SubVela
The facts below are what the maker publishes about SubVela, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From SubVela's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Core application is MIT licensed and free to use |
The facts
Each one read from SubVela's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The site describes the workflow as intended for creators evaluating a private, local subtitle workflow.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bilingual subtitles
- It can show original and translated subtitle lines together and style them independently.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Bundled component limit
- The site says local NLLB model artifacts are licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 and advises reviewing the non-commercial terms before commercial use or redistribution.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Burn-in captions
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Caption styling
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Exports
- Subtitles can be saved as SRT or styled ASS files, or burned into video with FFmpeg.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Language fonts
- The site says it handles Chinese, Japanese, and Korean fonts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The core application is MIT licensed; the Windows installer also includes components with their own licenses.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The site says media does not need to be uploaded and transcription requires no API key.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- SubVela is a desktop app for transcribing, translating, styling, and exporting video subtitles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Styling
- Subtitle styling controls include type, color, outlines, timing, and karaoke motion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle export
- other formatschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Users can rate their experience and leave a note, with email optional.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transcription
- Whisper transcribes speech locally into precisely timed subtitles on the Windows machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video playback
- The site identifies mpv as the video component.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- The current release targets Windows and is offered as an installer from GitHub Releases.checked 12 Oct 2026
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