How to Create and Edit Video Subtitles on PC or Mac

Easily add subtitles to your movie with easy and professional subtitling tool.

Add subtitles to videos with ease
Create videos and subtitles for DVD, HD, 360, YouTube and more
Supports all popular video formats seamlessly

Get it Free. A free video editing and subtitling software version is available for non-commercial use only. If you will be using it at home you can download the free version here.

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Load your Video Sequence

Add your Subtitles

Save & Export

Create & Edit Video Subtitles

1 Load your Video File

Click the Open button in the Home tab toolbar to select and load your video file.

2 Add Clip to Sequence

When your video file is loaded to the project, it will appear in the Video Files bin to the left of the preview panes. Right-click on your file and select "Place on Sequence". You can also press Ctrl+E on your keyboard.

3 Open the Subtitles Window

To open the Subtitles window, select the Sequence on the menu tab and click the Subtitles button on the Home tab toolbar.

4 Import or Create Subtitles

You can either load an existing subtitles file to VideoPad or create your own subtitles from scratch. Click the Load button in the toolbar of the Subtitles dialog to import an existing file. To start creating your own subtitles, place the cursor on the timeline at the right moment where you want to start displaying subtitles then click the Add button in the toolbar to create your first subtitles entry.

5 Customize your Subtitles

VideoPad offers excellent tools for customization and control over your subtitles. You can change the font, color, size and style of text. You can preview the changes you make in real time, start and pause playback, and jump to certain moments of your video.

6 Save and Export

If you wish to save your subtitles as a separate file instead of permanently merging them with your video, click the Save button in the toolbar of the Subtitles dialog. VideoPad will save them as your preferred subtitle file format on your hard drive.

System Requirements

Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11
See Win 98, Win 2000 and Win XP/Vista to download software compatible with earlier versions of Windows.
macOS 10.5 or above

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Supported Input Formats

VideoPad supports just about any video input device including DV based or HDV camcorders.

Import Video - avi, mpeg, wmv, divX, Xvid, mp4, mov, vob, ogm, H.264, RM and more
Import Images - bmp, gif, jpg, png, tif and more
Import Audio - wav, mp3, m4a, mid, flac, aac, wma, au, aiff, ogg, raw, dvf, vox and more

Supported Output Formats

Burn to Disc - DVD or CD
Export Video File - avi, wmv, mpg, 3gp, mp4, mov, mkv, gif, YouTube, Mobile Phone, iPad, PSP
Upload to YouTube - save your login credentials to upload videos directly to YouTube, Vimeo or Flickr from VideoPad

Like what you see?

Creating subtitles is one of many brilliant features of VideoPad Video Editing Software. VideoPad is perfect for remastering all the video clips you've been recording on your camcorder. Whether you want to make a video montage of your family's summer road trip, compile a video resume, or assemble the production of your dramatic masterpiece, creating movies has never been easier.

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VideoPad Video Editing and Subtitling

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