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Ray FAQ: Everything You Need to Know

A practical overview of Ray, Ray Local, Ray Cloud, platforms, privacy, and product access.

Ray TeamFEB 14, 20262 min read

What is Ray?

Ray is an AI media player for subtitles, translation, dubbing, video enhancement, audio tools, accessibility, and social viewing.

The core idea is simple: press play on video in any language, and Ray helps you understand it.

What are Ray Local and Ray Cloud?

Ray Local runs processing on your own device. It is the right choice for privacy, offline workflows, travel, and users who want a one-time license.

Ray Cloud runs processing on Ray servers. It is the right choice for lower-spec devices, heavy subtitle workloads, sharing, embedding, bulk processing, and workflows that need more compute.

You can choose based on the job instead of committing to one mode forever.

What platforms are planned?

Ray is designed around the idea that video does not live on one device. Desktop, mobile, web, media servers, TV experiences, browser extensions, and living-room devices are all part of the roadmap.

The immediate priority is making the core Ray experience reliable on the platforms people use most often for video.

What makes Ray different?

Ray is not only a subtitle generator. It combines multiple workflows that usually live in separate tools:

  • Subtitle generation and translation
  • Existing subtitle search and sync checking
  • AI dubbing with ReDub
  • Bulk processing in Studio Mode
  • Screen and camera capture with live subtitles
  • Audio cleanup and separation
  • Video enhancement and restoration
  • Family safety controls with Guardian

Is my content private?

With Ray Local, processing happens on your device. Your files stay with you.

With Ray Cloud, files are processed through Ray infrastructure for cloud features. The product is designed around limiting what is stored and keeping media processing focused on the task the user requested.

How do I get updates?

The Ray newsletter is the best place for product launches, release notes, customer news, and major roadmap updates. You can subscribe from the website or the blog.

Subscribe to the Ray newsletter. Product updates, release notes, and customer news.

No spam. Just the Ray newsletter and important product updates.

Ray JournalFAQs2026-02-14

Ray FAQ: Everything You Need to Know

A practical overview of Ray, Ray Local, Ray Cloud, platforms, privacy, and product access.

Ray Team2026-02-142 min read

What is Ray?

Ray is an AI media player for subtitles, translation, dubbing, video enhancement, audio tools, accessibility, and social viewing.

The core idea is simple: press play on video in any language, and Ray helps you understand it.

What are Ray Local and Ray Cloud?

Ray Local runs processing on your own device. It is the right choice for privacy, offline workflows, travel, and users who want a one-time license.

Ray Cloud runs processing on Ray servers. It is the right choice for lower-spec devices, heavy subtitle workloads, sharing, embedding, bulk processing, and workflows that need more compute.

You can choose based on the job instead of committing to one mode forever.

What platforms are planned?

Ray is designed around the idea that video does not live on one device. Desktop, mobile, web, media servers, TV experiences, browser extensions, and living-room devices are all part of the roadmap.

The immediate priority is making the core Ray experience reliable on the platforms people use most often for video.

What makes Ray different?

Ray is not only a subtitle generator. It combines multiple workflows that usually live in separate tools:

  • Subtitle generation and translation
  • Existing subtitle search and sync checking
  • AI dubbing with ReDub
  • Bulk processing in Studio Mode
  • Screen and camera capture with live subtitles
  • Audio cleanup and separation
  • Video enhancement and restoration
  • Family safety controls with Guardian

Is my content private?

With Ray Local, processing happens on your device. Your files stay with you.

With Ray Cloud, files are processed through Ray infrastructure for cloud features. The product is designed around limiting what is stored and keeping media processing focused on the task the user requested.

How do I get updates?

The Ray newsletter is the best place for product launches, release notes, customer news, and major roadmap updates. You can subscribe from the website or the blog.

Subscribe to the Ray newsletter. Product updates, release notes, and customer news.

No spam. Just the Ray newsletter and important product updates.

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