SRT subtitles (Pro) for your videos, in your language
What is an SRT file?
A small subtitle file: the words of your recording with the exact time each line is spoken. You don't read it on its own: open it together with your audio or video, and the words appear on screen in sync, like movie subtitles.
Welcome, everyone — let's begin.
What can I do with it?
- Add captions to YouTube videos and Reels/Shorts.
- Follow a lecture or meeting recording with the words on screen.
- Make videos watchable on mute.
- Help viewers who are hard of hearing.
- Get better reach: captions are searchable.
How it works in hearlog
1. Record or upload
Record a class or meeting, or upload an audio or video file. Tick “Also make SRT subtitles (Pro)” and choose the language.
2. Save the note
Subtitles start right after you save. The note shows progress — you can keep working.
3. Download the .srt
Tap Download SRT on the note. Every note with audio also has an Export SRT button, which asks for the language if the note was saved as Auto-detect.
4. Add it to your video
Open the .srt together with your video or audio. The steps for each app are below.
How to use it — step by step
Menu names can change between versions of an app. If one looks different on your screen, look for the same words in the app's own help.
VLC (computer, free)
- Open your audio or video file in VLC.
- Choose Subtitle → Add Subtitle File… and pick the .srt.
- Audio only? First turn on Audio → Visualizations, so there is a picture for the words to appear on.
YouTube Studio
- In YouTube Studio, open Subtitles and pick your video.
- Click Add language and choose the language, then click Add under Subtitles.
- Choose Upload file → With timing → Continue, pick the .srt, and Save.
CapCut
- Computer: open your project, then Captions → Add Captions → Import file, and pick the .srt.
- Web: open your project, open the captions tab, click Upload caption file, and pick the .srt.
- The lines appear on the timeline, matched to your video.
Importing a subtitle file works in CapCut on computer and on the web. The phone app cannot import one directly: import on computer or web first, then open the project on your phone.
Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro
- Premiere Pro: File → Import, pick the .srt, then drag the captions item from the Project panel onto the timeline.
- DaVinci Resolve: File → Import → Subtitle, pick the .srt, then drag it from the Media Pool onto a subtitle track.
- Final Cut Pro: open your project, choose File → Import → Closed Captions, pick the .srt, choose a caption role and language, then Import.
Phone (VLC for Android or iPhone)
- Put the .srt on your phone and open the video in VLC.
- Tap the subtitle icon in the player and add the .srt.
- Tip: if the .srt has the same name as the video and sits in the same folder, VLC often finds it on its own.
What to expect
- Languages: English, Hindi, Hinglish, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia. You choose the recording's language each time. The subtitles use the words of your saved transcript, so if you correct the transcript, the next subtitle file has your corrections.
- Length: recordings and files up to 2 hours each, and 4 hours of subtitles a month. Your monthly hours reset with your billing month; the app shows the date.
- Checked before you get it: if the timing does not pass our checks, we tell you instead of handing you subtitles that drift. Your transcript is not affected.
- Needs audio: subtitles are made from a recording or an uploaded audio/video file — not from pasted text, PDFs, photos or YouTube links.
Questions about SRT subtitles
My subtitles don't show or look out of sync in my player.
Usually this is the media player, not your file. VLC shows nothing over an audio-only file until a visualization is on (Audio → Visualizations). And after you skip ahead, VLC can keep showing an old line until the next one starts. Play a few seconds, or pick the subtitle track again. A file that plays correctly from the start is fine.
Why did hearlog refuse to make subtitles?
hearlog never sends a subtitle file it isn't sure about. It says no when the transcript has repeated passages (re-run the transcript from the note's menu, then try again), when there is too little speech in the recording, when the audio format can't be used (upload WAV, MP3 or WebM, or record again), or when the timing check did not pass (try again in a few minutes). A refused export does not use up your monthly subtitle hours: only subtitles that were made, or are being made, count.
Is SRT subtitles a free feature?
SRT subtitles are part of hearlog Pro, which includes 4 hours of subtitles a month (files up to 2 hours each). On the free plan you can see the Export SRT button; it is locked, and tapping it shows what Pro adds. Transcripts, summaries and translation stay free.
Which languages are supported?
English, Hindi, Hinglish, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia. You choose the language of the recording each time you make subtitles, and the subtitles are written in that language (Hinglish comes out in Devanagari). Other languages are not available yet.
Which apps can use the .srt file?
Any app that reads SRT, the most common subtitle format: YouTube Studio, CapCut, VLC, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro and most phone video players. The step-by-step section above shows where to add the file in each one.