Swahili subtitles, automatically

Upload a video, get Kiswahili subtitles timed to the audio — including the English that comes with it.

Free to try · no card needed

Dini kuu katika Moldova ni Ukristo wa Kiorthodoksi.

Real Swahili, in a subtitle font that renders it. Every word is timed on its own — that is the highlight moving.
5.3%
Harmar, word error rate
30.7%
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Measured on 20 FLEURS clips, 2026-09-05. That figure is for Swahili spoken on its own; accuracy on mixed speech is measured separately and not claimed here. Full method, all 59 languages

Swahili and English in one sentence

Urban Swahili borrows English constantly. Borrowed words stay where they were said instead of being dropped.

Timing measured against the audio

Word-level alignment rather than a model's guess, so subtitles do not drift out of sync as the clip runs.

One project, two tracks

Keep the Kiswahili original and add an English translation beside it, sharing the same timing.

Sheng — two languages in one sentence

Swahili as it is spoken in Nairobi or Dar es Salaam carries English through every other clause, and in Kenya it mixes further into Sheng. A transcriber that quietly translates those words into Swahili produces something nobody said. They are kept as spoken.

Wrong word? Fix it in seconds

Every word is editable with the video playing beside it, and you can drag any word’s timing by hand.

Nothing is automatic-or-nothing. You always see the result before you export.

The Harmar editor — every word editable, with the video playing beside itA real project — the editor works the same in every language.
Fonts
35 render Swahili properly
Choosing the language
Automatic — we hear it
Translation
Into 60 other languages

Questions

Does it handle Swahili mixed with English?+

Yes. Mixed sentences are transcribed as one sentence, with each language kept where the speaker put it rather than normalised into one.

Can I translate a Swahili video into English?+

Yes. Translation runs as a second subtitle track on the same project, so the Kiswahili original stays intact.

What can I export?+

Subtitles burned into the video for Reels, TikTok and YouTube, or SRT and VTT files if you finish the edit elsewhere.

Other languages

Try it on one video

Free, no card. You will see the result before you decide anything.

Add Sheng subtitles — free