Comparison of subtitle editors

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The following table compares some characteristics of notable subtitle editing software.

NameLicensePlatformMultilanguageAudio waveformFormats supportedExtra Information
Aegisub GPL (but code is ISC or BSD3c)Cross platformYesYes SSA/ASS, MicroDVD, .srt (full support)
AdobeEncore, EBU STL (write only) JACOsub (read only) [1]
Limited support for RTL languages. It's mainly used for creating ASS subtitles. Uses libass, making the ASS effects appear correctly in the internal media player.
Amara Proprietary, formerly GNU AGPL Web-basedYes?SRT, SSA, SBV, VTT, DFXP, ITT, SCC and CAP formats. [2] Cloud platform with subtitle editor and workflow tools for collaborative captioning and subtitling, including making corrections to machine-generated captions. Add-ons include automatic speech recognition.
Gnome Subtitles GPLLinuxYesAdobe Encore DVD, Advanced Sub Station Alpha, AQ Title, DKS Subtitle Format, FAB Subtitler, Karaoke Lyrics LRC, Karaoke Lyrics VKT, MacSUB, MicroDVD, MPlayer, MPlayer 2, MPSub, Panimator, Phoenix Japanimation Society, Power DivX, Sofni, SubCreator 1.x, SubRip, Sub Station Alpha, SubViewer 1.0, SubViewer 2.0 [3] Built-in video preview, times synchronization, translation, spellcheck.
Subtitle Composer GPLLinux, WindowsYesYesWebVTT, SubRip/SRT, MicroDVD, SSA/ASS, MPlayer, TMPlayer, YouTube, VobSub, BluRay/PGS, DVD/Vob, DVB, XSUB, HDMV-PGS [4] Speech Recognition, Video preview, Translations, Subtitle positioning, Javascript macros
Subtitle Edit GPLWindows, LinuxYesYes250+Translate mode, spell check, OCR, batch convert, uses .NET Framework

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References

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  2. "Subtitle formats available on Amara". Amara.org.
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  4. "Subtitle Composer > Features". subtitlecomposer.kde.org.