Subly Team • • 3 min read

Best Telegram Subtitle Bot 2026 — Translate Any Video in Telegram

Best Telegram Subtitle Bot 2026

Translate any YouTube or TikTok video to 50+ languages — directly inside Telegram. No app download, no account, no uploading.

Why Use a Telegram Bot for Subtitles?

Most subtitle tools require: 1. Download the video from YouTube 2. Upload to a web app 3. Wait for processing 4. Download the output 5. Open in Telegram to share

A Telegram bot collapses this to one step:

  1. Paste the URL in Telegram → receive subtitled video in Telegram

No browser tab. No file management. No context switching. The bot lives where you already are.

The Best Telegram Subtitle Bot: Subly

@subly1bot is the most capable Telegram subtitle and translation bot available in 2026.

What It Does

  • Translates any YouTube URL to 50+ languages (burns subtitles into the video)
  • Translates TikTok and Instagram URLs (with language override)
  • Accepts direct video file uploads for offline content
  • Accepts SRT file uploads for direct subtitle translation (no video needed)
  • Auto-detects source language — or manually specify for accuracy
  • Transcribes audio files and video with no subtitles

Supported Languages (Output)

Russian, Arabic, Persian (Farsi), Vietnamese, Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, Turkish, English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Hindi, Thai, Polish, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Italian, and 30+ more.

Translation Quality

Uses OpenAI Whisper for speech-to-text + Google Gemini 2.5 Flash for translation.

Average rating: 8.5/10 based on community feedback from 1,000+ jobs analyzed.

How to Use @subly1bot

For a YouTube video:

  1. Open Telegram → search @subly1bot
  2. Send the message /start
  3. Paste any YouTube URL (e.g., https://youtube.com/watch?v=...)
  4. The bot asks for your target language
  5. Select from the menu (e.g., Russian 🇷🇺)
  6. Wait ~10 minutes
  7. Receive a .mp4 video with embedded subtitles

For a video file upload:

  1. Send the video file directly to @subly1bot (up to 2GB)
  2. Select target language
  3. Receive translated video

For an SRT file:

  1. Send the .srt file to @subly1bot
  2. Select target language
  3. Receive translated .srt file (no video processing needed — much faster)

Free vs Paid

Feature Free Starter ($5/mo) Pro
Max video length 30 min 60 min 2+ hours
Daily limit 60 min 120 min 10 hours
Watermark Yes No No
Priority queue No No Yes
SRT translation Yes Yes Yes

For most drama fans watching 45-minute episodes, you need the Starter plan ($5/month). Free tier covers 30-minute content fine.

1. Turkish Dramas → Russian

The biggest use case: Russian-speaking fans watching Turkish dramas (Yalı Çapkını, Kuruluş Osman, Diriliş Ertuğrul) in Russian on the day episodes air. With 800M+ Russian Telegram users and massive Turkish drama popularity, this is the #1 language pair.

2. Turkish Dramas → Arabic

Arabic-speaking fans across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE. Shows like Yalı Çapkını and Kuruluş Osman have tens of millions of Arabic-speaking fans. Subly provides same-day translations.

3. English Lectures → Persian

Iranian and Afghan students using Subly to translate MIT OpenCourseWare, TED Talks, and English-language tutorials to Persian (Farsi) for study.

4. K-Dramas → Russian/Arabic

Korean dramas translated to Russian and Arabic, bypassing Netflix's delayed release schedules.

5. YouTube Educational Content → Any Language

Teachers and students using Subly to make English educational content accessible in other languages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is @subly1bot the official Subly bot? Yes. @subly1bot is the production bot. The mini app version is at app.subly.xyz.

Does it work for private YouTube videos? No. The bot can only access public or unlisted YouTube videos. Private videos require direct file upload.

What's the fastest way to get a translation? SRT file translation is fastest — the bot skips the video encoding step. If you have an SRT file, send it directly and get a translated .srt in under 1 minute.

Can I get the SRT file without the video? Yes. After translation, the bot offers both the embedded video and a standalone .srt file download.

Is it free? There's a one-time free trial (30 minutes of video). After that, $5/month for the Starter plan.

Does it work for live streams? No. Live streams require a recorded URL after the stream ends.

What if the transcription is wrong? The bot uses Whisper Large v3, which is highly accurate. For low-quality audio (background noise, multiple speakers), accuracy may drop. Sending an SRT file directly bypasses this issue.

Try It Now

  1. Open Telegram
  2. Search @subly1bot or click the link below
  3. Paste any YouTube URL
  4. Select your language

Open @subly1bot →

Works on iPhone, Android, desktop Telegram. Free trial. No registration.

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Up to 30 video minutes per day on the free plan. Open Telegram or try Subly on Android and the web.

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