SubPaster

If you routinely translate subtitles, you know there are quite a few difficulties you need to face, aside from the linguistic challenges. These aspects are mainly connected to the synchronization you need to constantly take into account so that you don’t break lines and ruin the whole text structure.

SubPaster is an approachable piece of software that promises to help you in the process, letting you easily edit and export your SRT files.

Before anything else, it is worth pointing out that SubPaster is not a subtitle translator, but rather a handy companion you could turn to so that you effortlessly process text without interfering with the time marks and text lines.

Coming with support for SRT file format only for the time being, the program is pretty easy to figure out. The main window contains two text blocks, one for the original subtitle, the other for the output, so that you can easily compare them.

You just need to start by selecting the SRT file you want to process, with the possibility of editing it in full size or just chunks of it. In case you opt for the latter, you may want to know that the text strings are displayed chronologically, so you don’t need to worry about not being able to merge them correctly.

As mentioned, the program maintains all the original SRT file’s text delimiters, and when working on a specific line, it is highlighted so that you can keep an eye on all the modifications you apply.

Copying either the foreign or the translated text to the clipboard is possible, and once you are done, saving the resulting subtitle is a piece of cake.

On the whole, SubPaster is an approachable subtitle editor that simplifies translation tasks. The program lets you apply all sorts of modifications to your SRT file by helping you keep an eye on time marks and text lines so that you don't interfere with the synchronization, so it's a pretty useful tool.