Meetings & transcription
subtitler
Free on-device web app for audio transcribing and rendering subtitles
★ 376
June 2026
BSD-3-Clause
Meetings & transcription
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 9 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 2 Sept 2026We read the project's own documentation and found signs that it may no longer be maintained.
Where this sits among the 67 tools we list in Meetings & transcription
- Works without using a terminal45 of 67
- No API key required54 of 67
- Keeps your data on your own machine34 of 67
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed53 of 67
Only 20 of the 67 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Free on-device web app for audio transcribing and rendering subtitles
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineNot required
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineNo
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
subtitler FAQ
- Is subtitler free?
- Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use subtitler?
- You install it like a normal desktop app. No command line involved.
- Does subtitler work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use subtitler commercially?
- The licence is BSD-3-Clause, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subtitler (this page) | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| subsai | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| Handy | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
| meetily | Not needed | Not needed | No | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.