Movie dialogues could be understood more clearly if subtitles were available. And if you are a true movie buff like me, you probably know the importance of subtitles. Subtitles are something that can significantly improve comprehension.

These days, you have not one but many ways to download subtitles for your favorite Movies and TV Shows. You can either download subtitles from subtitle downloader websites, use a dedicated tool, etc.

Ways to Download Movie Subtitles on Linux

If you are using Linux, you have fewer ways to get subtitles for your videos. Below, we have shared some of the best ways and tools to download movie subtitles on Linux. Let’s get started.

1. SubDownloader

SubDownloader

SubDownloader uses the database of OpenSubtitles.org to grab the available subtitles for your movies. You need to search for the movie name on this tool to find subtitles.

This program uses your movie name to search for the subtitles and gives you the option to download that.

2. VLSub and Subtitle Finder Plugins for VLC

VLSub and Subtitle Finder Plugins for VLC

If you are using the VLC media player on your Linux, use the plugin VLSub and Subtitles Finder to find and download the subtitles for the movie you are playing.

The subtitles could also be found manually by using up this plugin. Overall, this one is a great plugin!

3. Subliminal

This uses the command line to download the subtitles from multiple providers like Addic7ed, BierDopje, OpenSubtitles, SubsWiki, Subtitles, TheSubDB, etc. This makes it amazingly easy to get the perfect subtitles for your movies, as the work and the search are done automatically inside all those providers. Use the below command in the Terminal to download the Subliminal:

sudo apt-get install subliminal.

Subliminal

Now run the subliminal from the folder where all your movies are placed, which will automatically get you the hashes of the video files.

After that, use the command given below to download the movie subtitle:

subliminal -1 en movie_name.mp4

Replace the ‘en’ in the command with the language code in which you wish to have the subtitles.

The encoding is used for the English language; now you also have to replace the movie_name with the movie name for which you wish to download the Subtitle.

This would start the search, and you would certainly get the subtitles for your particular movie.

Also read: 10 Best Sites To Download Subtitles For Movies & TV Shows

So, these are some of the best ways to download movie subtitles on Linux. If you need more help downloading movie subtitles on Linux, let us know in the comments below.

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