VLC for Mac, VLSub subtitle plugin If you you love movies in original version and you are not good in foreign languages, you will be in need of subtitles in your language. They are available on various subtitles websites, but it can be very annoying at times to check these servers and find the right one. Luckily, the popular VLC Media Player supports plug-ins and one of them called VLSub can help you to find subtitles directly in VLC Player. VLSub is available on developer's GitHub, or VLC addons website. VLC Media Player from version 2.0.3 and later contains VLSub plugin in its installation package. It is also available in VLC upper menu → Extensions option.
Click Subtitle. It's at the top of the VLC window. A drop-down menu will appear. On Mac, this option will say 'Subtitles' in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Nov 30, 2017 - Most recent macOS versions include a number of apps and features that support closed captions and subtitles, including iTunes, DVD Player,.
VLC Extensions option If you have older version of VLC Player then 2.0.3. Read the section. If you have version 2.0.3. And later you can skip How to install part and go to section. How to install VLSub plug-in to VLC Media Player for Mac There are two ways how to install VLSub plug-in to VLC Media Player for Mac.
At first download the.zip archive with VLSub to your Mac. Open the archive and copy the vlsub.lua file to clipboard ( CMD+C shortcut).
If you want to install VLSub for only current user on your Mac open Finder, or other file manager and go to the: /Users/%yourname%/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions/ and paste the vlsub.lua file to this folder. If you want to install VLSub for all users of your Mac, copy vlsub.lua file to clipboard → open Finder → Applications folder. Right click on VLC app and select Show Package Contents from menu. Go to the: Contents/MacOS/share/lua/ → create folder called extensions → open it and paste vlsub.lua file here.
How does VLSub work in VLC Media Player for Mac? Open a movie in VLC Media Player. If you want to search subtitles go the VLC upper menu → Extensions → and click on VLsub option. Now you can fill the Title: box and search for subtitles by name, or by hash. You can also set the subtitles language, or fill Season/Episode boxes, if you search for subtitles of TV shows.
Select subtitles and click on Download selection button. VLSub will save subtitles to the same folder, where is stored the movie and view it in VLC Media Player.
Contents:. How To Add Subtitles On VLC Media Player For Movies/Videos The 2 methods are quite easy to understand as well as execute.
So let’s take a look at these methods and the steps listed below. Method #1: Download The Subtitles Add Subtitles On VLC Media Player In this method, you just need to click on some options and you need to download the subtitles if you don’t have them. Step 1: Play the video or movie you want to watch on the VLC media player. Step 2: Then from the menu bar click on the option which reads ‘ Video‘. Step 3: A dropbox will now be visible on your screen with many more options. Here, select the option which reads as ‘ subtitles track‘ and then click on the ‘ Open file‘ option.
Step 4: Now, a dialogue will appear from which you still have to select the subtitle file for that movie or video which you had downloaded. Step 5: After you have selected the appropriate file, click on the ‘ Open‘ option which you will find at the bottom of the dialogue box. The subtitles for the video or movie you are watching will be added to the VLC media player if you have downloaded the proper subtitle. Also Read: Method #2: Using VLSub Subtitles Add Subtitles On VLC Media Player In the method, we are going to use a very useful, highly rated VLC add-on known as VLSub to download and apply the required subtitles.
When this plugin is downloaded and installed, it automatically searches for the subtitles for the current movie or video you are watching and shows the best results fur you to choose from. However, this plugin works only with the VLC 2.2 version so, if your VLC player is not updated then, please do it before you proceed any further. The steps required in this process are listed below. Step 1: Install the VLCub plugin from. Step 2: A new menu will be added which is ‘ View VLSub‘. Click on this newly added option and specify your search criteria which is either by hash or by name.
Once you select an option, the search results will be displayed. Step 3: Select the most appropriate search for the movie or video which you are watching. Now, when you play the video, you will notice that the subtitles are successfully added in the VLC media player. Also Read: Wrap Up: These were two of the many methods which you can use to add subtitles to the video or movie which you are watching the VLC media player.
We are pretty sure that, either of these methods will surely be of some help to you in adding subtitles. If you get sick at some step or if you have any better method which one can use then, obese let us know about it in the comments.