 2 GB. If your connection drops, the upload picks up where it stopped.

  2. 2

    Check the price and pay

    We read the length and show you the exact price: $0.15 a minute, $2.00 at least. You pay once for that video. There is no subscription.

  3. 3

    Download your captions

    When the status says Ready to review, download SRT or VTT, read the captions through and publish them with your video.

Questions creators ask

Which Arabic dialects can I translate into English?

Levantine (Syrian, Lebanese, Palestinian and Jordanian), Egyptian, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi and Modern Standard Arabic. Levantine gets the most tuning today. Pick the dialect when you upload, or leave it at Not sure and we work it out from the speech. Levantine Arabic subtitles

Is the translation done by a person?

No. Captionr uses AI models to transcribe and translate, then checks every caption against fixed rules for length and reading speed. Automatic translation can make mistakes, so read your captions before you publish, and fix any line in the downloaded file. An editor inside the app is being built.

How do I get the best results?

Clear audio matters most. Use a microphone close to the speaker, keep background music low under speech, and avoid people talking over each other. Pick the dialect when you upload if you know it. Short clips with very little speech give the dialect check less to work with.

How long can my video be?

Any file up to 2 GB, video or audio: MP4, MOV, MKV, MP3, M4A or WAV. If your video is larger, upload the audio only; the captions come out the same. A one hour video costs $9.00. Read the upload guide

Can I put the English subtitles on YouTube?

Yes. Connect your channel and send the captions straight to your video from the video page, or download the SRT file and add it in YouTube Studio. Viewers turn the English captions on with the CC button. The same file works on Vimeo, Facebook and most video editors. Read the YouTube guide

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