Offer Subtitles for Downloaded Videos. VLC will play a video with subtitles as long as the video file and the subtitle file are in the same directory (folder). Download the.srt file from DotSub. Rename the.srt file so it has the exact same name as your video. For instance, “MyVideo.avi” and “MyVideo.srt”. Make a folder with both files in it. You need to make sure that the subtitle file is in the same folder as the video file and that it has the same name also. If you want a higher quality file, go ahead and check the Do two pass encoding box. You can also click on Subtitle Options to configure a few more options for configuring the look and feel of the subtitles. In this guide, I will show you how to get subtitles on Kodi using the OpenSubtitles.org and Subscene.com subtitle services. The methods I have described here work for Kodi on FireStick, Windows PC, Mac, Nvidia Shield, Android and all other Kodi supported devices. Kodi subtitles become essential sometimes, especially when the audio quality isn’t great or when I must keep the volume low to avoid causing disturbance to the others around. At night, I bring down the volume to the barely-audible level and cannot do without the subtitles. Of course, when I am watching a video in a foreign language, I need my subtitles. Well, these are my reasons to add subtitles to Kodi and since you are reading this guide, I am assuming you have your own. This is precisely why I have put together this walkthrough to show you how to get subtitles on Kodi 17.6 Krypton. Mac virtualbox image. Keep reading! How to Get Kodi Subtitles Using OpenSubtitles Opensubtitles is probably the best subtitles service for Kodi. This service has subtitles in a wide range of languages and for nearly all the movies and TV shows that have been released so far. If you are looking for Kodi subtitles, OpenSubtitles will always be my first recommendation. And, while exploring the subtitles on Kodi, you will see it for yourself that OpenSubtitles has the best ones. So, without much ado, let’s learn how to get subtitles on Kodi from OpenSubtitles.org. Kodi users are strongly advised to use a VPN while streaming. I always use ExpressVPN on my streaming devices and I suggest you do the same. Your IP 184.144.168.128 is visible to everyone. A VPN hides your IP and protects you from online surveillance, ISP throttling, and hackers. It also unblocks geo-restricted Kodi Add-ons / Builds. ![]() It comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Step 1: The first thing you want to do is register for an account at OpenSubtitles.org. Unfortunately, the subtitles for Kodi from OpenSubtitles cannot be used without the registration. Go to and click the Register link at the top of the page. Follow the onscreen instructions to register and to create a username and password Step 2: Now launch Kodi and select ‘Add-ons’ on the left panel on the home screen Step 3: Open the Package Installer option on the top-left of the screen. It looks like an open box. Step 4: Click ‘Install from repository’ on the next screen Step 5: Click ‘Kodi Add-on repository’ when you see the list of the repositories. This is the official Kodi repository that comes pre-installed with Kodi Please note that if you haven’t installed at least one repository other than Kodi Add-on repository, you will not see the list of the repositories above. Instead, after clicking ‘Install from repository’ in step 4, you will be taken directly to the screen that I have added to step 6. Step 6: Click ‘Subtitles’ when you see this window Step 7: Now click ‘OpenSubtitles.org’ from the list Step 8: Click ‘Install’ button that you see on the bottom-right of the next screen Step 9: Now wait for the ‘Opensubtitles.org add-on installed’ notification (top right; see image below) Step 10: Now click ‘OpenSubtitles.org’ one more time and then click the ‘Configure’ button on the next window Step 11: You will now see the following dialogue box. Click ‘Username’ and enter the username you created for Kodi subtitles at OpenSubtitles.org in Step 1 Click ‘Password’ and enter your OpenSubtitles account password. Click ‘OK’ once done. Step 12: Return to Kodi home-screen and click ‘Settings’ (the cog icon) Step 13: Open ‘Player settings’ next Step 14: On the bottom left, where you see the cog icon, make sure Standard (or anything other than Basic) is selected. Now select the ‘Language’ option on the left panel of the next window Step 15: On the right, click ‘Languages to download subtitles for’ in ‘Download Services’ to choose your preferred language for subtitles for Kodi. For most of us, the default language will be English. Step 16: Next, click ‘Default TV show service’ to set up Kodi subtitles for TV shows. Step 17: Now click ‘Get more’ button for the list of all the available subtitles for Kodi. Select ‘OpenSubtitles.org’ and click it to download it. As you can see, I have already downloaded OpenSubtitles.org, therefore it is appearing on the list. Step 18: Once you have downloaded OpenSubtitles.org, click it (as shown in the image below) to set it up as the Kodi subtitle service. Step 19: Now click ‘Default movie service’ and repeat Step 18 Step 20: This is how the screen will look like once you install and set up Opensubtitles on Kodi Well, this is pretty much you need to do to add Kodi subtitles. Now, go ahead and play the TV show or movie of your choice and click the subtitles icon on the bottom right. OpenSubtitles will look up for the subtitles for the title you are playing. How to Get Subtitles on Kodi Without Registration I have no second thoughts about the fact that Opensubtitles is the best Kodi subtitles service.
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