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Translate English video to French

To translate an English video to French, upload the file to AutoDub or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, choose French, and download the dubbed video: your own voice speaking French, lip-synced, with French subtitles as SRT and VTT files. Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes, and your first 2 minutes are free.

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  • First 2 minutes free
  • Your own voice
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Our demo clip: the English original, then AutoDub's French dub, in the same voice and lip-synced.

English to French at a glance

English and French compared
EnglishFrench
SpeakersAbout 1.5 billionAbout 334 million
Spoken inThe US, the UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland, plus India, Nigeria, the Philippines and nearly every international market as a second languageFrance, Canada (Quebec), Belgium and Switzerland, and more than 20 countries in Africa; official in 29 countries
WritingLatin alphabetLatin alphabet, with accents (é, è, ç, ô)
“Welcome to my channel”Welcome to my channelBienvenue sur ma chaîne

What AutoDub gives you

You get
An HD MP4 in your own cloned voice, lip-synced, with no watermark, plus subtitles as SRT and VTT files
Turnaround
Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes
Video length
Up to 30 minutes per video, files up to 2 GB, or a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link
Price
First 2 minutes free; minute packs from $25 for 10 minutes; plans from $39 a month
Why French

Why translate English videos into French?

English-language creators, schools and companies translate their videos because four in five people on earth don't speak English, and most of them would rather watch in their own language.

French is spoken by about 334 million people on five continents and is official in 29 countries, from France and Quebec to Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, more than half of the people who use French every day live in Africa.

  • Creators growing in France, Quebec and French-speaking Africa
  • E-learning and training for francophone teams
  • Brands launching in Europe and West Africa
Language notes

What changes from English to French

Tu or vous

French splits 'you' into the familiar tu and the polite or plural vous. Speaking to an audience, vous is the natural choice, and it is what courses, brands and most YouTube creators use.

Room for longer sentences

French translations typically run 15–20% longer than English. AutoDub lets the timing stretch slightly instead of speeding the voice up, so the French dub keeps a relaxed, natural rhythm.

France, Quebec and Africa

Canadian French has its own accent and words (courriel for e-mail, magasiner for shopping), and African French has its own expressions, but standard French is what schools, news and business use everywhere.

Coming from English

English is compact: the same idea usually takes more words in Spanish, French or German, and localization teams plan for 15–35% longer text. AutoDub lets the timing stretch slightly instead of speeding the voice up, so the translated speech keeps a natural pace.

How it works

How to translate an English video to French

01

Add your English video

Upload a video file (up to 2 GB and 30 minutes) or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link. AutoDub recognises the English speech by itself.

02

Choose French

Pick French (Français) as the language to dub into and start. You can close the page; AutoDub e-mails you when it's done.

03

Download your French version

Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes: an HD MP4 in your own voice, lip-synced, plus French subtitles as SRT and VTT files.

FAQ

English to French video translation: questions

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To translate an English video to French, upload the file to AutoDub or paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link, choose French, and download the dubbed video: your own voice speaking French, lip-synced, with French subtitles as SRT and VTT files. Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes, and your first 2 minutes are free.

Yes. AutoDub clones the voice of the person speaking in your video and uses it for the French dub, so viewers hear you, with your tone and emotion, and the lips are synced to the new audio.

Yes. Every dub comes with French subtitles as SRT and VTT files, in latin alphabet, with accents (é, è, ç, ô). Upload them to YouTube as captions or use them in any player.

Most videos are ready in 5–15 minutes. A video can be up to 30 minutes long, and you don't need to wait on the page: AutoDub e-mails you when the French version is ready.

Your first 2 minutes are free, no card needed. After that you pay by the minute of video, whatever the language: minute packs start at $25 for 10 minutes, and monthly plans start at $39.

Yes. Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Instagram link instead of uploading a file; AutoDub fetches the video, dubs it into French and gives you an MP4 to download. Only translate videos you own or have the rights to use.

AutoDub combines speech recognition, translation and voice cloning, and most everyday, educational and business videos come out ready to publish. Names, slang and specialist terms are the usual weak spots, so watch the French version once before you publish it.

Yes. AutoDub translates into standard French, the French of schools, news and business in France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and francophone Africa. Local expressions differ, so if you target one country, watch the dub once before you publish.

Yes. Choose English as the language to dub into; our French to English page explains the details.
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Sources. English speakers: Ethnologue (2026) · French speakers: Ethnologue (2026) · French in Africa: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie · Prices, limits and turnaround: AutoDub. Updated .