SubShifter: Sync subtitles 4+

Worked on the first try. OS 10.13.5. Haven’t tested it enough to rate 5 stars.

Thank you for the review! I hope you enjoy SubShifter :-)

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!

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

Different conditions create subtitle sync issues. This app deals with one of them — if your subtitles are UNIFORMLY out of sync. One of the major causes of sync issues is frame rate differences between video and subtitle files. This app cannot correct those issues since the adjustment required is not as simple as just shifting everything backward or forward. So when the app's author refers to the "useless complexity of other apps," what he means is if you have a very simple issue, his app might be able to solve it. If you have a more complex issue, trust me, you will need one of those "other apps" with more robust features.

UPDATE:
Hello, I just released SubShifter 2.0 that can now fix subtitles that are drifting through time (= shift increases during the movie because of a different frame rate for example). I hope that will satisfy you. Please let me know! If this helped, please consider editing your rating? Thanks.