Amara is described as '(formerly Universal Subtitles or unisubs) gives individuals, communities, and larger organizations the power to overcome accessibility and language barriers for online video. The tools are free and open source and make the work of subtitling and translating video simpler' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Amara for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Web-based, Mac and SaaS apps. The best Amara alternative is Subtitle Edit, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Amara are Aegisub, OOONA, ffsubsync and alass.