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Translate French subtitles to Italian

To translate French subtitles to Italian, upload your .srt or .vtt file to SubLingo, set the target language to Italian, and download the file with every timecode preserved. Italian and French land at similar line lengths (within a few percent), so existing line breaks usually still fit. Italian uses frequent apostrophes (l', un') and grave/acute accents (à è ì ò ù), with many doubled consonants. Keep each line under 42 characters and a reading speed below 17 characters per second — the limit Netflix sets for Italian subtitles — and save the file as UTF-8 so every character survives the round trip.

Direction
French → Italian
Target script
Latin (left-to-right)
Line length
≤ 42 chars
Reading speed
≤ 17 cps (Netflix)
Length vs source
about the same
Encoding
UTF-8

Last updated: 2026-06-11

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How to translate French subtitles to Italian

01

Upload

Drop in your French .srt or .vtt file. SubLingo parses every cue and locks the timings in place.

02

Pick Italian

Set the target language to Italian. The source is auto-detected, so you can leave it on French or let it detect.

03

Translate

Run the translation. Only the text inside each cue is rewritten in Italian — never the timecodes.

04

Download

Download the Italian subtitle file in the same format you uploaded, ready to drop straight onto your video.

Italian subtitle considerations

Translating from French into Italian: Italian and French land at similar line lengths (within a few percent), so existing line breaks usually still fit. Italian uses frequent apostrophes (l', un') and grave/acute accents (à è ì ò ù), with many doubled consonants. Because SubLingo rewrites only the text inside each cue, every timecode from the original French file carries over to the Italian version unchanged.

Need the other direction? Translate Italian subtitles to French.

FrenchItalian questions

How long can each line be in Italian subtitles?+

Netflix caps Italian 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 Italian line without touching the timing.

Will the timecodes change when translating French to Italian?+

No. SubLingo translates only the subtitle text, so every start and end time is preserved exactly. Your Italian subtitles stay frame-accurate against the original video.

Does it support .vtt files as well as .srt?+

Yes. Both WebVTT (.vtt) and SubRip (.srt) French files are supported, including multi-line cues. The output keeps the same format you uploaded.

Can I translate French to Italian for free online?+

Yes. You can translate a French subtitle file to Italian in your browser for free, with no signup and nothing to install.

Is the French to Italian translation really free?+

You can try it for free with no account. Upload your French file, translate to Italian, and download the result.

How long does it take to translate French subtitles to Italian?+

Most French subtitle files translate to Italian in a few seconds. Longer files with thousands of cues take a little more, but you stay on the page the whole time.

Is there a file size or length limit for Italian subtitles?+

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.