How do I download subtitles easily?

Les subtitles have become essential to fully enjoy your favorite movies and videos. Luckily, there are plenty of options for downloading and adding subtitles to your videos. Discover the best tips for finding quality subtitles in this comprehensive guide!

The importance of video subtitling

Before we look at how to download subtitles, let's do a quick reminder of what they are for:

Why use subtitles?

• Understanding a foreign language
• Accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing
• Language learning
• Spotting in action movies or movies with garbled audio
• Comfortable viewing with dialogue transcription
• Better referencing on social networks

We made a video on the subject about this, it's on average +12% more reach when a video has subtitles:

What are the subtitle formats?

• SRT : universal plain text format
• ASS/SSA: enriched format with formatting
• VTT: format integrated into online video players

Where can I get subtitle files?

• Uploading files that have already been created
• Automatic generation by voice recognition
• Manual creation thanks to dedicated editors

There are many options available to you to get subtitles adapted to each video!

Find subtitles that have already been created to download

There are vast databases of ready-to-use subtitles for thousands of movies, series, and cartoons. Here are a few of them:

• OpenSubtitles

The reference site with a huge collection of subtitles in all languages, available for free download.

• Subtitles.eu

A handy French and English subtitle directory to find subtitles corresponding to your movies and series.

• YIFY Subtitles

Catalog of subtitles specialized in movie versions attributed to the YIFY group.

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Generate subtitles automatically

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Youtube offers a subtitle service directly on the videos but the rendering is not always optimal and there are many mistakes in the final version.

Capture: the simplest tool

Our platform provides instant automatic subtitles for all your videos!

How does it work?

• Add a video on Capte
• Let voice recognition and artificial intelligence do the trick to detect the audio in your video
• subtitles in the original language are automatically generated
• you can make some changes if needed
• It is also possible to translate subtitles in more than ten languages
• All that's left is to download the video with the subtitles or the SRT subtitle file.

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Create and edit your own subtitles

For a perfectly adapted and synchronized result, you can also use Capte to import a new SRT file and edit it online directly.

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Tips for downloading quality subtitles

• Check the perfect match between subtitles and video
• Always reread the result to avoid unpleasant surprises.
• Opt for full subtitles rather than just the dialogue.

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Start a trial with Capte

It's free during the trial period and you have access to all the features for 14 days!

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