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Remove burned-in subtitles from your video

Subtitles burned into the pixels can't be switched off — but they can be removed. CleanReel erases hard-coded subs from footage you own and reconstructs what's behind them, so you can re-caption in a new language or style.

Open the studio — free preview

For content you own. Only upload videos you own or are licensed to edit. Uploads auto-delete within ~6 hours, results are never re-watermarked, and you see a free preview before paying anything.

Good uses

Your own clips subtitled in the wrong language
Old caption styles you want to refresh
Re-captioning content for a new market
Cleaning subs off footage before a re-edit

How it works

Upload the subtitled clip you own (up to 60s / 200 MB)
Brush across the subtitle band — or auto-detect it
Preview the clean result free
Optional: switch to Captions mode to re-caption it automatically
Export in full quality with original audio

Why CleanReel instead of cropping or blurring?

Crops lose framing and blur boxes draw the eye. CleanReel reconstructs the background with neural inpainting and shows a quality score, so the edit is invisible — and previews are free, so a result that isn't clean costs nothing.

FAQ

Can I remove subtitles from a show or movie?

No — CleanReel only accepts content you own or are licensed to edit, like your own productions or licensed client work.

What goes in place of the subtitles?

Neural inpainting reconstructs the background behind the text — no blur bar, no crop, and a quality score shows how clean the result is.

Can CleanReel add new captions afterwards?

Yes — the Captions mode transcribes the speech with AI and burns in fresh, styled captions, plus a free .srt download.

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