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VLC Subtitles Not Showing? Here’s How to Fix it [SRT files]
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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VLCusers can watch videos in foreign languageswith subtitlesthat translate them. Subtitles also come in handy for non-foreign videos when you need to keep the volume down for some reason.
However, some users have posted onVLC’s forum about VLC media player’s custom subtitles not working,with subtitles not showing for videos played.
So, those users can’t watch videos with subtitlesinVLC.
What can I do if subtitles are not showing in VLC?
1. Check subtitle settings in VLC
2. Reset VLC
3. Check the SRT file title matches its video’s filename
4. Convert the SRT file to UTF-8 encoding
5. Download new subtitle files
That’s how you can fix VLCsubtitles not working when VLC does not show subtitles.
Remember, however, that there are also otherfreeware media playersyou can play videos with subtitles with if the above resolutions aren’t enough.
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