Software and Applications

  • Amara

    Browser-based subtitle and captions editor; free version available or pay for your videos to be subtitled professionally.

  • Camtasia

    Video editing software primarily used for screen recordings that can also be used to generate captions. Available on Mac or Windows. Available for a discounted price via the Texas A&M Software Center.

  • Caption And Description Editing Tool (CADET)

    Free, downloadable software that can be used to create and edit captions and generate audio-description scripts.

  • Express Scribe Transcription

    Produce transcripts using editing software. Free version available. Available on Windows and Mac.

  • Subtitle Horse

    Browser-based subtitle and captions editor; free version available.

  • SubTitle Workshop

    Free downloadable application for creating and editing subtitles. Available on Windows.

  • Telestream CaptionMaker

    Application that can be used to generate and edit captions and encode them in various formats. Available on Windows only. Free trial available.

  • YouTube Studio

    Automatically generate captions and transcripts for your YouTube videos. Manual editing available.

Vendors

  • Amara

    Professional captioning services available.

  • 3Play Media

    Paid service that uses AI and expert human review to create subtitles, captions, audio descriptions and live captioning.

  • Rev.com

    Paid service that uses either human transcriptionists or AI to create transcripts and captions; services are available at a by-the-minute cost or via subscription.

  • Verbit

    Self-service tool that utilizes AI to help you create captions, transcripts and audio descriptions. Paid professional services are also available.

  • More Captioning Service Providers

    List of captioning service providers curated by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).

  • More Audio Description Service Providers

    List of description service providers curated by the Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP).