Amara
Amara is a subtitle creation and collaboration service for making online video more accessible across language barriers.
What Amara is
Amara is a subtitle creation and collaboration service for making online video more accessible across language barriers. Its tools include a subtitle editor, a public subtitling website and an open protocol for subtitle search and delivery. The editor supports more than 400 languages, with audio waveforms, variable playback speed, shortcuts and notes. Users can create and translate subtitles, then export SRT or VTT files. Integrations include YouTube, Vimeo and Kaltura; free workspaces can stream public, embeddable YouTube and Vimeo videos, while direct video and Google Drive uploads require paid team spaces. Paid team members can use AI captioning for a per-minute fee, and Amara On Demand offers human subtitles, captions and translations in more than 50 languages. Personal is pay-as-you-go with a $5 minimum order. Plus costs $24 per month for two users and includes 60 AI-captioning minutes monthly. Amara is available on the web and through an API; commercial API use requires contacting Amara.
Good
- Subtitle editor supports more than 400 languages.
- Exports subtitles as SRT and VTT.
- Integrates with YouTube, Vimeo and Kaltura.
- Includes audio waveforms, playback speed controls and notes.
Watch out
- Direct video and Google Drive uploads require paid team spaces.
- Personal has a $5 minimum order.
- AI captioning for teams costs per minute.
- Embedded open captions require Amara On Demand.
Who it suits
Amara suits individuals, educators, filmmakers and teams that create or translate video subtitles. Its collaboration and team-management tools may fit organizations coordinating subtitling workflows.
Verdict
Amara combines subtitle creation, translation and team workflows with integrations for several video platforms. Check the upload restrictions and paid captioning terms against your workflow before choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Amara's own pricing page, checked 28 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | $5, paid once | Minimum $5 order for a single-user workspace. · single user only · advanced editor · single-user private workspace · pay-as-you-go AI captions · Starts with a minimum of $5 order |
| Plus | $24 a month | Includes 2 users; $12 per additional user and 60 free minutes per month. · 2 users included · $12 per additional user · 60 free min/month AI captions · private team workspace · $ 24 month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | advanced editor · powerful team management · AI captions require contacting Amara · Customizable |
| Integrated | Priced on request | advanced editor · integrated into your workflow · AI captions not available at the moment · Customizable |
The facts
Each one read from Amara's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI captioning
- AI captions are available to paid team members on a per-minute fee basis.checked 28 Sep 2026
- AI caption languages
- AI captions support multiple languages including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch.checked 28 Sep 2026
- API
- Amara provides an API for automating workflows and subtitling assignments, and commercial API use requires contacting [email protected].checked 28 Sep 2026
- Audience
- Amara serves online educators, filmmakers, volunteers, language experts, partners, funders, publishers, and video platforms.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Auto-captioning
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Core tools
- Amara includes a subtitle creation and viewing tool, a collaborative subtitling website, and an open protocol for subtitle search and delivery.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Editor features
- The editor includes audio waveforms, variable playback speed, shortcuts, and notes.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Amara integrates with YouTube, Vimeo, and Kaltura for subtitle workflows.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Language support
- The subtitle editor supports more than 400 languages.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Open caption limit
- Embedded open captions are available only through Amara On Demand services.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Open source
- Everything Amara does is available under the open source AGPL license.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Personal pricing
- Personal is pay-as-you-go with a minimum $5 order.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Plus pricing
- Plus costs $24 per month and includes two users.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Professional services
- Amara On Demand provides human subtitles, captions, and translations in 50+ languages.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Amara helps individuals, communities, and larger organizations overcome accessibility and language barriers for online video.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Security practices
- PCF says it uses distributed data storage, daily data snapshots, current security patches, and server intrusion monitoring.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Billing and cancellation
- Plus is monthly, cancellable anytime, with access through the payment period.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free workspace
- All users can stream public, embeddable videos from YouTube and Vimeo.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free workspace limits
- Direct video and Google Drive uploads are limited to paid team spaces.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Plus free minutes
- Plus includes 60 free AI-captioning minutes per month.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company identity
- Amara is a project of the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation, active since 2006.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
