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From gielcobben·Updated June 13, 2026·View on GitHub·

INTRODUCTION Caption takes the effort out of finding and setting up the right subtitles. A simple design, drag & drop search, and automatic downloading & renaming let you just start watching. Caption is multi-platform, open-source, and built entirely on web technology. Download Caption. The project is written primarily in JavaScript, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2016. It has gained significant community traction with 1,343 stars and 95 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: app, caption, electron, electron-app, macos.

Latest release: v2.0.12.0.1
January 15, 2018View Changelog →
<h1 align="center"> <img src="https://gielcobben.com/github/caption/icon_256x256.png?v=2" width="100" alt="icon" draggable="false"><br> Caption <br> <br> </h1> <br> <p align="center"> <img src="https://gielcobben.com/github/caption/github_cover.png" width="840" alt="banner" draggable="false"> <br> <h6 align="center">INTRODUCTION</h6> <p align="center">Caption takes the effort out of finding and setting up the right subtitles. A simple design, drag & drop search, and automatic downloading & renaming let you just start watching. Caption is multi-platform, open-source, and built entirely on web technology.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://getcaption.co">Download Caption.</a></p> <p align="center"> <a href="#backers" alt="sponsors on Open Collective"><img src="https://opencollective.com/caption/backers/badge.svg" /></a> <a href="#sponsors" alt="Sponsors on Open Collective"><img src="https://opencollective.com/caption/sponsors/badge.svg" /></a> <a href="https://getcaption.co"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/gielcobben/Caption/total.svg" /></a> </p> </p> <br>

⚡️ Contribute

Caption is completely open-source. We've tried to make it as easy as possible to
contribute. If you'd like to help out by adding features, working on bug fixes,
or assisting in other parts of development, here's how to get started:

To begin working locally:
  1. Fork this repository to your
    own GitHub account
  2. Clone it to your
    local device: git clone git@github.com:gielcobben/caption.git
  3. Install the dependencies: npm install
  4. Run the app by starting electron, building the code and watch for changes:
    npm start
    To build for production (should not generally be used):
  5. Build the actual app for all platforms (Mac, Windows and Linux): npm run dist
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📦 Sources

Caption currently uses 2 sources to gather subtitles. We're continuously adding
sources, but the app's open-source nature also allows you to add your own when
desired. This can be done in
Caption Core.

Standard sources:
  • OpenSubtitles
  • Addic7ed
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🔑 License

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