Choose Apple on-device system recognition or one of four downloadable local OpenASR models, recognize speech in an audio or video source, review the text, and export SRT, ASS, or TXT. Apple system recognition and Whisper Tiny are included without Pro; Whisper Base, X-ASR, and Whisper Small require ClipFlow Pro.
This tool generates a subtitle document. Burning that text into video is a separate Pro workflow, so you can review the words before changing any frames.
Step 1
Select a source, method, and format
Choose one audio or video source with more than two seconds of audio and select SRT, ASS, or TXT. Choose system recognition, then select Chinese, English, Japanese, French, Korean, Spanish, German, or Arabic from the language menu; alternatively, choose an installed OpenASR model. Apple system recognition and Whisper Tiny are free. Downloading or using Whisper Base, X-ASR, or Whisper Small requires an active ClipFlow Pro entitlement. ClipFlow remembers your recognition choice and preferred output format. Set Line Length to Short, Standard, or Long and Breaks to More, Standard, or Fewer; both start at Standard.
Step 2
Recognize and edit
On supported devices and languages on iOS 26, system recognition uses Apple’s newer SpeechAnalyzer and may download a system-managed language model when generation starts. It needs no speech-recognition permission. Earlier systems and unsupported devices or languages use the existing on-device recognizer, which still requires that permission. No recognition method requests microphone access or sends audio to the cloud. OpenASR automatically handles the selected model’s supported languages. Review and edit the generated cues, then apply your personal dictionary to correct names and specialist terms.
Step 3
Export or embed
Save the subtitle file, or use the dedicated Embed in Video action to continue into Burn In Subtitles. Installed OpenASR models can be switched or deleted independently. If Pro expires, an already-downloaded Pro model remains available to delete for storage management but cannot be selected or used until Pro is active again.
One system option · Four audited downloads
Match the recognition method to your device and recording.
Apple's system option and Whisper Tiny are available without Pro. The other three downloadable OpenASR models require Pro. Downloads range from about 63 MB to 303 MB, and every downloadable model is below 1.1 GB in OpenASR's upstream isolated-process peak-memory reference. Their five-level speed ratings are relative comparisons derived from OpenASR's M1 CPU benchmark, not guaranteed timings for a particular iPhone or iPad.
On device · Free · 8 languages
Apple On-Device System Recognition
Select Chinese, English, Japanese, French, Korean, Spanish, German, or Arabic before recognition. Supported iOS 26 devices use the newer system recognizer when the selected language is supported. Apple may download its language model; earlier or unsupported configurations retain the existing on-device recognizer.
Free · Lightweight · 63 MB · Speed 5/5
Whisper Tiny Q8
About 275 MB reference peak memory. The smallest and fastest choice, with lower recognition strength. Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, and other languages.
Pro · Balanced · 108 MB · Speed 4/5
Whisper Base Q8 · Recommended
About 405 MB reference peak memory. The recommended everyday balance of footprint and recognition strength. Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, and other languages.
Pro · Chinese-English · 176 MB · Speed 4/5
X-ASR Chinese-English Q8
About 549 MB reference peak memory. A focused option for Chinese, English, and code-switched speech; it does not provide Japanese coverage.
Pro · High quality · 303 MB · Speed 3/5
Whisper Small Q8
About 1.01 GB reference peak memory. A stronger multilingual option when additional processing cost is acceptable. Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, and other languages.
Choose the output
SRT and ASS preserve timed cues for caption workflows; generated TXT results retain readable time ranges. Every recognized format can be reviewed row by row: swipe for edit and delete actions, or touch and hold for copy, edit, and delete. Recognition is only a first draft: background noise, names, accents, and specialist vocabulary can require corrections. Personal dictionary entries stay in local app preferences until you delete them in Settings or uninstall ClipFlow.
On iOS 17 or later, ClipFlow offers Apple on-device system recognition plus four downloadable OpenASR models. You confirm OpenASR model downloads and can switch or delete installed models; only the selected model loads for each job. Apple manages any language models downloaded for the newer system recognizer. All recognition stays on your device. Line Length and Breaks also apply when generating subtitles inside Burn In Subtitles.
Apple system recognition and Whisper Tiny are free. Whisper Base, X-ASR Chinese-English, and Whisper Small require active Pro access. Users who installed Whisper Large V3 Turbo in an earlier version can continue using it with Pro or delete it to reclaim storage; it is no longer offered for download and disappears from model management after deletion. If Pro expires, installed Pro models cannot be selected or used, but they remain visible so you can delete them.
Open-source license and notices
ClipFlow uses the Apache-2.0 OpenASR engine. These versioned documents preserve the license terms, attribution, and ClipFlow modification notice for the OpenASR 0.1.23 / 7a5b3bd integration. The NOTICE also links to the complete native dependency license archive.