Pilot it+362 this week18,803 · 2,327 forks

Video translation with dubbing and subtitles

Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it.

Who it's for

Small teams with video content localization needs

What it replaces

Manual video translation and editing

The catch

GPL-3.0 license may restrict commercial use

Your first hour

Fork the repository and review the license terms

Licence check

GPL-3.0. This is a copyleft or source-available licence with obligations attached. Read the LICENSE file before shipping it inside a commercial product.

This is a reading of the licence label, not legal advice.

The numbers

Stars18,803
Forks2,327
Stars added (7d)+362
Open issues15
LanguagePython
LicenceGPL-3.0
Last pushUpdated today
Project age2.9 years old

Maintainers describe it as: Translate the video from one language to another and embed dubbing & subtitles.

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pyvideotrans, in short

Should a small team use pyvideotrans?
Pilot it. Worth a timeboxed spike before you bet on it. Small teams with video content localization needs
What does pyvideotrans actually do?
Video translation with dubbing and subtitles
What does pyvideotrans replace?
Manual video translation and editing
What is the downside of pyvideotrans?
GPL-3.0 license may restrict commercial use
Can pyvideotrans be used in a commercial product?
Its licence is GPL-3.0, which carries obligations or restrictions for commercial use. Read the LICENSE file, and get a lawyer's read before you ship it inside a product you sell.

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Stars, forks, licence and last-push data from the public GitHub API, refreshed August 26, 2026. The verdict is NoizeOff's editorial opinion for a team of 2–20, not advice from the project's maintainers, and not legal advice on licensing. We are not affiliated with jianchang512.

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