SubShifter: Sync subtitles 4+

Finally a real 64-bit alternative to SubFix app

I use the SubFix app for years and love its simplicity. Unfortunately, the developer seemed to have disappeared and hadn’t updated SubFix to 64-bit version as required for running in Mojave/Catalina environment. I tried many different alternatives, and many of them were so bad, complicated, or useless. I considered buying an older secondhand MacBook with High Sierra just for the SubFix app.

I came across this SubShifter app and gave it a try. I am so happy that SubShifter is so similar to SubFix and more! I am able to sync the subtitles at two points without fuss. Thanks so much for this app! I will let my deaf and hearing friends know about this great 64-bit alternative to SubFix.

The only feature improvement would be the ability to manually type in the line number, especially at the end of film, prior to syncing. That would save the hassle of scrolling all the way down to the last dialogue. Thanks!

Developer Response ,

Hi!
Thank you for this wonderful review. This is so great to read how SubShifter helps you.
I'll provide an update with your suggestion very soon. Stay tuned!
Best regards, Jonathan

A valuable tool: Does exactly what it says on the tin

This app shifts or syncs subtitle files, and that's exactly what I've been needing. The syncing option is especially great, since it corrects the drift that can occur when you simply shift the subs by a specific number of seconds.

You get out of it what you put into it. It's not going to play the video for you. You need to use your own favorite video player to determine the amount of drift or sync needed – and then SubShifter does the job.

My wife doesn't speak English fluently and needs subs in her language, which is a minority language and doesn't have a full range of options.

After trying this app a few times I bought a lifetime premium subscription. I realised that given the price options, it would be silly for me to buy it for just a month or a year. Plus, the developer is responsive. Support quality MacOS app development!

Developer Response ,

Thank you for this fantastic feedback! Much appreciated! 🙏🏻 Jonathan

Works well but could use some improvements

This app does its basic work as promised. But there are a few things that could be better: in sync mode (1) the default first and second subs are both sub #1, which is never done; the default for second sub should be the last. (2) Apply-to-all is the more common process so should be the default. (3) Subsequent syncs on the same file should default to the first and second subs used in the previous operation. (4) Save should not default to the original file name but some variation of it: -2, -3…. or -resync-1, -resync-2, incrementing each time to avoid overwriting existing files. (5) An auto-save option would be even better. (But it’s so nice to see the “success!” dialog after saving is now optional.) I bought premium, it’s worth it.