StreamBridge vs Ray · StreamBridge for Plex

What each one is

Ray

Subtitles in its own apps and its own TV. Ray's software finds subtitles for any video, generates them with AI when none exist, syncs them and translates them into over 200 languages. TechSpecs, the company behind it, plans apps for every platform and is crowdfunding a television built around it.

StreamBridge

Subtitles inside Plex. They're saved with the film, so every Plex app shows them: TVs, streaming boxes, phones, tablets and browsers. StreamBridge also puts the films and series in Plex, from Stremio catalogs.

Two languages in Plex as one subtitle: English with Vietnamese under it.

A film playing in Plex with English and Vietnamese subtitles shown together

Side by side

Topic	StreamBridge	Ray
What it is	A Mac app beside your Plex server	A Kickstarter project: apps for every platform and a TV, Ray One
Where subtitles show	Every Plex app	Ray's own apps and TV
Subtitles	Found, timed to your copy and translated	Found, AI-generated when none exist, synced and translated into over 200 languages
Films and shows	Puts them in Plex, from Stremio catalogs	Subtitles media you already have

Where they differ

Where they play

A subtitle app can only add subtitles to video that plays inside it, which is why Ray needs its own apps and its own TV. StreamBridge saves subtitles next to the film in your Plex library, so there's nothing new to install.

Films as well as subtitles

Ray subtitles media you already have. StreamBridge also puts films and series into Plex: you browse catalogs on your Mac and watch in Plex, with nothing filling your drive.

Which to choose

Ray, if

You want an AI television or a standalone subtitle player. Back Ray.

StreamBridge, if

You have a Mac and a Plex server, and want subtitles in Plex today. It's free to use, and Pro, which includes subtitles, is a one-time purchase.