Yes, with Amara you can create subtitles for videos you don’t own by adding them to a Plus or Enterprise Team. You also have the option to make these videos publicly visible by changing the settings within your Private team.

However, if you don’t own the video, you won't be able to export the subtitles back to the hosting site when they are completed. Your subtitles will only be available on Amara to view, embed, or download.

Yes, you can upload subtitle files directly in the subtitle editor or set up automatic subtitle syncing between Amara and your video hosting platform.

After you create subtitles on Amara, you can download the subtitles and upload them anywhere else you host your videos.

Alternatively, you can set up an integration between Amara and your video hosting platform. After you set up an integration, when you publish subtitles on Amara, the subtitles will automatically export to the video hosting platform.

For Amara Personal Orders Workspace users, subtitle export is available with YouTube and Vimeo when you integrate your Personal Orders Workspace with your Vimeo or YouTube channel. For Plus and Enterprise accounts, there are more video platforms available for subtitle export.

Any subtitles that have been automatically synced to a video hosting site (for example YouTube, Vimeo) will stay on those platforms after you delete the video on Amara or cancel your team subscription.

Yes, Amara offers AI captioning services as part of our commitment to making video content more accessible and engaging. This feature is available for paid team members on a per-minute fee basis, and Amara Plus members enjoy 60 minutes of free AI-generated captions. We support AI captions in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, and Dutch, catering to a global audience.

Even with the advanced technology behind AI captioning, we highly recommend editing any AI-generated captions to ensure high-quality output.

You can download your subtitles from Amara in a variety of different formats. Note that open captions (those that are embedded into the video file) are only available through our Amara On Demand services.

Do you have more questions about which subtitle format you should use? Check out our blog post.

Our subtitle editor provides built-in guidance and subtitle guidelines.

If you need professional subtitles or subtitles in a language you don't speak, you can order high quality subtitles in multiple languages from our professional subtitling service, Amara On Demand. Simply select your videos, pick the subtitle languages you want, and then submit your order directly from your Amara Plus team.

Amara Personal Orders Workspace
Your personal Orders Workspace is pay-as-you-go with a credit card. No time-commitment or monthly subscription is required.

Amara Plus Team subscription
Monthly subscription paid using credit card. After you cancel your plan you will still have access to team workspace until the “end of your payment period”. We recommend downloading your subtitle files from your team workspace to ensure that you continue to have access to your subtitles. You can cancel your team at any time from the Plan page.

Amara Enterprise and Integrated teams
Customized payment plans for larger teams with monthly and yearly subscription plans.

After you cancel your plan you will still have access to team workspace until “end of your payment period”. We recommend downloading your subtitle files from your team workspace to ensure that you continue to have access to your subtitles.

Check out the Amara Support Center for answers to more questions!

Happy subtitling!