Team review files
Recordings passed around a shared drive are easier to review with a transcript beside them, and a translation lets a colleague in another country follow along.
Google Drive subtitle workflow
Google Drive Video to Subtitles
Save a recording from Google Drive, upload it to SubFlow, and get editable subtitles. SubFlow transcribes the speech, translates it into 99+ languages, and exports SRT, VTT, a transcript, or a video with the subtitles burned in.
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Course recordings
Lectures and lessons often live in Drive long before they reach a course platform. Subtitling them there first means the captions are ready wherever the course is published.
Client-delivered footage
When a client drops raw footage into a shared folder, a first-pass transcript is the quickest way to find the usable takes and quote the right lines.
How it works
From your file to editable subtitles
Download the media file from Drive to your device, upload it here, and SubFlow turns the speech into timed captions you can translate, edit, and export. Your Drive file stays untouched.
- 01Upload the video or audio file
- 02Choose source and target languages
- 03Review, edit, and export the result
Google Drive, step by step
Get the original file out of Drive
Right-click the video in Google Drive and choose Download. Drive hands back the file exactly as it was uploaded — it is not re-encoded — so there is no quality lost on the way to SubFlow.
Download one video at a time: selecting several makes Drive zip them into a single archive, which you would then have to unpack. If a file was shared with you and the Download option is missing, the owner has turned downloads off, and only they can switch it back on.
Put the subtitles back in Drive
Drive's own video player can show captions. Once you have exported an SRT from SubFlow, open the video in Drive, find Manage caption tracks in its menu, and add the file. Anyone who opens the video in Drive can then switch the captions on — no re-upload of the video needed.
Add one caption track per language if you translated into several. For a copy with the subtitles permanently in the picture — to send outside Drive — export a burned-in video instead.
Common Google Drive questions
Does SubFlow modify my Drive file?
No. You upload a copy, and the original stays in Google Drive.
Which formats can I upload?
Common video and audio files work, including MP4, MOV, MKV, and MP3.
Can I add the subtitles to the video in Drive?
Yes. Export an SRT and add it through the video's Manage caption tracks option in Drive.
Why is the Download option missing for a shared video?
The owner has disabled downloads for that file. Ask them to enable it, or to send you the file.