Telestream CaptionMaker

by Telestream

Windows authoring tool for closed captions and subtitles in broadcast and OTT.

TL;DR

Windows authoring tool for closed captions and subtitles in broadcast and OTT.

Best for windows post-production teams encoding captions for US broadcast deliveries and OTT vendors. 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

CaptionMaker is the Windows counterpart of MacCaption. Used to encode, conform and quality-check captions against the long list of broadcaster and OTT spec sheets (FCC quality benchmarks, EBU-TT-D, IMSC1, CEA-708).

Best for: Windows post-production teams encoding captions for US broadcast deliveries and OTT vendors.
Watch out for: Authoring tool only — does not perform ASR; transcripts must be supplied.

Install / use

telestream.net/captionmaker — purchase

Features

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

Telestream CaptionMaker vs Whipscribe

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

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