Spot Subtitle Editor

by Spot Software

Classic Windows subtitle authoring tool with deep cinema and broadcast support.

TL;DR

Classic Windows subtitle authoring tool with deep cinema and broadcast support.

Best for subtitle professionals working in cinema, festivals and European broadcast. Pricing: perpetual · contact sales.

Category
Desktop apps
License
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Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
perpetual · contact sales
Platforms
Windows

What it is

SPOT is one of the original commercial subtitle authoring tools, used widely by European subtitle houses and festival circuits. Strong support for DCP subtitle workflows.

Best for: Subtitle professionals working in cinema, festivals and European broadcast.
Watch out for: Windows-only; smaller community than Subtitle Edit.

Install / use

spotsoftware.nl

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supportedNone
HIPAA eligibleNo

Spot Subtitle Editor vs Whipscribe

FeatureSpot Subtitle EditorWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingperpetual · contact salesfree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestampsYesYes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsWindowsWeb, API, MCP

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