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Category
Video & Audio Production
Best for
ai subtitle generator
Pricing
Freemium
Access
Free plan available

What is this tool?

Two numbers decide whether this fits. The first is your monthly volume — 2 videos free, 10 on Guru, 30 on Agency — a budget rather than a wall, since unspent credits carry forward to twice the allowance. The second is 20 minutes, the per-upload limit on every plan including Agency, so long-form source footage has to be cut before it arrives. The free Bootstrapper plan adds a Zubtitle watermark and caps exports at 720p; removing both is what the first $19 buys. One caution if you mean to pay yearly: the page prints two different annual prices for Guru, so take that figure from checkout.

By QT Desk
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Zubtitle, from Zubtitle LLC, is a browser tool for turning a talking-head recording into something publishable on social: captions burned in, the frame resized for the destination, branding applied. It is deliberately narrow — the vendor's own line is "Turn talking videos into polished social posts" — and the narrowness is the point, because the job it does is the job that otherwise eats an hour in a general-purpose editor.

Plans form a straightforward ladder of quotas. The free plan costs nothing and covers 2 videos a month, capped at 720p and watermarked. The first paid tier lifts that to 10 videos at up to 4K with the watermark gone, and the top tier triples the allowance without changing anything else — so resolution and watermark are both settled as soon as you pay, and the only thing the higher tier sells is volume. The exact figures are in the plan table and the FAQ below.

Annual billing is offered, promoted on the page as two months free. Agency is consistent about what that means: $490 a year against $49 a month, a saving stated as $98. Guru is not. The plan card says $190 a year saving $38, and the comparison table at the foot of the same page says $90 a year saving $18. Only the first is consistent with the saving the vendor states against $19 a month; the second is not. Both are reproduced here because both are published, and neither is offered as the price: confirm Guru's annual figure at checkout before committing to a year.

Every published plan carries the same easily-missed limit: a single upload may run to 20 minutes and 1GB, and neither figure rises with the price. Agency buys thirty 20-minute uploads a month, not longer ones. A full episode or webinar has to be cut down before it reaches Zubtitle. The help centre does add one escape hatch the pricing page never mentions: the vendor says it can arrange custom plans for videos up to 30 minutes, or for more than 30 credits a month. That is a conversation rather than a checkout, but it means neither ceiling is absolute.

The quota is also gentler than the plan table suggests. Unspent video credits roll over into the next billing cycle, up to double the plan's monthly allowance — so Guru's 10 a month tops out at 30 available and Agency's 30 at 90. That changes who this suits: an irregular publisher banking credits through a quiet month and spending them in a busy one is inside the design, not fighting it. Two conditions attach. Rollover comes only with an active paid subscription, and once you cancel, whatever is left has until the end of that billing period.

Use the trial properly before picking a tier. It covers a single video with every editing feature unlocked, captioning included, so caption accuracy and the look of the finished frame can both be judged on a clip of your own rather than on a sample reel.

Is this right for you?

Quick fit check against how you actually work.

Choose this if
  • You publish short spoken-word clips regularly — and an uneven month is fine, since credits roll over to twice the allowance
  • Captioning and resizing are the whole job and you do not want a general video editor for it
  • Your source clips are already under 20 minutes
  • You need 4K output without climbing to an expensive tier — it arrives at $19 a month
  • A watermark on free output is acceptable while you evaluate, and removing it is worth $19
Consider alternatives if
  • Your source recordings run past 20 minutes or 1GB and you need them processed whole on a published plan — beyond that the vendor points to a custom arrangement rather than a price
  • Your volume runs consistently above what rollover can absorb — twice the monthly allowance is the ceiling, and it is not a substitute for the right tier
  • You need more than 30 finished videos a month on a published plan; past that the vendor offers a custom plan without a published figure
  • You need editing beyond captioning, resizing and branding, since that is the published scope of the product
  • You want to commit to a year on Guru and need the figure to be unambiguous: the page publishes $190 and $90 for the same annual plan

Key features

What you can actually do with this tool.

Captioning as the default, not an add-on

Captions are the reason the product exists, and the free trial plan explicitly includes them rather than holding them behind payment.

Resizing built into the same pass

A recorded talking-head clip is re-framed for the aspect ratio the destination wants, so one source file becomes a post rather than a job for a separate editor.

4K export from the first paid tier

The 4K ceiling arrives at the first paid tier and does not improve above it, so resolution is not something you climb the price list for — only the free plan sits lower, at 720p.

Watermark removed at the first paid tier

Free output is stamped and paid output is not. That, and the monthly quota, are the practical difference between the two.

Unused credits carry forward, to a ceiling

A quiet month is not money lost. Guru's 10 credits a month can accumulate to 30 available and Agency's 30 to 90 — twice the allowance is the ceiling in each case. They stop accruing if the subscription stops.

A trial that produces one real finished video

A single upload with nothing held back — captioning included — so the finished frame can be assessed on your own footage rather than on a sample reel.

Plans & pricing

Pricing tiers and what's included in each.

Bootstrapper

$0/mo
  • free forever
  • 2 videos / mo
  • 20 min and 1GB upload limit
  • up to 720p
  • Zubtitle watermark added
  • Rollover credits are stated to come only with an active paid subscription

Guru

$19/mo (annual figure not established)
  • 10 videos / mo
  • Unused credits roll over up to 20, for a maximum of 30 available
  • 20 min and 1GB upload limit
  • up to 4K
  • Watermark removed
  • Annual: the page prints $190/yr (save $38) on the plan card and $90/yr (save $18) in its own comparison table

Agency

$49/mo, or $490/yr (save $98)
  • 30 videos / mo
  • Unused credits roll over up to 60, for a maximum of 90 available
  • 20 min and 1GB upload limit
  • up to 4K
  • Watermark removed
Official pricing pagePricing may have changed. Always verify before purchasing.

Frequently asked

Common questions about this tool, answered.

Can I use Zubtitle without paying?

Yes. Bootstrapper is $0 a month, described as free forever, and gives you 2 videos a month at up to 720p with a Zubtitle watermark added. Separately, a Free Trial plan lets you upload 1 video with access to all the video editing features including captioning.

How long a video can I upload?

Up to 20 minutes and 1GB, and the limit is the same on Bootstrapper, Guru and Agency — paying more buys more videos a month, not longer ones. The help centre adds that a custom arrangement can lift either ceiling, taking a video to half an hour or the monthly count past thirty; no price is published for either.

Do unused videos carry over?

Yes, within a limit. The help centre states that unspent video credits carry into the following cycle and that a plan may hold at most twice its allowance in rollover — 30 available on a 10-credit plan, 90 on a 30-credit one. It applies only while a paid subscription is active; once you cancel, whatever is left lasts until the end of that billing period.

What does it cost?

Bootstrapper is $0. Guru is $19 a month and Agency $49. Annual billing is promoted as two months free, and for Agency the page is consistent: $490 a year, a stated $98 saving. For Guru it prints $190 saving $38 in one place and $90 saving $18 in another. Neither is quoted here as the price — settle it at checkout.

When does the watermark go away?

At the first paid tier. Bootstrapper adds a Zubtitle watermark; Guru and Agency both remove it.

Do I have to pay extra for 4K?

No. Guru at $19 a month already exports up to 4K, the same as Agency. Only the free plan is capped, at up to 720p.