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Best Mac apps to add captions & subtitles

Generate and edit captions for videos.

  1. 1. VidCap Generate captions for video Add captions & subtitles Setapp 92% · 448 ratings
  2. 2. Fuse Caption Studio Transcribe and translate media, then edit every caption on a real timeline Add captions & subtitles Sold separately
  3. 3. WhisperTranscribe Turn voice into text content Transcribe audio & video to text Setapp 78% · 328 ratings
  4. 4. ReelForge Make videos from ideas Generate videos with AI Setapp
  5. 5. BeeRoll Transcribe, cut, caption Edit videos Setapp
  6. 6. Filmora Movie & Video Editor Edit videos Mac App Store
  7. 7. GIPHY Capture. The GIF Maker Make GIFs Mac App Store
  8. 8. VN Video Editor Edit videos Mac App Store
  9. 9. Elmedia Player Versatile media player Play any video format Setapp 98% · 1,454 ratings
  10. 10. Transcrybe Translate audio in real time Translate text & speech Setapp 87% · 39 ratings
  11. 11. iFlicks Upload videos to iTunes Organize your video library Setapp 94% · 159 ratings
  12. 12. Teleprompter App Record Videos with Confidence Read a script on camera Setapp 91% · 161 ratings
  13. 13. Elmedia Video Player Play any video format Mac App Store
  14. 14. SmartPlay for Safari Watch streaming videos Mac App Store
  15. 15. Permute Convert audio, images, and videos Convert video, audio & images Setapp 98% · 4,352 ratings
  16. 16. FocuSee Record screen and polish video Record your screen Setapp 92% · 181 ratings
  17. 17. VoxDesk Meetings, made useful Get AI meeting notes Setapp
  18. 18. LazyReel Edit short-form videos fast Edit videos Setapp 70% · 20 ratings
  19. 19. CueClip Record freely. Publish fast Record your screen Sold separately
  20. 20. Compressor Encode Media Convert video, audio & images Mac App Store
  21. 21. DaVinci Resolve Edit videos Mac App Store
  22. 22. Fig Player play mp4 mkv mp3 Play any video format Mac App Store
  23. 23. MKPlayer MKV & Media Player Play any video format Mac App Store

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Edit videos 32 Transcribe audio & video to text 24 Play any video format 24 Stream your Mac to a TV 14 Create tutorials & product demos 35 Convert video, audio & images 32

Questions

What is the best Mac app to add captions & subtitles?
VidCap is the top pick here: Generate captions for video. Also worth a look: Fuse Caption Studio, WhisperTranscribe.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
12 of 23 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
14 of 23 apps run natively on M-series Macs.