Quick Sub 2 is a streamlined macOS application built from the ground up in SwiftUI for creative video subtitling. Get independent control over text styling, container geometry, and rotation angles. Drag subtitle objects directly on the video canvas for perfect positioning, apply batch styles across multiple objects with a single command, and use a dynamic timeline that scales from 0.1x to 10x for precision timing. The application has full native Undo/Redo stacks andqsub2 file persistence.
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Traditional video editors make overlaying and styling individual subtitle callouts incredibly tedious. We've built Quick Sub 2 from the ground up using SwiftUI to fix that workflow. It gives you deep, independent creative control over text styling, container geometry, background colors, and rotation angles—without the bloat of a massive video editing suite.
Here is what makes Quick Sub 2 completely different:
・ Direct Canvas Manipulation: Just drag your subtitle objects directly over the movie screen to position them.
・ Advanced Styling: Rotate selected subtitle objects to get the perfect structural angle for your layout.
・ Workflow Efficiency: Apply size and style parameters across multiple subtitle objects with a single menu command.
・ Dynamic Timeline: Effortlessly drag objects to change timing, and zoom your timeline from 0.1x to 10x for precision editing.
・ Full Undo/Redo & Native Saving: Built with a robust native undo stack and custom .qsub2 project persistence.
We’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and feature requests. Thank you for the support!
The drag-to-position subtitles directly on the video canvas is such a thoughtful touch. So many tools force you into separate preview windows, so this feels like it actually respects how creative work gets done.
The drag-to-position directly on the video canvas is such a smart workflow choice, makes fine-tuning placement feel natural instead of fighting with sliders.
How does the qsub2 file format handle compatibility with other subtitle tools or editors like Premiere or Final Cut, or is it pretty locked into its own ecosystem?
SwiftUI native on Mac is rare for video tools, nice to see. Dragging subtitles straight on the canvas feels way faster than keyframing in Premiere. Timeline zooming down to 0.1x is genuinely useful for tight caption timing.
the on-canvas drag-and-rotate is the good part — the quiet killer is preview-to-export parity. canvas previews at display res, the burn-in composites at source res, so rotated text anti-aliases differently and slips off the placement you set by hand
Finally tried this and the drag-on-canvas positioning feels really natural, especially with the timeline zoom for fine-tuning cues. Batch styling multiple subs at once is a nice time-saver too.
I like the focus on subtitle editing instead of a full video editor. Can Quick Sub 2 work with subtitles generated by AI tools, so users can fine-tune the styling and timing afterward?
SwiftUI-native and the timeline precision at 0.1x is genuinely useful for tight caption sync. Batch styling across multiple objects worked exactly as advertised, though I wish the canvas allowed nudging with arrow keys for pixel-level tweaks.
The direct-canvas dragging plus batch styles across objects is the part that would actually save me time — positioning subtitles in a timeline-only editor is the tedious bit. Two workflow questions before I'd switch a video over: on export, does it burn the subtitles into the video, or can it also output a separate .srt/.ass sidecar so I can re-edit captions elsewhere? And does the .qsub2 file save styling as reusable presets I can reapply across a whole series, or does each new video start from scratch?
Love that you can drag subtitle objects right on the canvas instead of fighting a properties panel. With that 0.1x to 10x timeline zoom, does the dragging snap to anything at the fine end, or is it pure freehand timing when you're lining up a fast cut?
the direct canvas control is what most subtitle tools get wrong. dragging text exactly where you want it instead of picking from preset positions sounds small but it's the difference between subtitles that work with your footage and ones that fight it. does it handle auto-transcription too or is it purely for styling and placement after you have the text?
Does the dynamic timeline let you snap to frames or audio cues, or is it strictly time-based scrubbing? Trying to gauge how it handles tight lip-sync adjustments.
The drag‑and‑drop subtitle positioning looks slick, how natural does it feel when you’re working on a longer video with dozens of captions?
About Quick Sub 2: Video Subtitling on Product Hunt
“Quick, creative video subtitling with direct canvas control.”
Quick Sub 2: Video Subtitling launched on Product Hunt on July 2nd, 2026 and earned 94 upvotes and 18 comments, placing #17 on the daily leaderboard. Quick Sub 2 is a streamlined macOS application built from the ground up in SwiftUI for creative video subtitling. Get independent control over text styling, container geometry, and rotation angles. Drag subtitle objects directly on the video canvas for perfect positioning, apply batch styles across multiple objects with a single command, and use a dynamic timeline that scales from 0.1x to 10x for precision timing. The application has full native Undo/Redo stacks andqsub2 file persistence.
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