Subtitle Workshop Alternatives for Linux

Subtitle Workshop is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Subtitle Edit, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Subtitle Workshop and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Subtitle Workshop are Aegisub, Subtitle Composer, Gnome Subtitles and Subtitle Editor.

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Subtitle Workshop alternatives are mainly Subtitle Editors but may also be Media Players or Video Editors.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Subtitle Workshop.
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Movie subtitle editing and creation tool. Supports and converts between various subtitle formats. Features include video preview, a translator mode, several features to fix or optimize timing issues, errors in spelling or...

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Subtitle Workshop alternatives page was last updated Jan 13, 2025
  1. Subtitle Edit icon
     163 likes

    Creating and editing subtitles.

    42 Subtitle Edit alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Srt
    2.  Auto Formatting
    3.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    4.  Built-in translation
    5.  Audio Extraction
    6.  Sub
    7.  OCR
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Portable
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Dark Mode
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    frenchiveruti

    It's OPEN SOURCE, FREE, it includes an audio graph that helps a LOT to sync subtitles, it also has speech detection INCLUDED in the app, it's all around the best tool available.

    Positive commentDec 4, 2020
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    • Almost everyone thinks Subtitle Edit is a great Subtitle Workshop alternative.

    • Subtitle Edit is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Subtitle Workshop.

    • Subtitle Edit is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Subtitle Workshop.

    • Subtitle Edit is Free and Open SourceSubtitle Workshop is also Free and Open Source
    • Subtitle Edit is LightweightSubtitle Workshop is not according to our users
  2. Aegisub icon
     125 likes

    A free, powerful and customizable cross-platform subtitle editor featuring support for multiple formats, real-time video preview, and a robust scripting module, allowing accurate timing, visual typesetting, and translation capabilities for a seamless experience.

    40 Aegisub alternatives
    Aegisub screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Spell Checking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Auto Formatting
    9.  Lua scripting
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    • Most users think Aegisub is a great Subtitle Workshop alternative.

    • Aegisub is the most popular Mac alternative to Subtitle Workshop.

    • Aegisub is Free and Open SourceSubtitle Workshop is also Free and Open Source
    • Aegisub is Lightweight and Privacy focusedSubtitle Workshop is not according to our users
  3. Subtitle Composer icon
     7 likes

    A text-based subtitles editor that supports basic operations as well as more advanced ones, aiming to become an improved version of Subtitle Workshop for every platform supported by KDE.

    26 Subtitle Composer alternatives
    Subtitle Composer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Subtitle Composer Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Speech Recognition
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  4. Gnome Subtitles icon
     10 likes

    Gnome Subtitles is a subtitle editor for the GNOME desktop. It supports the most common

    36 Gnome Subtitles alternatives
    Gnome Subtitles screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Gnome Subtitles iconSubtitle Workshop Icon

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  5. Subtitle Editor icon
     12 likes

    Subtitle Editor is a GTK+3 tool to edit subtitles for GNU/Linux/*BSD.

    38 Subtitle Editor alternatives
    Main layout

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    Subtitle Editor Features

    1.  Waveform Seekbar
    2.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    Discontinued

    Latest release was on July 14, 2017.

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  6. Subedit Player icon
     9 likes

    Freeware movie player and subtitles editor. Auto-loading of subtitles file, user subtitles directory, playing all files in current directory, player resume after system hangup, shuting down the PC after the movie ends, auto-loading the next part of the movie, video files...

    69 Subedit Player alternatives
    Subedit Player screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Official website no longer available.

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  7. Subtitulator icon
     2 likes

    Subtitulator is a Mencoder user interface for embedding SRT subtitles in AVI files.

    29 Subtitulator alternatives
    Version 1.0

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Subtitulator Features

    1.  Srt
    Discontinued

    Official website unavailable. Last reported update from years ago.

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  8. Closed Caption Creator icon
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    Closed Caption Creator is a high-end subtitle editor that makes it easy to create closed captioning, subtitles, audio descriptions, and transcripts.

    26 Closed Caption Creator alternatives
    Closed Caption Creator screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Closed Caption Creator Features

    1.  speech transcription
    2.  Subtitles and captions
    Closed Caption Creator iconSubtitle Workshop Icon

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  9. YTSubConverter icon
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    YouTube's built-in subtitle editor doesn't support styling of any kind. If you want formatting such as bold, italic and coloring, you need to upload a subtitle file instead. The site accepts a number of file formats such as RealText, WebVTT and TTML, but all of these...

    39 YTSubConverter alternatives
    YTSubConverter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac

    YTSubConverter Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Subtitles and captions
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