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subtitle.im vs TranslateBuff

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subtitle.im compared with TranslateBuff
Detailsubtitle.im logo subtitle.imTranslateBuff logo TranslateBuff
What it doesYouTube captions, on when needed, off when they get in the way. AI translator for webpages with multiple models
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree: $0, no sign-up needed, 10 successfully handled videos in total with no monthly reset. Pro subscription: $17.99 / year, billed annually. Pro Lifetime: $29.99 / once, pay once for ongoing maintenance and all major and minor updates. Free plan with unlimited basic translation; Pro Annual at $4.32/mo (2M AI tokens per month, billed $51.90 every 12 months); Pro 2 Months at $6.95/mo (2.5M AI tokens per month, billed $13.90 every 2 months); Pro 3 Years at $1.66/mo (1.5M AI tokens per month, billed $60.00 every 36 months)
Key features
  • Automatic caption control - follow YouTube, auto-open, or auto-close
  • Local OCR detects burned-in subtitles
  • Handle duplicate captions with separate settings
  • Manage different languages in captions
  • Channel-specific caption rules (Pro)
  • Video-specific rules (Pro)
  • Remember confirmed caption closures (Pro)
  • Restore captions if hidden by mistake
  • Privacy-first local processing
  • Read entire webpages in bilingual or translation-only mode
  • Highlight any text for instant translation in a popup
  • Translate as you type with keyboard shortcut
  • Compare 20+ AI models side by side
  • Context-aware translation with industry terminology
  • Bilingual video subtitles for YouTube
  • Translation hub to paste text and compare results
  • Works on Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
  • AI-powered sentence segmentation for videos
  • Keep original webpage layout in translations
What makes it different
  • All processing happens locally in your browser with no video frames uploaded
  • Automatically detect burned-in subtitles and handle them separately from YouTube captions
  • Set caption preferences at global, channel, or video level
  • Free to try with 10 videos before upgrading
  • No email or account required for free use
  • Access multiple premium AI models without managing separate accounts
  • Whole-page context for more accurate terminology and tone
  • Compare translations from different AI models side by side
  • Bilingual video subtitles with AI sentence segmentation
  • Flexible pricing scaled by translation volume
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)30 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)150
Citation Flow (Majestic)240
Referring domains (Majestic)361

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