DubbingPaid plans
English to Arabic video translation, as a voice track or as subtitles
Upload the English video once and leave with two Arabic versions: a dubbed voice track in the dialect you choose, and subtitles as SRT, VTT or burned into the picture. This page is for anyone with an English tutorial, lecture or interview that an Arabic-speaking audience needs to understand, without producing it again.
- Every speaker detected and cast
- Review every line before you render
- Minutes, not days
Included in every paid plan, from $1/month (Basic, Starter, Creator, Professional, Business and Enterprise)from $4.99/month (Starter, Creator, Professional, Business and Enterprise). Not available on the Free plan.
See the workflowHear a real dub
- Speaker 1Female · Noura
- Speaker 2Male · Yusuf
Transcript
Original: English, voiced by Vocla voices · Dub: Saudi Arabic, auto-cast
Real output, published unedited: two speakers detected, cast and dubbed by Vocla with a voice-only track.
Hear it yourself
How an English line becomes Arabic you can say aloud
Three adaptation examples: the same meaning in shorter Arabic wording, not a word-for-word match.
Tutorial intro
Modern Standard Arabicأهلًا بكم. في هذا الفيديو نشرح طريقة إعداد حسابكم من التسجيل حتى أول استخدام، في خمس دقائق تقريبًا.
What it says: Original: "Hey everyone, welcome back! Today I'm gonna walk you through setting up your account from scratch, and it'll take about five minutes."
Quick tip
Saudi Arabicلا تسوي كل شي مرة وحدة. ابدأ بخطوة بسيطة الحين، والباقي يجي مع الوقت.
What it says: Original: "Don't try to do everything at once. Start with one small step right now and the rest will follow."
Interview line
Egyptian Arabicبصراحة، أول سنة كانت صعبة جدًا، ومكنتش عارف أنا ماشي صح ولا لأ.
What it says: Original: "Honestly, the first year was really tough, and I had no idea whether I was on the right track."
Every recording is real Vocla output in a public library voice, published unedited.
The problem
"Video translation" means two different things
Someone searching for a way to translate an English video may want Arabic lines at the bottom of the screen, or may want to hear the same speech in Arabic.
The first serves people watching on mute or who like hearing the original speaker. The second serves people who follow along while working or driving, and anyone who finds twenty minutes of reading tiring.
The usual route runs through three tools: one transcribes, one translates, one reads the result in an Arabic voice, and then you fix the timing by hand in an editor. Every transcription mistake travels into the translation and from there into the audio.
Then there is literal translation. A short English sentence becomes an Arabic one too long for its slot, an idiom comes out meaningless, and a product name is translated in one line and left alone in the next.
Why Vocla
What Vocla gives you for translating English video
Two outputs from one project
Transcription and adaptation happen once. From them you export an MP4 with an Arabic voice track, the same video with Arabic subtitles burned in, or SRT and VTT files in Arabic and in English. You do not open a project per output.
Adapted to be spoken, not only read
Each line is written the way people say it in the dialect, at a length that fits its slot in the video, with numbers spelled out as words. The result works as speech and as on-screen text.
Modern Standard Arabic or your audience's dialect
Choose Modern Standard Arabic when viewers come from several Arab countries, or Saudi, Emirati, Kuwaiti, Egyptian, Jordanian or Lebanese when the video is aimed at one country.
A glossary that fixes your terms
List the words that stay in English, such as product and software names, and the ones that must always be translated the same way. The script follows the list in translation and in every rewrite you ask for.
Line-by-line review before export
The studio shows the English original next to the Arabic line. Edit the wording yourself or ask for a shorter or more formal version, and hear the change in context before you export.
How it works
From an English video to an Arabic version in five steps
Step 1
Upload the video and set both languages
Pick English as the spoken language and the Arabic variety you want. If the video is longer than your plan's limit, cut it into parts before uploading.
Step 2
Put your terms in the glossary
Enter product names, people's names and abbreviations that must not be translated, and anything that needs one fixed Arabic equivalent. Five minutes here saves correcting the same word in thirty lines.
