French → German
To translate French subtitles to German, upload your .srt or .vtt file to SubLingo, set the target language to German, and download the file with every timecode preserved. German and French land at similar line lengths (within a few percent), so existing line breaks usually still fit. German builds long compound nouns that can exceed a single subtitle line, capitalises all nouns, and uses ä ö ü ß. Keep each line under 42 characters and a reading speed below 17 characters per second — the limit Netflix sets for German 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 French .srt or .vtt file. SubLingo parses every cue and locks the timings in place.
Set the target language to German. The source is auto-detected, so you can leave it on French or let it detect.
Run the translation. Only the text inside each cue is rewritten in German — never the timecodes.
Download the German subtitle file in the same format you uploaded, ready to drop straight onto your video.
Translating from French into German: German and French land at similar line lengths (within a few percent), so existing line breaks usually still fit. German builds long compound nouns that can exceed a single subtitle line, capitalises all nouns, and uses ä ö ü ß. Because SubLingo rewrites only the text inside each cue, every timecode from the original French file carries over to the German version unchanged.
Need the other direction? Translate German subtitles to French.
Netflix caps German 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 German line without touching the timing.
No. SubLingo translates only the subtitle text, so every start and end time is preserved exactly. Your German subtitles stay frame-accurate against the original video.
Yes. Both WebVTT (.vtt) and SubRip (.srt) French files are supported, including multi-line cues. The output keeps the same format you uploaded.
Yes. You can translate a French subtitle file to German in your browser for free, with no signup and nothing to install.
You can try it for free with no account. Upload your French file, translate to German, and download the result.
Most French subtitle files translate to German 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.