Chinese Subtitle Generator

• A Chinese subtitle generator inside a real editor

  Most subtitle sites hand you a caption track and stop there. EchoWave generates your Chinese subtitles on a multi-track timeline where you can also trim clips, add music, apply 56 transitions and animate text. Caption the video and finish the whole edit in one place.

• Auto detection, no language menu

  Upload and click Generate. The speech recognition identifies Mandarin on its own, so there is no source-language dropdown to get wrong. If a mixed-language video confuses detection, a manual From-language setting is available after transcription.

• Fix the wrong character in one click

  Mandarin homophones trip up every recognizer, so a shi or a yi occasionally comes back as the wrong hanzi. Click any cue to correct it, split lines that run long, and keep each line under roughly 16 full-width characters, the limit most Chinese subtitle style guides use.

• Karaoke captions with active-word fill

  Choose from 176 named presets, from clean broadcast looks to word-by-word karaoke styles where the highlight follows each word's timestamp. That timing works with Chinese characters just like Latin text. Recolor or emphasize individual words for extra punch.

• Translate the track into 86 languages

  Once the Chinese cues read correctly, the subtitle translator converts them into English or any of the 86 languages in the catalog. Translation changes the subtitle text only. Your Mandarin audio stays untouched, so this is captioning, not dubbing.

• Dual Chinese and English subtitles

  Show both languages at once with bilingual subtitles, a format Mandarin learners and diaspora audiences actively search for. The original sits on one line with the translation below it, both timed to the same cues.

• Burn in free, or download SRT, VTT, TXT and JSON on paid plans

  Export the finished video with subtitles hardcoded so they display identically on every player and platform. Need a sidecar file instead? On a paid plan you can download SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON. Importing an existing Chinese SRT or VTT file to retime or restyle it is free.

• Upload your own CJK fonts

  Caption presets render Chinese glyphs natively, and the brand kit accepts custom font uploads. Add a heiti or songti typeface you license, save your brand colors next to it, and every future video keeps the same look without manual setup.

1. 1

   Upload your video

   Drag in a file from your computer. EchoWave accepts 20 video input formats including MP4, MOV, MKV and WebM, and the editor works in your browser.

2. 2

   Generate the Chinese captions

   Open the Subtitles panel and click Generate. The AI transcribes the speech with word-level timestamps and detects the language automatically, so a Mandarin voiceover comes back as Chinese text without any setup.

3. 3

   Proofread, split and style

   Read through the cues, correct any character the recognizer misheard, and split lines that crowd the screen. Then apply one of 176 caption presets and adjust font, size, color and position to match your style.

4. 4

   Translate, then export

   Optionally translate the track into English or another of the 86 supported languages (a Pro feature), or switch on bilingual display. Export an MP4 with the subtitles burned in, or on a paid plan download the SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON file on its own.

• Douyin, Xiaohongshu and WeChat Channels

  Vertical clips need tight captions, around 8 to 10 characters per line so nothing crowds the safe area. Resize the canvas to 9:16, split any cue that runs wide, pick a bold karaoke preset and export a file ready to post.

• YouTube and Bilibili audiences

  Creators reaching Chinese-speaking viewers abroad pair Mandarin audio with hanzi captions, or run dual Chinese and English subtitles so both audiences follow along. Burned-in cues also survive reposts where platform captions get stripped.

• Mandarin lessons and study content

  Teachers time captions to speech so students see each character exactly as it is spoken. Karaoke-style active-word fill turns any clip into listening practice, and dual Chinese and English lines give beginners a translation to lean on.

• Interviews and podcast clips

  Transcribe a Mandarin interview, then cut the video by editing the transcript and remove silences automatically. The subtitle track comes from the same transcription pass, so nothing is done twice.

• Marketing videos for Chinese markets

  Transcribe an existing English demo and translate the subtitle track into Chinese to localize it without a reshoot. You can also generate a fresh voice over with one of 8 Mandarin AI voices, 4 female and 4 male.

• Lyric videos and karaoke edits

  Mandarin lyric videos live and die on word timing, and the karaoke presets highlight each word as it lands. Put one of 93 music visualizer styles behind the text for a finished look.

Based on each tool's public pages as of July 2026. Plans and features change, so double-check current pricing before committing to a subscription.