Who should use videocaptioner?

videocaptioner is an open-source project built for video editors.

Does videocaptioner have a free plan?

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

What platforms does videocaptioner run on?

videocaptioner runs on the web and the command line.

Is videocaptioner still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to videocaptioner?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Captioner, localcaption, and AutoCaption.

Who develops videocaptioner?

videocaptioner is developed by WEIFENG2333.

How long has videocaptioner been around?

videocaptioner first shipped in 2024.

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videocaptioner

Name: videocaptioner
Author: WEIFENG2333

github.comInfrastructure

videocaptioner is an open-source AI-powered CLI tool for video captioning, automatic speech recognition, subtitle optimization, and translation. It is designed for video editors and content creators who need automated captioning and translation workflows.

Open SourceGPL-3.0WebCLI

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15.1kstars

1.3kforks

5features

2024since

Overview

5 features

videocaptioner sits in PulseGate's Video generation category. It focuses on automating video captioning, transcription, and translation from the command line using AI. videocaptioner is an open-source project aimed at video editors. videocaptioner is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. It runs on the web and the command line.

WEIFENG2333 builds and maintains videocaptioner, and it first shipped in 2024. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 15.1k stars and 14 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are video captioning, ASR, and subtitle optimization.

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

Video captioning
ASR
Subtitle optimization
Translation
Synthesis

Built with & integrations

AI providers

openai

Connectors

github

Runs on

BrowserCLI

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 15.1kActive maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about videocaptioner

What does videocaptioner do?: Videocaptioner focuses on automating video captioning, transcription, and translation from the command line using AI. It is catalogued under Video generation on PulseGate.
Who should use videocaptioner?: videocaptioner is an open-source project built for video editors.
Does videocaptioner have a free plan?: Yes — videocaptioner is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does videocaptioner run on?: videocaptioner runs on the web and the command line.
Is videocaptioner still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 14 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to videocaptioner?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Captioner, localcaption, and AutoCaption.Captioner localcaption AutoCaption
Who develops videocaptioner?: videocaptioner is developed by WEIFENG2333.
How long has videocaptioner been around?: videocaptioner first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 15.1k
License: GPL-3.0
Built for: video editors
Model: Open source
Solves: Automating video captioning, transcription, and translation from the command line using AI.

Registered as

GitHub: WEIFENG2333/VideoCaptioner
PyPI: videocaptioner

Developer

WEIFENG2333

Team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 15,130
Forks: 1,272
Open issues: 174
Last commit: 17 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 14
Contributors: 13
Authorship: Team
Default branch: master
Latest release: v1.4.2 · 24 May 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 26 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 26 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: videocaptioner-pypi-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Jun 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.
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Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Canonical URL: https://github.com/WEIFENG2333/VideoCaptioner

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