English → Tamil
To translate English subtitles to Tamil, upload your .srt or .vtt file to SubLingo, set the target language to Tamil, and download the file with every timecode preserved. Tamil text tends to run about 15% longer than English, so lines that fit comfortably in English can overflow and may need re-breaking to stay under 42 characters. Tamil is an abugida whose vowel marks combine into clusters, so glyphs depend on UTF-8 encoding to display intact. Keep each line under 42 characters and a reading speed below 17 characters per second — the limit Netflix sets for Tamil subtitles — and save the file as UTF-8 so every character survives the round trip.
Last updated: 2026-06-11
Drop your subtitle file here, or click to browse
Supports .srt, .vtt, and .ass / .ssa
Drop in your English .srt or .vtt file. SubLingo parses every cue and locks the timings in place.
Set the target language to Tamil. The source is auto-detected, so you can leave it on English or let it detect.
Run the translation. Only the text inside each cue is rewritten in Tamil — never the timecodes.
Download the Tamil subtitle file in the same format you uploaded, ready to drop straight onto your video.
Translating from English into Tamil: Tamil text tends to run about 15% longer than English, so lines that fit comfortably in English can overflow and may need re-breaking to stay under 42 characters. Tamil is an abugida whose vowel marks combine into clusters, so glyphs depend on UTF-8 encoding to display intact. Because SubLingo rewrites only the text inside each cue, every timecode from the original English file carries over to the Tamil version unchanged.
Need the other direction? Translate Tamil subtitles to English.
Netflix caps Tamil subtitles at 42 characters per line and a reading speed of about 17 characters per second, across a maximum of two lines. SubLingo keeps the cue boundaries fixed, so you can re-break a long Tamil line without touching the timing.
No. SubLingo translates only the subtitle text, so every start and end time is preserved exactly. Your Tamil subtitles stay frame-accurate against the original video.
Yes. Both WebVTT (.vtt) and SubRip (.srt) English files are supported, including multi-line cues. The output keeps the same format you uploaded.
Yes. You can translate a English subtitle file to Tamil in your browser for free, with no signup and nothing to install.
You can try it for free with no account. Upload your English file, translate to Tamil, and download the result.
Most English subtitle files translate to Tamil in a few seconds. Longer files with thousands of cues take a little more, but you stay on the page the whole time.
Typical movie and episode subtitle files — a few hundred KB and a few thousand cues — translate without trouble. Very large files may take longer to process, but the timecodes still come back unchanged.