Manually creating accurate, translated, and properly timed subtitles for video and audio content. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.

legen is an open-source project built for developers and content creators.

Yes — legen is open source under the GPL-3.0-only license and free to use.

What platforms does legen run on?

legen runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.

Is legen still active?

Unverified. legen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to legen?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.

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legen

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Legen is a command-line toolkit that runs locally to transcribe audio, translate content, and generate mastered subtitles for videos and other media. It leverages Whisper for speech-to-text, translation capabilities, and FFmpeg for processing. Designed for developers and media professionals who need offline, privacy-focused subtitle automation without relying on cloud services.

Open SourceGPL-3.0-onlyCLISelf-hosted

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Overview

5 features

In the Developer Tools space, legen takes a focused approach. Manually creating accurate, translated, and properly timed subtitles for video and audio content. legen is an open-source project aimed at developers and content creators. legen is open source under the GPL-3.0-only license. It runs on the command line, and it can be self-hosted.

legen first shipped in 2025. Among its 5 catalogued features are local transcription, subtitle translation, and media processing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Local transcription
Subtitle translation
Media processing
Whisper integration
FFmpeg mastering

Built with & integrations

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

CLISelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0-only

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Aug · 23:21 UTC
legen verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about legen

What does legen do?: Manually creating accurate, translated, and properly timed subtitles for video and audio content. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who is legen for?: legen is an open-source project built for developers and content creators.
Is legen free?: Yes — legen is open source under the GPL-3.0-only license and free to use.
What platforms does legen run on?: legen runs on the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
Is legen still active?: Unverified. legen has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to legen?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Track Debug, ZenPress, and StarPulse.Track Debug ZenPress StarPulse
How long has legen been around?: legen first shipped in 2025.
Is legen open source?: Yes — legen is open source under the GPL-3.0-only license.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
License: GPL-3.0-only
Built for: developers and content creators
Model: Open source
Solves: Manually creating accurate, translated, and properly timed subtitles for video and audio content.

Registered as

PyPI: legen

Developer

Matheusbach

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 3 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 3 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: legen-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://pypi.org/project/legen

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