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German subtitles generator

Turn a German video or recording into a ready-to-use SRT subtitle file: upload the file or paste a link, see its exact length and price, pay once ($1 up to 60 minutes, $3 up to 10 hours) and download German subtitles with timings, plus the plain-text transcript. Need subtitles in English or another language too? Add a translation and get a second SRT with the same timings. No account, no subscription.

$1 up to 60 minutes $3 up to 10 hours TXT + SRT Deutsch No signup

YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), Vimeo, SoundCloud, Dailymotion, Loom, or a direct link to an audio/video file.

About German recordings

Standard German, Austrian and Swiss speakers are written in standard German with umlauts and ß. Strong dialects such as Swiss German or Bavarian are written in standard German spelling, which means some dialect words can be normalised or misheard.

German transcription at a glance

Native name
Deutsch
Writing system
Latin
Writing direction
Left to right
Spoken in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and South Tyrol in Italy
Price
$1 up to 60 minutes, $3 up to 10 hours, per file
You get
Full transcript as TXT, TXT with timestamps and SRT subtitles
Translation
Into any of 141 other languages, included in the price
Language code
de
Transcribe German audio to text

How to make German subtitles

  1. Upload the video or audio (up to 5 GB) or paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook or another platform.
  2. Keep German as the spoken language (or auto-detect), add a translation if you also want subtitles in another language, and pay once.
  3. Download the German SRT file and add it to your video in YouTube Studio, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, CapCut, VLC or any player that reads SRT.

What the German SRT file contains

Numbered subtitle blocks, each with a start time, an end time and the German text spoken in between. It is plain UTF-8 text, so you can open it in any text editor, correct a name or a word and upload it again. You also get the full transcript as TXT, with and without timestamps.

Subtitles in German and in a second language

Choose a translation language before paying and you get two SRT files with identical timings: the original German subtitles and the translated ones. One translation is included in the price, so bilingual or translated captions for YouTube, courses and social video take no extra work.

Captions for YouTube, social video and editing

YouTube Studio accepts SRT files directly under Subtitles. Most video editors import SRT as a caption track that you can style and burn into the picture; for TikTok, Reels or Shorts you can paste the text into the app's own caption tool. The file is yours to edit and reuse, with no watermark.

Questions

How do I add the German SRT to a YouTube video?

In YouTube Studio open the video, go to Subtitles, add German as a language, choose Upload file, select "With timing" and pick the SRT file. The captions appear once YouTube has processed them.

Are the subtitle timings accurate?

Each subtitle block starts and ends with the speech it contains, based on the timing of the recognised words. Long silences, music and overlapping voices can shift a line slightly; you can adjust any time in a subtitle editor or a plain text editor.

Can I get German subtitles translated to English?

Yes. Pick English (or any of 141 other languages) as the translation language before paying. You get the German SRT and a English SRT with the same timings.

How much do German subtitles cost?

$1 for a file up to 60 minutes and $3 up to 10 hours, the same for every language. You see the exact price after the file is checked and before you pay, and there is no subscription.

Last updated October 27, 2026

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