Arctime is a cross-platform subtitle creation tool with AI-assisted transcription and efficient timeline editing.
Arctime Pro is a popular free subtitle editor, especially among Chinese subtitlers and video creators. It combines waveform-based timeline editing with fast manual timing tools, and AI features assist with automatic speech-to-text transcription to bootstrap subtitle creation. The software supports importing and exporting all major subtitle formats, video preview, batch operations and quality checks. Its lightweight desktop app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux without heavy dependencies.
Arctime offers a free version covering core editing; the Pro edition adds advanced features through one-time purchase or license.
Chinese subtitle translators, video creators and studios producing quality subtitles efficiently on the desktop.
Subtitle translators time and translate episodes efficiently with waveform editing. Video creators add accurate Chinese subtitles to their content. Subtitling teams standardize workflows on a free, capable desktop tool. Educators produce subtitled teaching videos for accessibility.
Import your video and use AI speech-to-text to generate a draft timeline, then correct timing with the waveform tools — this hybrid is fastest. Learn the keyboard shortcuts; manual timing speed depends on them. Export a test file to your target player before finalizing a full project.
Keep line lengths within reading-speed limits even when the audio is fast. Use the QA checks before export to catch overlaps and empty lines automatically.
Yes — the free edition handles most workflows; Pro features are paid.
No — Arctime is a desktop application without a public API.
Compared with Aegisub, Arctime adds AI transcription and faster workflows; versus cloud tools like VEED it works offline for free.
Yes — Arctime Pro is cross-platform, running on Windows, macOS and Linux as a lightweight desktop application. Projects can move between machines, and it supports the standard subtitle formats used across tools and players. The offline nature is popular with subtitlers who work with unreleased content.
Yes — Arctime handles advanced subtitle formats including ASS, allowing styled captions beyond plain text. Subtitlers producing styled dialogue or complex positioning will find the format support sufficient for professional delivery.