Subtitle Workshop

by URUSoft

Veteran Windows subtitle editor with batch conversion.

TL;DR

Veteran Windows subtitle editor with batch conversion.

Best for windows users running batch conversions across many subtitle formats. Pricing: free.

Category
Desktop apps
License
—
Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free
Platforms
Windows

What it is

Subtitle Workshop is a long-running free Windows app for subtitle creation, conversion, and timing. Still used for batch conversion jobs.

Best for: Windows users running batch conversions across many subtitle formats.
Watch out for: Windows-only; UI dated.

Install / use

subworkshop.sourceforge.net

Features

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

Subtitle Workshop vs Whipscribe

FeatureSubtitle WorkshopWhipscribe
CategoryDesktop appsTranscription APIs
Pricingfreefree beta
Speaker diarization—Yes
Word timestamps—Yes
Streaming—No
Languages—99
PlatformsWindowsWeb, API, MCP

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Whipscribe is a managed faster-whisper + whisperX service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.