Process recordings on your own Windows machine instead of transferring the full media file to an online caption portal.
Why local matters
A caption workflow built around files you already own.
Generate an SRT with word-level cues ready to bring into an editor, caption tool, or downstream styling workflow.
Use batch processing when a project contains multiple interviews, lessons, clips, or episode files.
Four-step workflow
From recording to portable subtitles.
01
Choose media
Select an audio or video file from your computer.
02
Run locally
Let the desktop app transcribe the spoken content.
03
Create SRT
Receive a standard subtitle file with detailed timing.
04
Continue editing
Import the SRT into the video or caption workflow you prefer.
LOCALNo browser upload required
Useful for unreleased and sensitive recordings.
Local processing is a practical choice when a creator is working under an NDA, preparing an unreleased course, captioning client footage, or simply avoiding a slow upload. The app produces the caption file on the same computer that holds the media.
A focused tool
What this page is—and is not—promising.
Use it for
- Generating SRT files from local audio or video
- Word-level subtitle timing
- Batch caption-file creation
- Offline Windows workflows
Finish elsewhere
- Visual caption styling and animation
- Burning subtitles into the final image
- Editorial transcript cleanup
- Publishing or platform scheduling
Ready when the files are
Generate captions on your own computer.
Download Polley Word By Word SRT from itch.io, create the SRT locally, and take that portable file into the rest of your production process.
Open the itch.io download page