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Ray
What Ray is
Ray is an AI media player that handles local video and audio playback while generating and translating subtitles in more than 200 languages. It creates frame-perfect subtitles from audio, searches OpenSubtitles for existing matches, and generates new subtitles when needed. Cinema, Studio, and Capture modes cover viewing, subtitle production, and recording with live subtitles. Listed tools include AI dubbing, video upscaling, audio cleanup and separation, video chat, summaries, and parental controls. Ray supports caption styling, burned-in captions, and speaker identification, but subtitle export is limited to SRT. Integrations include Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, and Stremio. Local playback is free; AI processing can use Ray Local or Ray Cloud. Desktop builds are available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Ray Headless is described as a public beta for Docker, CLI, or NAS use, with a browser dashboard and Developer API. Plans include a $149 a month lifetime local license, cloud options, and separate API plans.
Who it suits
Ray suits viewers and subtitle creators who want local playback with multilingual subtitle tools. It also offers cloud processing, self-hosting, and API plans for broader workflows.
What it does well
- Generates and translates subtitles in 200+ languages
- Includes Cinema, Studio, and Capture modes
- Integrates with major media servers
- Offers local playback for free
- Provides self-hosted and API options
What to know first
- Subtitle export is SRT only
- Some AI features use optional paid services
- Ray Headless is a public beta
- Paid plans include high one-time or annual prices
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Cloud — Subtitle Only | $15/mo billed annually · Unlimited subtitle-only cloud processing · Subtitle generation and translation · OpenSubtitles integration | $180 a year |
| API Annual Plan | $99/mo billed annually · $250/month processing included · 50% off per-minute rates · 500 requests/minute · documentation, SDKs and sandbox · priority support · limited to 50 developers | $1,188 a year |
| Ray Cloud — Subtitle Only (Annual) | $15/mo billed annually · Unlimited subtitle-only cloud processing · subtitle generation and translation · excludes dubbing, enhancement, audio tools, sharing and Ray Beam | $180 a year |
| API Lifetime | one-time — forever · $500/month processing included forever · 60% off per-minute rates · 1,000 requests/minute · documentation, SDKs and sandbox · priority support · every future endpoint · limited to 50 developers | $2,499, paid once |
| Ray One — AI TV | physical preorder; page shows From $549 · 32-, 43-, 55- and 65-inch models · 4K UHD · HDR10 · 120Hz · 8GB RAM · Dolby Audio · HDMI 2.1 · one year Ray Cloud included | $549, paid once |
| Ray Cloud — Lifetime Access | one payment · Ray local player included · unlimited cloud processing for life · Ray Beam cross-device sync | $669, paid once |
| Ray Local - Lifetime License | one payment · All 24 app features · all three modes · Digital Remastering · lifetime license | $99, paid once |
As rayplayer.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Ray combines a media player with subtitle generation, translation, recording, and additional AI tools. Free local playback provides the base, while Ray Local, Ray Cloud, self-hosting, and API plans address different processing and deployment needs.
Facts from Ray's own pages
- AI features
- Listed features include AI dubbing, video upscaling, audio cleanup and separation, video chat and summaries, and parental controls. · rayplayer.com, 11 Oct 2026
- API endpoints
- The paid API page names subtitle generation, dubbing creation, video enhancement and audio unmixing endpoints, plus 12 more. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Apple App Store availability
- The Apple TV app is free, requires tvOS 18 or later, and Apple reports that it has not received enough ratings or reviews to show an overview. · apps.apple.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Bulk processing
- Studio functionality can queue up to one million files for subtitle generation, translation and export. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Burn-in captions
- Yes · rayplayer.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Caption styling
- Yes · rayplayer.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Clarity
- Clarity isolates dialogue, removes noise and automatically balances audio. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company founded
- LinkedIn lists TechSpecs as founded in 2021. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company funding
- Dealroom lists TechSpecs seed entries of $27,000 in August 2017 and $100,000 in August 2021. · app.dealroom.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters and size
- LinkedIn lists TechSpecs as privately held, headquartered in San Francisco, with 11–50 employees. · linkedin.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Company launch date
- Dealroom lists TechSpecs' launch date as September 2017. · app.dealroom.co, 21 Oct 2026
- Company legal entities
- Ray's terms identify TechSpecs Ltd in the United Kingdom, TechSpecs Inc in the United States and TECHSPECS Kft. in Hungary as group entities or merchants. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Desktop platforms
- The download page offers desktop builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux. · rayplayer.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Download verification
- Ray says installers are served over HTTPS and released only after cryptographic signature and SHA-256 checksum verification. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Enhance
- Enhance upscales videos and images to as much as 4K resolution. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · rayplayer.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free playback
- The download page says local video and audio playback is free, with AI features optional through Ray Local or Ray Cloud. · rayplayer.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free use
- The base desktop player is free for local video and audio playback, while AI features are optional and unlocked by Ray Local or Ray Cloud plans. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Full Story
- Full Story creates audio descriptions using preset voices or a cloned voice. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Grab
- Grab downloads media from more than 800 sites, including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Guardian
- Guardian automatically blurs nudity, mutes profanity and skips violence in real time, with kid profiles and age presets described in the FAQ. · blog.rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Ray lists Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, and Stremio among its media-server integrations and says it partners with OpenSubtitles. · rayplayer.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Lector
- Lector reads subtitles aloud for accessibility or listening while multitasking. · rayplayer.com, 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: independent trust assessment
- Scam Detector assigns rayplayer.com a 17.2/100 trust score and labels it new, suspicious and dubious, citing its February 9, 2026 domain creation and limited history. · scam-detector.com, 21 Oct 2026
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