Batch & Automation

Subwright supports batch queues, watch folders, and automation interfaces so repetitive transcription runs itself.

Batch queue

Adding files

1. Select media in the library and choose “Add to transcription queue”, or open Queue from the sidebar
2. Drag multiple files into the queue, or click “Add Files”
3. (Optional) Set output format, save path, and translation mode
4. Click “Start Batch Transcription”

Queue management

• Files are processed in the order added
• View progress and status for each file
• Pause, resume, skip, or remove items
• Output original, bilingual, or translation-only text per file; half-translated results are not saved
• Export completed files individually

Watch folder

Set a folder and new audio/video files are automatically transcribed:

1. Enable “Watch Folder” in Settings
2. Select the folder path to monitor
3. Set auto-transcription options (language, engine, output format, translation mode)
4. Drop files into the folder — transcription starts automatically
5. Results are saved to the specified output directory; SRT/VTT can also be written next to the source

Suggestions

• Pair with your Downloads folder: browser downloads auto-transcribe
• Team shared folder: auto-process new files for collaboration
• Podcast workflow: new episodes auto-generate subtitles

Automation and integrations

• CLI: subwright transcribe <file> supports SRT / VTT / TXT / JSON, directory batches, and --stream progress; it can launch the app when needed (SUBWRIGHT_NO_LAUNCH=1 disables that).
• MCP: subwright mcp exposes transcribe / status / list_transcripts / read_transcript / list_models for AI clients.
• Webhooks: push per-file success or failure events with HMAC-SHA256 signatures and custom headers.

Batch analysis

Aggregate analysis across multiple transcripts:

• Cross-file keyword search
• Statistics overview (total duration, word count, speaker distribution)
• Generate comparison reports

Great for organizing interview series, podcast seasons, quarterly meeting records, etc.