How to Add Subtitles for Videos in VLC Player?

VLC Player is a free and open-source software program that helps play audio and videos in any format. Its user-friendly interface allows users to add subtitles for movies and videos. Usually, subtitles are useful when we watch movies in unknown foreign languages. VLC provides a built-in feature to get the subtitles.

Using this feature, we can add captions for a movie. It is really easy to add subtitles to any video in VLC just by downloading an “ srt ” file online. Let us see how to add subtitles for videos in the VLC player.

Add Subtitles for Videos in VLC

Features of VLC

• This software almost supports every video and audio file format and plays every media.
• It is used to convert any medial file formats without using additional plugins.
• VLC can stream media over the local network as well as on the internet.
• It supports many platforms like Windows , Mac, ** and **Linux.
• This program helps to watch videos crisply and clearly.
• It is ranked amongst the most advanced and *progressive * softwares.

Steps to Follow

Here, we will show you the steps to add subtitles for videos in the VLC media player. You can use any of the following methods to get your subtitle.

Add Subtitles by Selecting a File

• To do this, you have to download the subtitle from any website in “ srt ” format.
• Launch the VLC Media Player ** program** on your PC.
• You need to play the film or video for that, and you want to add the subtitle.
• Go to the Media tab , and select ** the **Open File option from the menu.

Open File option

• In File Explorer, you have to choose the video file and *hit * the *Open * button.

File Explorer

• Now, it will play the selected video file on your VLC player.
• Under the Subtitle tab , you need to choose ** the **Add Subtitle File option.

Subtitle tab

• You have to locate the downloaded “srt file” and click the Open button.

Click the Open button

• After that, your subtitle will be added to your video, as shown below.

Subtitle added

Drag and Drop a File

You can easily attach the subtitle for your video by just dragging and dropping a file.

• If you want to use this easy method to append a subtitle to your VLC, do as follows.
• You need to download the subtitle for a video in an “ srt ” format.
• Launch the VLC Media Player ** program** on your PC.
• You need to play the film or video for that, and you want to add the subtitle.
• After that, drag the downloaded subtitle file and drop it into the video currently playing on VLC.

Drag and drop a file

• Now, your subtitle has been added to the video in VLC.

Added Subtitle

• You can append subtitles on VLC as quickly as possible.

Automatically Load Subtitles

• Initially, you need to launch ** the **VLC Media Player program on your PC.
• Go to the Media tab , and select ** the **Open File option from the menu.

Open File option

• It will open the Explorer window, where you need to locate the video file that you want to play.
• Then, select ** the **video file and *click * the *Open * button.

File Explorer

• Go to the View tab and select the VLsub option from the menu.

View Tab

• It will display the VLSub dialogue box.
• You need to type the movie/TV series title in the title bar and click the search by name button.

Search by name

• You need to choose your language subtitle and hit the download selection option.

Download Selection

• If the subtitle is downloaded correctly, you can load it and watch the film in your preferred language subtitle.

Disable Subtitle from VLC

• Launch ** the **VLC Media Player program on your PC.

• Initially, you need to launch ** the **VLC Media Player program on your PC.

• Go to the Media tab , and select ** the **Open File option from the menu.

Open File option

• It will open the Explorer window, where you need to locate the video file that you want to play.
• Then, select ** the **video file and *click * the *Open * button.

File Explorer

• Now, it will play the selected video file , and you need to right-click anywhere on the screen to open a menu.
• You have to select the Subtitle option from the menu and select the Sub Track option from the sub-menu.
• Then, click on the Disable option.

Disable option

• At last, the subtitle will disappear from your video.

Subtitle Formats Endorsed by VLC

Here, we have shown the list of subtitle formats supported by the VLC player.

• *.idx (VOBSub)
• *.usf (Universal Subtitle)
• *.svcd (Super Video CD)
• *.srt (SubRip)
• *.ssa (Sub Station Alpha)
• *.smi (SAMI)
• *.rt (RealText/Smil)
• *.psb (PowerDivX)
• *.txt (ML2/VPlayer)
• *.pjs (Phoenix Subtitle)
• *.aqt (AQTitle)
• *.dks (DKS)
• *.sub (MicroDVD/MPSub/SubViewer/VOBSub)
• *.mpl (ML2)
• *.cvd (Chaoji VCD)
• *.jss (JACOSub)
• *.ttxt (MPEG-4 Timed Text)
• *.txt (ML2/VPlayer)

Wind-Up

This post explains how to add subtitles for videos in the VLC player using three distinct methods. You can also understand the steps needed for disabling the subtitle in VLC. Share your thoughts and experiences on using subtitles with the VLC media player in the *comments * below. You can check out more VLC related posts on our site, vlc.guru.

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