Desktop app for AI-powered video translation. Download videos from YouTube, transcribe with Whisper, translate to 30+ languages using GPT + Claude for quality review, and dub with AI voices. Free subtitle editing included. Open source & privacy-focused.
I built Translator because I was frustrated with existing video translation tools. They were either: - Expensive subscription services ($30+/month) - Cloud-based (I didn't want to upload my videos to random servers) - Produced robotic, awkward translations
So I built what I actually wanted to use.
The thing I'm most proud of is the two-pass translation system. Instead of just running text through one AI model, we use GPT-5.1 for the initial translation, then Claude Opus 4.5 reviews it for quality - catching idioms, cultural nuances, and awkward phrasing. It's a translator AND an editor.
Free forever: - Video downloading - Subtitle editing & merging
Actually affordable - No subscriptions. Pay-as-you-go: - $1 = ~50 min of video - $5 = ~8 hours - $10 = ~18 hours - $50 = ~127 hours Or unlock BYO API keys for $10 one-time and pay direct API costs forever. Cloud tools charge $30+/month whether you use them or not.
The whole thing is open source, so you can see exactly how it works (or contribute!).
I'd love your feedback - what languages matter most to you? What features would make this more useful?
We created the same service 3 years ago — 70+ languages 🙂 YouTube even officially recommended us. So if you need help with development, feel free to reach out ;)
Congrats!!
Quick question, does it support uploading existing local video files (not just YouTube downloads)?
Would love to chat more about it and potentially try it out for some upcoming multilingual projects we have :)
When someone compares you to the typical cloud video-translation stack, what are the 2–3 concrete moments in the workflow where Translator is measurably better—and what would make a user actually switch mid-library?
Two-pass translation, local processing, BYO keys, and open source is a rare combo that actually respects developers and creators.
Pricing feels fair and approachable. Excited to see where this goes, Kudos on the launch
Congrats on the launch, Mikey.
The two-pass translation idea makes a lot of sense especially for video where literal translations usually sound off.Nice touch treating it as translation + editing instead of just running text through a model once.Also like the pay-for-usage + BYO keys approach. Feels fair and flexible compared to most tools in this space.
Slang and casual phrasing usually break most tools interested to see how this handles that.
Nice work shipping this.
the GPT + Claude combo for quality checks is a smart way to reduce translation hallucinations. do users need to plug in their own API keys to handle the volume or is that managed on your end?
About Translator on Product Hunt
“Translate any video to 30+ languages with latest AI”
Translator launched on Product Hunt on January 20th, 2026 and earned 112 upvotes and 21 comments, placing #11 on the daily leaderboard. Desktop app for AI-powered video translation. Download videos from YouTube, transcribe with Whisper, translate to 30+ languages using GPT + Claude for quality review, and dub with AI voices. Free subtitle editing included. Open source & privacy-focused.
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Mikey J Lee
Hey Product Hunt
I built Translator because I was frustrated with existing video translation tools. They were either:
- Expensive subscription services ($30+/month)
- Cloud-based (I didn't want to upload my videos to random servers)
- Produced robotic, awkward translations
So I built what I actually wanted to use.
The thing I'm most proud of is the two-pass translation system. Instead of just running text through one AI model, we use GPT-5.1 for the initial translation, then Claude Opus 4.5 reviews it for quality - catching idioms, cultural nuances, and awkward phrasing. It's a translator AND an editor.
Free forever:
- Video downloading
- Subtitle editing & merging
Actually affordable - No subscriptions. Pay-as-you-go: - $1 = ~50 min of video - $5 = ~8 hours - $10 = ~18 hours - $50 = ~127 hours Or unlock BYO API keys for $10 one-time and pay direct API costs forever. Cloud tools charge $30+/month whether you use them or not.
The whole thing is open source, so you can see exactly how it works (or contribute!).
I'd love your feedback - what languages matter most to you? What features would make this more useful?
Thanks for checking it out!