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Use Descript’s Translate feature to generate translated captions, subtitles, and transcripts from your original script. 

To add a translated voiceover, see our additional guide on dubbing speech to add a translated voiceover.

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Usage note

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On current plans, this feature uses AI Credits. Learn more about tracking your Media Minutes and AI Credits.

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Legacy and Sunset plans track usage differently. See our Understanding your Legacy and Sunset plan guide for details.

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Supported languages

Descript supports caption translation into a wide range of languages.

Note: Dubbing (translated voiceover using Speakers) is a separate feature with its own supported languages. Learn more in our Dub speech guide.

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Supported languages for translated captions
AfrikaansGermanRomanian
ArmenianGreek (Beta)Russian
AssameseHausaSerbian
AzerbaijaniHindi (Beta)Sindhi
BelarusianHungarianSlovak
BengaliIndonesianSlovenian
BosnianItalianSomali
BulgarianJapaneseSpanish
CatalanJavaneseSpanish (Spain)
Chinese (Simplified)KazakhSwahili
Chinese (Traditional)KoreanSwedish
CroatianLatvianTamil
CzechLithuanianTelugu
DanishLuxembourgishThai
DutchMacedonianTurkish
EnglishMalayUkrainian
English (UK)MalayalamVietnamese
EstonianMarathiWelsh
FilipinoNepaliXhosa
FinnishNorwegianYoruba
French (Canada)PolishZulu
French (France)Portuguese (Brazil) 
GalicianPortuguese (Portugal) 
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About regional variants

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Regional language variants—like Spanish (Latin America) or English (UK)—are available for translated captions only. These options adjust spelling and phrasing to match local usage, but the dubbed voiceover will remain in the standard version of that language without a regional accent or dialect.

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Before getting started

Translate captions

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  1. Open the AI Tools panel and select Translate under the Repurpose section.
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  2. In Translate to, choose your target languages. Any language you've already translated to will display a green dot. Re-translating will overwrite the existing version, including any manual edits.
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  3. Descript creates a new composition with translated captions. In the new composition, you'll see the translated captions divided into sections. Use the play button in the top-right corner of each section to preview your translated composition.
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Manage translations

Edit your original composition

To edit your original script instead of the translation, switch to the Original view. Any changes you make there won’t appear in translated versions unless you re-translate.

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Open or add a translation

Use the language dropdown to switch between translations, or click New translation to add another.

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View and manage translations

Use the menu next to each translation to re-translate, export, share, or delete it.

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Manual syncing

Updates to your original script don’t sync automatically. Re-translate to refresh translations—this will overwrite manual edits.

Edit with translation proofread (Business & Enterprise only)

On Business and Enterprise plans, drive-level Editors can play back and correct translations directly in the script.

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Export translations

Use the Export button in the top-right corner to save your translated content.

Export a single translation

Choose one translated language to download that version only.

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Export multiple translations

Select Local export and choose multiple languages for a batch export.

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Export subtitles or transcripts

In export settings, select Transcript or Subtitles to download as .txt, .srt, or .vtt files.

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