- Subs Factory is a free but powerful utility designed to make the creation, modification and resynchronization of subtitles easy. Last update 4 May. 2009 Licence Free OS Support Mac OS X.
- A 64-bit processor (Core 2 Duo or later, on all Mac since 2007), QuickTime and the suitable codecs. For version 1.3.2: see its dedicated website; To be opened or saved by Subs Factory.
Subs Factory is a free powerful utility that aims to make the creation, modification and synchronization of subtitles easy. There's nothing worse when you're watching a film and the subs are either inaccurate or out of sync.
Versions history
Subs Factory For Mac High Sierra
Version 2.3.2
Available for macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and higher- New features :
- Subtitles display can now be restricted to the normal size, and to the video bounds.
- Subtitle edition can now be independent from subtitle currently playing.
- Edited subtitle is now highlighted in the timeline.
- Clicking on a subtitle in the timeline now selects it for edition.
- Added 'Change couples of markers to subtitles' menu and keyboard shortcut.
- Default end marker and default second anchor marker in 'ReSync' popover are now set to last marker.
- User's manual has been updated.
- Fixes :
- Now correctly selecting the default encoding at export.
- When no video was loaded, clicking on a subtitle made the counter run. Not anymore.
- Fixed a display bug with automatic Dark/Light mode selection.
- Corrected some bugs appearing when video is shorter than subtitles file.
- New features :
Version 2.3.1
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- Fixed annoying bug when deleting subtitle.
- Fixes :
Version 2.3.0
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- New features :
- Now displaying sound waveforms to help positioning subtitles.
- Dark mode (for macOS 10.14 Mojave and higher only).
- Full Touch Bar support.
- Subtitles are now displayed on the video, and markup properties are correctly rendered.
- Subtitles included in video files can now be played.
- Smoother backward play.
- VLCkit has been replaced by mpv/ffmpeg, providing much more functionalities for Subs Factory development.
- New 'Subtitle' menu for subtitle edition, with associated keyboard shortcuts.
- Time counter is now editable to quickly go to a precise timing.
- New features :
Version 2.2.1
Available for macOS 10.11 (El Capitan)- New features :
- MicroDVD (.sub) and Tab Separated Values (.tsv) export
- Command buttons icons are now retina.
- Fixes :
- Using 'Enter' when editing a subtitle in the 'Editor' palette now creates a new line.
- Text edition in the 'Editor' palette now taken into account right away.
- Some other minor bugs fixed.
- New features :
Version 2.2.0
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Reliability, ease of development, modernity and future-proof: the application has been translated to Swift, and the whole code has been reviewed for more simplicity and a much better ability to evolve.
- New features :
- Now all actions are undoable : resync, split, merge, replace,...
- User interface improvements for better readability.
- It is now possible to play the subtitles, even without a video.
- Performances improvements.
- Fixes :
- Numerous bugs have been fixed.
Version 2.1.5
Available for macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) and 10.10 (Yosemite)- Fixes :
- A bug preventing use of 'Editor' palette with systems older than macOS 10.14 (Mojave) has been fixed.
- Implementing Internet Access Policy for Little Snitch.
- Some crashes fixed.
- Fixes :
Version 2.1.4
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- A bug preventing resynchronization has been fixed.
- A bug altering the display of subtitles table after file split has been fixed.
- A bug happening when no video file was loaded has been fixed.
- Another crash has been fixed.
- Fixes :
Version 2.1.3
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- A bug modifying a subtitle date when clicking in the table has been fixed.
- Some other crash causes have been fixed.
- Fixes :
Version 2.1.2
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- Some bugs concerning subtitle edition have been fixed.
- Fixes :
Version 2.1.2
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- Some bugs have been fixed, including concerning 'Search and Replace' function.
- Fixes :
Version 2.1.0
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- New features :
- Most video files are now played natively (thanks to VLCkit, replacing QuickTime).
- Now compatible with systems from macOS 10.9 Mavericks to the current release, 10.14 Mojave.
- It is now possible to choose which audio or video track to play in multitrack files.
- Latest news are fetched and displayed at application launch.
- Video speed management is now more flexible with J-K-L keyboard shortcuts and new controls on video controls palette.
- More flexible resynchronization function.
- Fixes :
- A lot of bugs have been fixed.
- New features :
Version 2.0.3
Available for macOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) to 10.8 (Mountain Lion)- New features :
- It is now possible to choose an encoding when exporting a .srt file,
- the encoding chosen while opening a file is now memorized,
- the encodings list is now much more comprehensive.
- Fixes :
- Markers are now correctly saved in project files,
- Subs Factory now correctly asks for saving when closing a project,
- minimum duration of a project without video is now ten seconds,
- palettes list is now always entirely unfolded,
- other minor bugs have been adressed.
- New features :
Version 2.0.2
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- Subtitles files created from scratch can now be exported with Snow Leopard,
- one-key shortcuts (i, o and space) now work correctly,
- ReSync window now works correctly with Snow Leopard,
- there is now a protection preventing entering a subtitle whose end is after its beginning,
- video is now correctly unloaded when changed or when closing the window,
- other minor bugs have been corrected.
- Fixes :
Version 2.0.1
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- Fixes :
- The markers menu now works,
- m4v files can now be open,
- fixed project video loading after application relaunch,
- fixed export button that did not export correctly, and
- window minimum size now better computed.
- Fixes :
Version 2.0
Not available anymore, replaced by newer version- First version on the Mac App Store, rewritten from scratch and dramatically modernized.
Version 1.3.2 and older
Available for macOS 10.2 (Jaguar) to 10.5 (Leopard)- See old version webpage.