Comparison

Aegisub vs MacWhisper

No leader: the top candidate Aegisub has only 0.31 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Aegisub47
MacWhisper43
Score
vioscaleAI score
Aegisub47 / 100low · 31%
MacWhisper43 / 100medium · 52%
Pricing
Free tier
Aegisub✓
MacWhisper✓
Model
MacWhisperfreemium
Price level
Aegisubfree
MacWhisperlow
Transparent
Aegisub–
MacWhisper✗
Integrations
Count
Aegisub–
MacWhisper14
Adoption
Dependent repos
Aegisub0
MacWhisper–
Github stars
Aegisub2,009
MacWhisper–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Aegisub35
MacWhisper–
Release
Cadence days
Aegisub41
MacWhisper–
History
Aegisub5 items
MacWhisper–
Language
Primary
AegisubC++
MacWhisper–
Content
Faq
Aegisub–
MacWhisper4 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for subtitle captioning. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Architecture model
AegisubDesktop local application
MacWhisperDesktop local application
Hardcoded video burn in stylized social captions
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Fcc ada broadcast compliance closed captioning srt vtt
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Dynamic karaoke style animated word highlighting
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
AI auto translation for multi language tracks
Aegisub-
MacWhisper✓
Timeline based millisecond timestamp nudging
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Human in the loop premium proofreading service tier
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Custom font upload and brand color templating
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
B roll and emoji auto injection based on context
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Direct xml export to premiere pro final cut
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
SOC2 type ii
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Mit or apache permissive oss license
Aegisub-
MacWhisper-
Pricing model
AegisubFree open source
MacWhisper-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Aegisub

An open-source application for authoring subtitles with synchronization to audio, built-in styling capabilities, and real-time video preview functionality.

Independently observed

MacWhisper

A Mac desktop application that transcribes audio files using Whisper AI models, with support for editing, multiple export formats, real-time captions, and live translation to multiple languages.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Aegisub

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

MacWhisper

FreeFree tier

Free tier with Pro option for additional Whisper model access

  • FreeFree
  • Pro-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Aegisub–
MacWhisper✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Aegisub

Not documented yet.

MacWhisper

15 total
  • Notion
  • Make.com
  • n8n
  • Zapier
  • Obsidian
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Groq
  • Ollama
  • XAI
  • Deepseek
  • Azure
  • ElevenLabs
  • Deepgram
  • Azure AI
Independently observed
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Aegisub or MacWhisper: which one depends on you

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