How to Generate Ukrainian Subtitles (Step-by-Step Guide)

Step by step

This works whether you're editing in Premiere Pro or just need a Ukrainian SRT file from a video.

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Get a tool that supports Ukrainian

Confirm the tool explicitly supports Ukrainian — many transcription tools quietly skip it. CaptionLab does, via OpenAI's Whisper.

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Point it at your video

In Premiere Pro: select the clip or sequence. Outside Premiere: import the video file into your chosen tool.

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Generate and review

Run the transcription, then skim the result for names or technical terms the model might have misheard.

A note on accuracy for Ukrainian specifically

Ukrainian has some characters and grammar quirks (і, ї, є, ґ; verb conjugation patterns) that trip up speech-recognition models trained mostly on English data. Whisper, the model CaptionLab uses, was trained on a genuinely multilingual dataset that includes substantial Ukrainian audio, which is why it handles it meaningfully better than English-first tools that bolt on other languages as an afterthought.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free way to generate Ukrainian subtitles?

Free options exist (running Whisper yourself via command line, for instance) but require technical setup. CaptionLab packages the same underlying model into a one-time $39 Premiere Pro plugin with no setup required.

Will it handle surzhyk or regional dialects?

Whisper's accuracy on non-standard dialects and heavy code-switching varies and is generally less reliable than for standard Ukrainian — worth reviewing the output more carefully in those cases.

Can the subtitles be translated to English afterward?

Yes — CaptionLab can translate directly to English as part of generation, or you can transcribe in Ukrainian first and translate separately.

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