OpenSubtitles
When a stream carries no subtitles, the player can search OpenSubtitles for the actual film or episode and rank what it finds.
It runs on your OpenSubtitles account. There is no shared pool.
Connecting it
Section titled “Connecting it”- Create a free account at opensubtitles.com.
- Settings → Integrations → OpenSubtitles on a phone or tablet, and sign in.
On a television, connect it on the phone and send the sign-in over from Settings → Devices rather than typing a password with a remote.
Using it
Section titled “Using it”In the player, Options → Subs → Search OpenSubtitles. Results are matched against the title, year and episode rather than the file name, and sorted by how well they fit.
Picking one loads it immediately, and it is kept with the title so you do not fetch it twice.
Limits worth knowing
Section titled “Limits worth knowing”They are the service’s, not the app’s:
- A free account has a daily download quota. When it runs out you get a clear message, not a silent failure.
- Logging in is the most rate-limited call on the service, so the app keeps one session and reuses it rather than signing in per request.
- A changed password shows up as a failure to sign in, not as a failure on the subtitle itself. Reconnect the account on the integration card.
Subtitles that come from elsewhere
Section titled “Subtitles that come from elsewhere”You do not need OpenSubtitles for subtitles that are inside the file. Those are read directly, including SRT, ASS, PGS, DVB and teletext tracks, and on the desktop they are read without a second download.