Translate VTT in just a few clicks

With Smartcat you can automate VTT localization and translate subtitles with advanced AI translation. You can simply upload your VTT files to Smartcat and get a highly accurate AI translation in seconds. If you have your own translation memory and terminology glossary, you can also upload these before AI translation. Alternatively, Smartcat can create a new translation memory and glossary for you automatically.
Smartcat can also automate the hiring of subject matter expert translators to edit your VTT files via Smartcat Marketplace AI linguist matching, which identifies the best-matched linguist for your specific translation needs based on their experience, client reviews on Smartcat, language pairs, native language, and monetary rates. You also get full visibility of all linguists on Smartcat Marketplace and can speak with them directly too. 
To sum up, you can get an automated VTT translation with Smartcat AI in seconds. If you want to guarantee the highest of quality, Smartcat can automate hiring of professional translators to edit your files too. Of course, you can also do the hiring manually on Smartcat Marketplace if you prefer.

Yes, you can quickly and easily edit VTT translations via Smartcat Editor, a very easy-to-use computer-assisted translation tool (CAT tool). You can get a high-quality AI automatic translation in Smartcat in seconds first. You can then edit your translations. You can also invite your own internal team or linguists, or hire linguists from Smartcat Marketplace, to review and edit your translations, all within your online Smartcat workspace.

In addition to VTT, Smartcat supports many video file formats for translation and editing. These multimedia file formats are mp4, mpeg, avi, mov, 3gp, 3g2, flv, m2v, m4v, mkv, mpg, ogv, qt, ts, vob, and wmv. Smartcat subtitle translator enables highly accurate subtitle translation automatically burned into your target language in minutes.

Yes. Smartcat provides an AI video translator, which enables you to get 100% accurate subtitle translation for your video files in up to 280 languages. Simply upload your SRT or MP4 video files and Smartcat extracts the subtitles automatically, making them translation-ready in the Smartcat Editor. Smartcat renders your output files with the subtitles already burned in!

A VTT file (Web Video Text Tracks) is a type of subtitle file used for displaying captions or subtitles in online videos. It includes the subtitle text, timing information, and can also contain additional formatting like styling or positioning.

VTT files are commonly used with HTML5 video players and are supported by various web platforms.

Process VTT file translation into 280+ languages with ease and speed in Smartcat.

Creating a VTT file is straightforward. You can start with a text editor or a subtitle editor to input your captions. Each entry includes a timecode in the format hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds, followed by the subtitle text. VTT files also allow for more advanced features like styling and positioning of text.

Once your VTT file is ready, simply save it with a .vtt extension. To use the file, link it to your video in the HTML code or upload it through your video platform’s subtitle management system. The captions will automatically sync with the video during playback.

Translating a VTT file in Smartcat is simple and efficient with its end-to-end AI subtitle translator. Upload your VTT file into Smartcat’s platform, where VTT translation is processed just like any other document, with fast, high-quality results. Then, review and make any necessary edits with Smartcat's VTT editor.

From there, you can translate the text within Smartcat’s collaborative workspace, ensuring consistency and quality through our integrated translation tools. Once you auto generate subtitles and complete quality assurance steps, export the file in the VTT format, preserving all the timing and formatting information intact.

Converting an SRT file to VTT format is easy with Smartcat. Simply upload your SRT file to Smartcat, and after any necessary translations or edits, export the file as a VTT.

The Smartcat platform handles the formatting conversion for you, ensuring that the timing, structure, and content are all correctly adapted to the VTT format.