Finding subtitles and then retroactively adding them to a video source isn’t all that fun. A much easier solution is to download “vlsub” and grab the subtitles from within VLC player.
Follow the guide below for downloading, installing, and using vlsub for automatically downloading subtitles for video files.
Download the file
Visit the download link below and right-click the page to save as a regular file, under the default extension “lua.”
Where to save the file
The file will need to be saved in the VLC installation folder. Use this reference for your particular OS:- Windows (all users): %ProgramFiles%\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\
- Windows (current user): %APPDATA%\vlc\lua\extensions\
- 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/
Save the file as one with a type of “All Files” to ensure the proper extension is retained.
Alternatively, if you have Windows 7, just download and run the “windows_installer.bat” file for an automated install. Follow the onscreen prompt to install for either all users with an “a” or the current user only with a “c.”
How to use vlsub
Start VLC with a video file and choose the menu item “View > VLSub” or “VLC > Extension > VLSub” if you're using Mac OS X. Click on "Search by hash" or "Search by name,” then select a subtitles file on the list. Click on "Download selection" to get the subtitle file automatically.The subtitles are downloaded from opensubtitles.org.
Download the vlsub text file or one just for Windows 7