How to use

Peelframe finds and removes subtitles burned into a video, then uses AI to fill in the background the subtitles were covering. It runs in your browser with nothing to install, and your video is never uploaded to a server: it is processed only on your own device.

Before you start

Recommended setup: The latest desktop Chrome or Edge is recommended. Computers with a GPU are faster; on a phone it may be slow or may not open at all.
Supported videos: MP4, MOV and WebM files up to 120MB, 3 minutes and 1920px on the long side (2.07 MP). Please scale 4K videos down first.
The first time: The first run takes a little longer because the AI model is downloaded to your browser. After that, the saved model is used.

1. Open a video

In the workspace, choose a video file or drag it in. Peelframe first checks whether the video can be processed.

2. Choose the subtitles to remove

Select an area (default): Drag so the whole subtitle, including its shadow and outline, is covered. You can set a start and end time for each area and add multiple areas. The default, “Subtitle text · when visible”, erases text, the band or box behind it and stickers with text only while they show. For a graphic without text, switch that area to “Whole fixed overlay · selected time” and set its start and end to when the graphic shows.
Remove subtitles automatically: Choose “Remove subtitles automatically” at the top and Peelframe finds and removes subtitles across the whole video without you marking an area. Where subtitles change, it follows them frame by frame.
Zoom in with the ＋/− buttons or Ctrl+mouse wheel to line things up precisely.

3. Remove and verify

Press “Process full video” and Peelframe removes subtitles only in the sections where they appear, and AI fills in the background they were covering. Keep the tab open while processing.

Before processing the whole video, pause at the position you want and press “Test current frame” to compare one frame.
When processing finishes, the entire result file is checked and played from start to end at 4× speed, muted, to confirm it is sound.

4. Touch up leftover subtitles

When the result is ready, the “Leftover subtitle check” shows thumbnails of frames where text may remain. Click a thumbnail to jump to that spot, and paint any leftover text with the brush to re-restore just that section. The rest of the result stays as it is.

5. Save

The result is saved as an MP4 with the same resolution and length as the original. Audio that isn't AAC is converted to AAC.
Free: You can review the whole result on screen, and save one 5-second clip per signed-in account.
Pro: Save the result video with no length limit, and send it straight to your phone with “Send to phone”. See Pricing for details.
Before saving, play the result and check it yourself, including the sound.

Send to phone (Pro)

Press “Send to phone” on the result screen and a QR code and a 6-digit code appear. Scan the QR code with your phone's camera, or open peelframe.com on your phone, tap “Receive on phone” and enter the code, and the video is sent from your computer to your phone right away. The video is sent encrypted and is never stored on a server. Once it has arrived, you can save or share it on your phone.

Keep the window on your computer open while sending. The QR code and the 6-digit code are valid for 10 minutes.
Wi-Fi, wired internet and mobile data all work. If the two devices can't connect directly, the video passes through a relay server, still encrypted.
When it arrives, tap “Save to Photos”. On iPhone, scroll down the share sheet and tap “Save Video” to save it to the Photos app; on Android it goes straight to the Gallery (Photos) app.

Extract only the subtitle text (SRT)

Press “Extract SRT” to read the subtitles in the video and save them with timings as an SRT file. Text recognition also runs on your device, and you can fix any wrong characters in the list before saving. Choose the recognition language under “Subtitle text language” (Korean, Japanese/Chinese, Latin alphabet). Logos and channel names that stay on screen are left out of the subtitles. This is free to use.

For step-by-step instructions, see How to turn on-screen subtitles into an SRT file.

Working on multiple videos

Free gives you one work window, so you work on one video at a time. Pro lets you open up to 4 work windows to prepare several videos together. Processing runs one at a time in order, and the current video keeps processing while you prepare other jobs.

Tips for clean removal

Cover the subtitle and its shadow completely, but don't make the area bigger than needed. The larger the area, the more visible the restoration traces can be.
Parts heavily covered by subtitles, such as faces, are filled in by AI estimation, so some traces may remain.
Text that isn't a subtitle, such as signs and logos in the scene, is left untouched.
For more tips, see Eight tips for removing subtitles without a trace.