Multilingual subtitles
Subtitles in any language, laid out right
Voxcene writes multilingual subtitles in 66 spoken languages and sets each one the way its readers expect. Arabic reads right to left, for instance, and Chinese lines break between characters.
for iPhone
- 66 spoken languages
- Right to left
- CJK line breaks
- Language detection
العربية كل كلمة مهمة
中文 每个字都很重要
עברית כל מילה חשובה
01 · Detection
Automatic language detection
Start a project, choose Detect automatically, and Voxcene identifies the spoken language from the audio and captions it. There's no menu of codes to scroll through. If you already know the language, set the Spoken language yourself.
Each language gets the same treatment. Captions are timed word by word, and you get a full transcript to check plus all of the caption styles.
- Detect automatically, or pick the language
- 66 spoken languages
- Word-by-word timing in every one
Detect automatically · 66 spoken languages
- English
- Ελληνικά
- Español
- Français
- Deutsch
- Italiano
- Português
- العربية
- עברית
- हिन्दी
- 日本語
- 한국어
- 中文
- Русский
- Українська
- Türkçe
- Polski
- Nederlands
- Svenska
- Norsk
- Dansk
- Suomi
- Íslenska
- Čeština
- Slovenčina
- Slovenščina
- Hrvatski
- Српски
- Bosanski
- Македонски
- Български
- Română
- Magyar
- Lietuvių
- Latviešu
- Eesti
- Беларуская
- Ქართული
- Հայերեն
- Azərbaycan
- Қазақ тілі
- فارسی
- اردو
- বাংলা
- ગુજરાતી
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- മലയാളം
- मराठी
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
- தமிழ்
- తెలుగు
- नेपाली
- ไทย
- Tiếng Việt
- Indonesia
- Melayu
- Filipino
- Jawa
- Kiswahili
- Afrikaans
- አማርኛ
- Cymraeg
- Gaeilge
- Galego
- Català
- Malti
02 · Right to left
Right-to-left captions (Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu)
A caption that runs the wrong way is harder to follow than no caption at all. In the video you export, captions in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu are set right to left. Karaoke styles follow suit, so the highlight travels in the right direction and each line starts where your viewers' eyes do.
Letter spacing is switched off for scripts that join their letters, and when a style's own font can't draw them, Voxcene sets them in Noto Sans Arabic or Noto Sans Hebrew instead.
- Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu
- Lines read right to left, karaoke included
- Letters stay joined: no added spacing
- Noto Sans Arabic and Noto Sans Hebrew
اردو ہر لفظ اہم ہے
فارسی هر کلمه مهم است
03 · Line breaks
Chinese, Japanese and Thai line breaking
Chinese and Japanese don't put spaces between words, so a captioner that waits for a space either makes one endless line or adds spaces that don't belong. Voxcene breaks those lines between characters without adding any spaces. It also follows Japanese line rules: no line starts with 、 。 or a small kana, and none ends on an opening bracket.
Thai doesn't space its words either, so Voxcene splits Thai into words before deciding where a caption or a line breaks. Thai's own phrase spaces stay where they belong.
- No invented spaces between characters
- Lines break between characters
- Japanese rules: no line starts with 、 or 。
- Thai split into words, so lines break between them
日本語 一言一言が大切
ไทย ทุกคำล้วนสำคัญ
How it works on iPhone
How to add subtitles in any language on iPhone
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Start a project
Pick your video, then set the Spoken language, or choose Detect automatically.
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Let it caption
Voxcene writes the captions in that language and times them word by word.
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Check the lines
Read them under Every word, in order and tap any word to fix it.
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Pick a style
Choose a caption style. Right-to-left languages read right to left, and Chinese and Japanese lines break in the right places.
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Export
Burn the captions in, or export SRT, VTT, ASS, TXT or JSON.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Which languages can Voxcene caption?
There are 66 spoken languages. They include Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek and every major European language.
Do Arabic and Hebrew captions read right to left?
Yes. Captions in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian and Urdu are set right to left, and Hebrew is set in its own font.
How are Chinese and Japanese captions broken into lines?
Without inventing spaces. Chinese and Japanese don't put spaces between words, so Voxcene breaks their lines between characters rather than waiting for a space that never comes. It also follows Japanese line rules, so a line never starts with 、 or 。.
Does it detect the language automatically?
It can. Choose Detect automatically when you start the project and Voxcene identifies the spoken language from the audio. You can also pick it yourself.
Do I need special fonts for Hindi, Tamil or Georgian?
No. If a caption style's font can't draw a script, Voxcene switches the captions to a font that can. That covers Arabic, Hebrew, Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Thai, Armenian, Georgian, Amharic, Chinese and Japanese.
What if the video mixes two languages?
Pick the language spoken most and fix the odd line by hand. To caption in a different language from the one spoken, use Translate.
Is Greek handled properly?
Yes. Accents and the final sigma come out right, capitals drop their accents the way Greek expects, and line breaks never leave a short word like “και” at the end of a line.