Step 3
Review the Arabic against the original
Correct names and figures the transcription misheard, then open the problems panel and fix the lines that run past their slot, all at once or one at a time.
Step 4
Decide: voice, subtitles or both
Listen to a minute of the dub and watch the same minute with burned-in subtitles, then choose. The decision costs no rework because both come from the same script.
Step 5
Export and publish it yourself
Download the files and upload them to your channel, site or platform. Vocla does not publish to any platform directly, and a share link is enough when someone needs to watch the version before it goes out.
Listen to the voices
Voices that fit this job
Public voices from the library whose style suits this work. Play a sample or open a voice for details.
Text to speech in the matching dialects
Cost
How is video translation priced?
Dubbing is not part of the Free plan; it starts with the paid plans. Credits are charged on the Arabic characters voiced plus a small processing fee per minute of video, and you see the cost before you render. If you edit a few lines and render again, only what changed is charged.
The longest video per project depends on the plan, in minutes: 10 on Starter at $4.99 a month, 30 on Professional and 60 on Business. If the video is for a client or a business, commercial usage rights are included from Starter upward.
Compare plansThe numbers
- Not available on the Free plan; included in every paid plan.
- Longest video per project: 10 minutes on Starter, 30 on Professional and 60 on Business.
- Rendering uses credits for the characters voiced plus a small per-minute processing fee. The exact cost is shown before you render, and re-renders only charge for the lines you changed.
- Commercial usage rights and WAV export start with Starter: $4.99 a month with 5,000 credits.
Figures use the current plans and default credit rates. The exact cost is always shown in the app before you confirm.
Questions people ask
Can I translate an English video to Arabic for free?
No. Translating a video, as a dub or as subtitles, is a paid-plan tool, and the Free plan covers text to speech only. Before subscribing you can try the interactive studio demo on the dubbing page to see how lines are reviewed and edited.
Which is better, Arabic dubbing or Arabic subtitles?
Neither wins outright. A dub is more comfortable for long content and for videos where the viewer has to watch what happens on screen. Subtitles fit when the speaker's own voice is part of the value or when the clip is watched on mute. Because both come from one project, you can publish both.
Do the speaker's lips match the Arabic?
No. Vocla dubs voice-over style: each Arabic line is fitted to the timing of the original line, but mouth movements in the picture do not change. Viewers are used to this in tutorials, documentaries and translated interviews.
Can I get only an Arabic subtitle file, without the voice?
Yes, the project exports SRT and VTT files in Arabic and in English. If you never want an Arabic voice at all, Vocla's AI captions tool is closer to what you need: it transcribes the video, translates it and burns the lines into the picture with more styles.
Does it translate videos from languages other than English?
Yes, the studio accepts videos in French, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish and more. The output language is Arabic only, in Modern Standard Arabic or one of the available dialects. Dubbing from Arabic into another language is not available.
Go deeper
- The tool: DubbingDub video into Arabic dialects
- Plans and pricesWhat each plan includes, side by side
- Voice libraryPlay real samples by dialect
- How to Translate an English Video to Arabic Audio, Not Just SubtitlesRead the guide
- Subtitles vs Dubbing for Arabic Viewers: How to Choose (and When to Do Both)Read the guide
- How to Dub a Video into Arabic with AI: From Transcript to a File You Can PublishRead the guide
The broader use case
YouTube voice-over
Narration for YouTube videos in Arabic and English.
Read moreفي هذا الفيديو بنشرح لكم خطوة بخطوة كيف تبدأون مشروعكم الأول، فخليكم معنا للنهاية.
E-learning & training
Courses, lessons and training in clear Arabic.
Read moreفي هذا الدرس سنتعرّف على أساسيات إدارة المشاريع، وكيف نخطط لكل مرحلة بخطوات واضحة.
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- 500͏ free credits every month
- No card required
- Arabic and English interface