How to Add Subtitles to a Movie/Video on VLC

Most of you like playing movies and videos with subtitles. So this article is about inserting subtitles on VLC media player.

Steps

1
Check if you have any subtitles track of the movie/video on your computer. If you don't, download it from internet.
2
Play your movie/video on VLC media player.
3
Click the video button on the menu bar.
4
Select the 'subtitles track' option and select the 'open file' button. (a dialog box appears.)
5
Select your subtitle file of that particular movie/video.
6
Click the open button.
7
Watch your movie/video with subtitles. Enjoy!

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I have VLC on my phone. How do I use its subtitles?

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You need to download subtitles, then start a video on VLC. Once it's playing, drag and drop your subtitle file onto VLC.

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You must first make sure that you have the subtitles track.

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