German video translator

German

German is selected when you start from this page. Add any other language in the same job; each is priced on its own.

Lip sync, on or off

On, the speakers' mouths are rendered again to match the German lines. Off, your picture stays exactly as it was and only the voice changes.

Proofread the German script

Read the transcript beside its German translation, line by line, and correct it before anything is voiced. Or upload your own German .srt or .vtt and the dub says exactly those lines.

German subtitles in the picture

When the dub comes back with its German script, style the subtitles and export a copy with them burned in, set in Noto Sans unless you pick another font.

German runs longer than English

German sentences are often noticeably longer than their English originals, and compound nouns pack several words into one. A dense English line can come back rushed. While you proofread, cut filler words and split long sentences, so the German voice keeps an easy pace in the time the original line had.

Settle on Sie or du

German makes you choose between the formal Sie and the familiar du. Consumer brands, apps and creators mostly say du; banks, insurers, public bodies and many business audiences still expect Sie. Pick one before you proofread and check every line, because a video that switches between them sounds careless to a native speaker.

Keep English terms where Germans do

Many English words are everyday German in tech and marketing: Software, Meeting, Feedback, Download. Translating them can sound stiff. Keep the terms your German speaking customers actually use, and make product and button names match the German version of your interface, if there is one.

Austria and Switzerland read the same script

Sonilo dubs one German, the standard German understood across all three countries. A few words differ, such as Jänner for Januar in Austria, and Swiss writing uses ss instead of ß. If the video is only for Austria or Switzerland, adjust those words while you proofread.

Software and SaaS companies

Onboarding videos, feature tours and webinars in German help close customers in the DACH region who expect to be addressed in their language. Proofread the interface terms so the voice says exactly what appears on screen.

Online stores and product brands

German shoppers read reviews and watch demos before they buy. A product video in German for a marketplace listing or a social ad speaks to them directly, and one upload can also give you French and Italian for the rest of Switzerland.

Corporate training and internal communication

Companies with teams in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can give staff safety briefings, compliance training and leadership messages in German, with the formal or informal address the company uses internally.

Creators and educators

Creators who explain science, history or finance in English can reach German speaking viewers, who are used to watching dubbed content. Translate the videos that already perform, and check numbers and units while you proofread.

The soundtrack stays

Sonilo keeps the original background music and sound effects and replaces only the speech, with lip sync on or off.

The speaker’s own voice

Sonilo keeps the speaker’s own voice in the new language, so the translated speech sounds like the person in your video, not a stock voice. There is no voice to record or set up.

Lip sync, when you want it

On: mouths are re-rendered to match the new language. Off: your original picture stays untouched and only the voice is replaced.

You approve the words

The translation is a script you can read and correct first. A product name, a joke, a line of dialogue: fix it before it is spoken.

Your subtitles, spoken

Upload an .srt or .vtt for a language and the dub says exactly those lines, instead of a machine translation of them.

Music for the new cut

Sonilo also adds music to video. If a translated version needs its own soundtrack, add music to it in the same account.