# McCloudS/subgen

Autogenerate subtitles using OpenAI Whisper Model via Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Tautulli, or Bazarr

Repository: https://github.com/McCloudS/subgen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/subgen
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-07T10:22:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 35, longevity 93
- inputs: {"age_days": 1313, "days_push": 26, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1465, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.254782+00:00)

## What it is
Subgen is a self-hosted service that automatically generates subtitles for media files using OpenAI's Whisper speech recognition models. It integrates with media servers and tools like Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, Tautulli, and Bazarr to transcribe audio and produce subtitle tracks on demand.

## Use cases
- automatically generate subtitles for my plex library
- generate srt subtitles with whisper for jellyfin
- auto subtitle generation for emby media server
- transcribe movies and tv shows to subtitles automatically
- use whisper to create subtitles via bazarr
- self-hosted subtitle generation service
- generate subtitles for videos without existing subtitle tracks

## When to choose
- you run a Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby media server and want subtitles generated automatically
- you want a self-hosted Whisper-based transcription pipeline with GPU support
- you use Bazarr or Tautulli and want subtitle generation triggered by media activity

## When to avoid
- you need subtitles for live streams or real-time captioning
- you want a desktop GUI application rather than a Docker-based service
- you need translation of subtitles into many languages rather than transcription

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, nlp, webhook, self-hosted
- domain: media, speech-processing, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, python
- tags: whisper, subtitles, jellyfin, plex, emby, bazarr, tautulli, transcription, media-server, automation, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- McCloudS/subgen (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.254782+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:35:04.710829+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/McCloudS/subgen (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.254782+00:00, sha b600476f88e5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.