Auto Translate
Automatically translate subtitles using various translation engines and AI services.
- Menu: Auto translate → Auto translate…
- Shortcut: Configurable

How to Use
- Open Auto translate → Auto translate…
- Select a translation engine
- Select the source and target languages
- Click Translate to start
- Review the translations in the grid
- Click OK to apply
Supported Engines
- Google Translate V1 API — Free Google Translate
- Google Translate V2 API — Google Cloud Translation (requires API key)
- Bing Microsoft Translator — Azure Cognitive Services (requires API key)
- DeepL V2 translate — DeepL translation (requires API key)
- LibreTranslate — Open-source, self-hosted translation
- MyMemory Translate — Free translation memory
- ChatGPT — OpenAI AI translation (requires API key)
- LM Studio (local LLM) — Local LLM translation
- Ollama (local LLM) — Local LLM-based translation
- llama.cpp (local LLM) — Server-managed local LLM translation; Subtitle Edit downloads llama.cpp and a curated TranslateGemma model and runs a local
llama-server for you
- Anthropic Claude — AI translation (requires API key)
- Groq — AI translation (requires API key)
- OpenRouter — AI translation (requires API key)
- Lara — AI translation (requires API key)
- Perplexity — AI translation (requires API key)
- Google Gemini — AI translation (requires API key)
- NVIDIA — AI translation (requires API key)
- Mistral AI Translate — AI translation (requires API key)
- DeepSeek — AI translation (requires API key)
- Papago Translate — Naver Papago translation (requires API key)
- thammegowda-nllb-serve — Self-hosted NLLB (No Language Left Behind) server
- winstxnhdw-nllb-api — NLLB (No Language Left Behind) API
- Baidu Translate — Baidu translation (requires App ID and secret)
- CrispASR MADLAD — Local MADLAD-based translation with downloadable models (shown with size and install status); also available in Batch Convert
Engine Configuration
Depending on the selected engine, you may need to provide:
- API Key — Authentication key for cloud services
- API URL — Custom endpoint URL (for self-hosted services)
- Model — Specific model to use (for AI engines)
Translation Review
The translation grid shows the original text alongside the translated text. You can edit individual translations before accepting them.
Keyboard Shortcuts
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