Whisper transcription for Chinese
OpenAI Whisper transcribes Chinese into its native script with word-level timing. Runs entirely in your browser via WebAssembly — no upload, no API key.
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Whisper · Chinese · Free · No watermark
Free Chinese subtitle generator
Drop a Chinese-language video and Captionly transcribes it with AI Whisper, lets you fix names and proper nouns with a click, and exports SRT, VTT, ASS or a burned-in MP4. Detects Chinese automatically. Free, in-browser, no signup.
Chinese-language video has its own audience and its own search index. Captions extend the reach: they make Chinese video accessible to sound-off viewers, indexable to search in Chinese, and ready for downstream translation. Captionly is a free Chinese subtitle generator that runs Whisper locally in your browser, supports inline editing, and exports the formats every editor and platform accepts.
Free AI subtitle generator — drop a video to get started
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Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM (max 500MB)
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✦ Built for Chinese-language content
Built for Chinese-language content
Accuracy on Chinese audio, plus the controls editors need to ship.
Auto language detection for Chinese
Drop the file and Captionly detects Chinese automatically. No need to pick a language up front, no setup screen.
Click-to-fix Chinese transcript
Misheard a name or proper noun? Click the word, type the correction in Chinese, the timing stays locked. Glossary handles recurring slips across the whole video.
Native Chinese characters preserved
All exports are UTF-8 so Chinese characters, diacritics and punctuation survive cleanly into SRT, VTT, ASS and the burned-in MP4.
Burn into MP4 or export Chinese SRT
Download a finished MP4 with Chinese subtitles baked in, or an SRT to drop into YouTube Studio, CapCut, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve or FFmpeg.
No watermark on your Chinese video
Free forever — no email gate, no Captionly logo on your Chinese-language video, no daily quota.
About Chinese transcription
中文- Script
- Han
- Direction
- Left-to-right
- Language family
- Sino-Tibetan → Sinitic
- Native speakers
- ~1.1B
- Whisper accuracy
- ~92%
Accuracy figures are approximate (100 minus the word error rate reported in the OpenAI Whisper paper, Appendix). Real-world results vary with audio quality, accent and dialect.
✦ ShowcaseReal videos.
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See how creators of every kind are using Captionly. Drag to browse, click to play.
EN0:42
Neon Pop
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EN1:18
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EN0:21
Gradient Wave
onemorerep!
EN2:04
Karaoke
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EN0:56
Bounce
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ES0:33
Outline
novasacreer
EN0:28
Shadow Pop
let'sgo!victory
EN1:45
Underline
watchthistrick
EN0:52
Glitch
thisisinsane
EN0:38
Minimal
feelthebeat
EN0:19
Rainbow
hitthatmove
EN0:47
Pill
waitforit
✦ FAQ
Chinese subtitles — questions to ask
Practical answers for editors working with Chinese-language video.
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Free · Whisper · Chinese-ready
Caption your Chinese video
Drop a Chinese-language clip, edit the transcript if needed, ship an SRT or a captioned MP4. Free, in-browser, no signup.