Best subtitles plugins for WordPress
The most popular subtitles plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Subtitles leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Widget Subtitles (100+) and Simple Subtitles (30+). All 15 plugins tagged “subtitles” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 subtitles plugins
- 1.
SubtitlesThe most installed subtitles plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 53 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34.
- 2.
Widget Subtitles100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Simple Subtitles30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 4.
WP Amara Shortcode10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 5.
Shelfcompass Video Voice TranslatorFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
VidCellar LiteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
VocalStackFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 day ago.
- 8.
mwangip Video CaptionsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 9.
Reproductor de Video Picture in PictureFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Kreva SRT Subtitles for Tutor LMSFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 15 plugins tagged “subtitles”
Subtitles
Up in the last 7 days:12#3,911by Philip Arthur Moore9 years ago
Add subtitles into your WordPress posts, pages, custom post types, and themes. No coding required. Simply activate Subtitles and you're ready.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.8(53)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Widget Subtitles
Up in the last 7 days:34#13,275by Jory Hogeveen2 years ago
Add a customizable subtitle to your widgets
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 4/day
Simple Subtitles
Up in the last 7 days:182#24,385by Jonathan Desrosiers10 years ago
Define a subtitle on any post, page, or custom post type.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Amara Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:1,264#34,787by d7913 years ago
A simple wordpress plugin to enable Amara.org shortcode
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shelfcompass Video Voice Translator
Up in the last 7 days:5,491#53,127by shelfcompass1 month ago
Generate AI voice-over for your videos in 31 languages and play them with a language switcher. Audio and subtitles land in your own Media Library.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VidCellar Lite
Up in the last 7 days:6,237#53,862by Suhaib Siddiqi23 days ago
A free WordPress video library with secure local playback, categories, ratings, thumbnails, and resumable large-file uploads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
VocalStack
Down in the last 7 days:1,658#56,874by vocalstack1 day ago
Transcribe the audio and video in your Media Library, and show transcripts and captions on your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
mwangip Video Captions
#62,501by Ceaser mwangi25 days ago
Automatically turn the spoken audio of your WordPress videos into accurate, synchronized, editable captions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Reproductor de Video Picture in Picture
#62,825by arielhf2 months ago
Reproductor con ventana mini picture-in-picture (PiP) opcional, ideal para lengua de señas u otro video secundario.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Kreva SRT Subtitles for Tutor LMS
Down in the last 7 days:6,290#64,169by Kreva Estudio1 month ago
Custom subtitles (.srt) for the YouTube videos embedded in Tutor LMS lessons, without relying on YouTube's native captions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bharti Subtitles
Up in the last 7 days:7,514#64,987by aiguru2 months ago
Generate subtitles for your Media Library videos in the browser. No API key, no per-minute cost, and the video is never uploaded anywhere.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Captionwright
#70,256by karelialabstoday
Free AI video captions, subtitles and clickable transcripts for WordPress. Whisper runs in your browser – no API key, no per-minute fees.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
SkynetAccessibility Video Subtitle
#70,740by Skynet Technologies India2 months ago
AI-generated subtitles for videos on website, with an analytics dashboard covering usage, languages, and plans.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
550W Watermark & Text Eraser
#71,677by x1236315 days ago
Erase selected image text and watermarks, local video subtitles and watermarks, and resolve platform share videos.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day