From Video to Global Audience: The Fastest Way to Subtitle

Video is the language of the modern internet. But without subtitles, a huge portion of your potential audience is left out. In fact, 85% of videos on social media are watched with the sound off. Furthermore, accurate subtitles make your content accessible to the 430 million people worldwide who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The problem? Creating subtitles manually is a notoriously slow, tedious, and frustrating process. It involves listening to a tiny snippet of audio, typing it out, and painstakingly syncing the text to the video, second by second. For a 10-minute video, this can easily take over an hour.

That's why we built SimplySub: to make subtitling fast, private, and beautiful for every creator. Here’s a simple, streamlined process to bring your words to the screen.

1. Upload Your Media

Your journey starts by simply dragging and dropping your video or audio file into the SimplySub window. There's no need to upload your content to a server. The file is loaded directly from your computer into the browser.

2. Experience On-Device AI Transcription

This is where the magic happens. Unlike other services that upload your data to the cloud for processing, SimplySub uses cutting-edge AI that runs entirely on your device.

Privacy First: Your files are never uploaded, and no one but you ever has access to them. It's the most private way to transcribe sensitive content.
Instant Transcription: With a single click, our AI-powered engine transcribes the audio in your media. Within minutes (not hours), you'll have a complete, time-coded transcript of your entire video. A quiet environment provides the best results.

This single step saves you 90% of the work. Instead of starting from a blank slate, you're starting with a nearly complete project.

3. Style & Sync Subtitles on the Timeline

Now you can refine and perfect your subtitles in our intuitive editor.

Intuitive Waveform Timeline: SimplySub displays the audio's waveform visually. You can see exactly where words and sentences begin and end, making it incredibly easy to adjust timings with frame-by-frame precision. Just drag the edges of a subtitle block to perfectly sync it with the audio.
Live Preview: As you edit text or adjust styling, the video preview updates in real-time, so you can see exactly how your changes will look.
Your Style, Your Fonts: This is where you can match your subtitles to your brand or creative vision. Our style editor lets you control the font, color, and size. Even better, if you have a specific brand font, you can upload your own font files (.TTF, .OTF, .WOFF) directly into the editor.

4. Export Your Subtitles

Once you're happy with the result, exporting is a single click.

Flexible Formats: Whether you need an .SRT file for YouTube, a .VTT file for a web player, or a video with the subtitles "burned-in" for platforms like Instagram or TikTok, SimplySub has you covered.

By combining the privacy of local-first software with the power of AI and a user-friendly editor, SimplySub transforms subtitling from a dreaded chore into a fast, secure, and creative part of your workflow. Make your content accessible, boost your engagement, and reach a global audience—without ever compromising your privacy.