GNOME Subtitles
GNOME Subtitles is a free subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop, with tools for editing, translating, and synchronizing subtitles alongside video preview.
What GNOME Subtitles is
GNOME Subtitles is a free subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop, with tools for editing, translating, and synchronizing subtitles alongside video preview. It supports common text-based subtitle formats and SRT export. Editing shortcuts cover bold, italic, and underline, as well as finding and replacing text. Video controls include play and pause, rewind, forward, and seeking to a selected point or time. The project is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later, and its interface is listed as GNOME and GTK+. More than two dozen interface languages are named, including Arabic, English, French, German, and Spanish. The listed intended audience is end users and desktop users. The latest downloadable release listed is version 1.8, dated 2022-06-24, in a tar.xz archive. That release switched its build system to Meson and fixed audio and video playback issues. The release information also says Gtk-sharp and Gstreamer-sharp libraries are built and bundled. The manual points users to GNOME's bug reporting system for reporting issues.
Good
- Supports subtitle editing, translation, and synchronization.
- Includes video preview and playback controls.
- Exports SRT files.
- Interface languages include Arabic, English, French, German, and Spanish.
Watch out
- The latest listed release is dated 2022-06-24.
- The listed platform is Linux.
Who it suits
It suits desktop users who need to edit, translate, synchronize, and preview subtitle files on Linux. It is relevant for users working with common text-based subtitle formats.
Verdict
GNOME Subtitles combines subtitle editing with synchronization and video preview on the GNOME desktop. Its latest listed downloadable release is version 1.8, dated 2022-06-24.
Plans and prices
From GNOME Subtitles's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME Subtitles | Free | GPL version 2 or later · subtitle editor for GNOME |
The facts
Each one read from GNOME Subtitles's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The project listing identifies its intended audience as end users and desktop users.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Dependencies
- The 1.8 release says Gtk-sharp libraries and Gstreamer-sharp are built and bundled with GNOME Subtitles.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Download
- The SourceForge files page lists version 1.8 as the latest downloadable release.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Download format
- The latest listed download is gnome-subtitles-1.8.tar.xz.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The application supports subtitle editing and translation.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Formats
- It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- SourceForge identifies the intended audience as end users and desktop users.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Interface
- SourceForge lists GNOME and GTK+ as the user interface.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The project listing names more than two dozen interface languages, including Arabic, English, French, German, and Spanish.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Latest listed release
- The SourceForge files page lists version 1.8, dated 2022-06-24, as the latest version.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- GNOME Subtitles is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GNOME Subtitles is a video subtitling application for the GNOME desktop.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Release changes
- Version 1.8 replaced Autotools with the Meson build system and fixed issues with audio and video playback.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Search
- Its listed shortcuts include find, find next, find previous, and replace.checked 8 Oct 2026
- SRT export
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Subtitle formats
- It supports the most common text-based subtitle formats.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Subtitle translation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The project page links to a support section and mailing lists.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Synchronization
- It supports subtitle synchronization.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Text formatting
- Its listed shortcuts include toggles for bold, italic, and underline.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Video controls
- Its listed shortcuts include play/pause, rewind, forward, and seeking to a time or selection.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Video preview
- The software supports video previewing.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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