VLSub

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): https://github.com/exebetche/vlsub

Description:

VLSub is not working with Vlc 2.1.x, please update to 2.2.

Search and download subtitles from opensubtitles.org using the hash of the video currently playing or its title.
INSTALLATION:
- download the file from the "Files" tab above
- create a directory "extensions" at this location and put the file "vlsub.lua" inside:
* Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%VideoLANVLCluaextensions
* Windows (current user): %APPDATA%vlcluaextensions
* Linux (all users): /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Linux (current user): ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
* Mac OS X (all users): /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/extensions/
* Mac OS X (current user): /Users/%your_name%/Library/Application Support/org.videolan.vlc/lua/extensions/

...or use the installer below if you're on Windows 7 (32 or 64)

To start the extension click on View > VLSub or Vlc > Extensions > VLSub on Mac OS.

Limitation

* Impossible to automatically save the subtitles on Windows if the path to your video contain non ASCII (non-english) characters and the "search by hash" method will be slower.
* The "search by hash" method will fail on Windows if for video files >2Go (if VLC is compiled with lua 5.1 anyway)

/! Troubleshooting /!

If you have other issue you can ask for a solution here or on github but please get the full vlc debug log and add it as a pastebin to your post. The procedure is explained here:
https://github.com/exebetche/vlsub/wiki/Troubleshooting

Last changelog:

Support http chunked transfer encoding 4 years ago

Fix broken extension after opensubtitles uses a new CDN

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n0body-special
1 month ago

1 Please, give us a proper plugin that doesn't crash the player and/or the system. We deserve it, it's been so many years. I've stopped using vlc because of it. Someone? Please?

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basjan
2 months ago

8 8 great

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Wormsworth
4 months ago

8 The only problem I have been having with this is it does not reset itself after downloading a subtitle. On next search it tries to search for the previous file. It must be deactivated and restarted to work.

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monty3330
7 months ago

10 10 the best

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masezone
9 months ago

10 10 the best

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evilsystem
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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wanderer
1 year ago

Is anybody able to download subtitles the last few days? I'm geeting constantly the message: Error, server overloaded, please retry later

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kolesnikow
1 year ago

does VLSub (or any plug-in) do automatic translations of subtitle files? Like displaying an English subtitle file in French..?

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ofekef
1 year ago

i have macos and vlc v3.0.8
my vlsub is crashing when i try to download subtitals
https://pastebin.com/enWaEwhc
what do i do?

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ofekef
1 year ago

help, please!!!

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fashionmango
1 year ago

If you're getting the 401 error you can make an account on Opensubtitles.org and put your login info into VLcsub under the Config menu. This fixed the issue for me.

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strangerdanger5000
1 year ago

@fashionmango - Confirmed working. All is good now. Thank you.

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cleovii
1 year ago

Thanks fashionmango, I'm having an account in opensubtitles from years ago before I discovered this function in VLC, now I did what you said and can find the subtitles but whe I choose donwload it says "extension not respornding, Do you want to kill it now?"

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cleovii
1 year ago

It was the best, but from days ago it's not working, just say "error:code 401 unauthorized (200)"

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comesta
1 year ago

Hello, je ne trouve pas l'addon "Show config" pour corriger l'erreur : "code 401 unauthorized (200)." Y a t-il un lien spécifique pour trouver cette addon. Merci

Merci

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comesta
1 year ago

Bonjour, comment corriger l'erreur suivante: "code 401 unauthorized (200)."
Merci bien cordialement

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labraq
1 year ago

6 6 okay

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1910
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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japaalnev
1 year ago

10 10 the best

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moaaeyead
1 year ago

good

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benkhelifa
1 year ago

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drsu
2 years ago

9 Hgu

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nightowl
2 years ago

I see "...or use the installer below if you're on Windows 7 " but don't see anything below but lots of comments about this not working. Where is the installer???? i'm not super techie but it would be nice to get a subtitle once in a while.

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fares555
2 years ago

شكرا

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ernhaka
2 years ago

3 i dont like the opensubtitles subs:
- they insert advertising inside the movie!
- they mention their name at the end of the subtitles, BEFORE the end of the movie, come on, could they wait the credits at least ?
- many times the subs found are not accurate to the file, not synced, or HI

Now i get subs from subscene, they're more reliable and less annoying. Too bad because VLSub was a great idea.

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Support http chunked transfer encoding 4 years ago

Fix broken extension after opensubtitles uses a new CDN

6 years ago

2014-09-12
Fix error with http 301 redirection

2014-08-19
Fix subtitles loading on Vlc 2.2

2014-05-08
Fix a bug due to opensubtitles header modifications

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n0body-special May 06 2021 1 ugh

Please, give us a proper plugin that doesn't crash the player and/or the system. We deserve it, it's been so many years. I've stopped using vlc because of it. Someone? Please?

basjan Mar 19 2021 8 great

8 great

Wormsworth Jan 25 2021 8 great

The only problem I have been having with this is it does not reset itself after downloading a subtitle. On next search it tries to search for the previous file. It must be deactivated and restarted to work.

monty3330 Oct 30 2020 10 the best

10 the best

masezone Sep 13 2020 10 the best

10 the best

evilsystem Jun 06 2020 10 the best

10 the best

labraq Mar 31 2020 6 okay

6 okay

1910 Oct 19 2019 10 the best

10 the best

japaalnev Sep 28 2019 10 the best

10 the best

drsu Feb 12 2019 9 excellent

Hgu

ernhaka Oct 21 2018 3 bad

i dont like the opensubtitles subs: - they insert advertising inside the movie! - they mention their name at the end of the subtitles, BEFORE the end of the movie, come on, could they wait the credits at least ? - many times the subs found are not accurate to the file, not synced, or HI Now i get subs from subscene, they're more reliable and less annoying. Too bad because VLSub was a great idea.