OpenSubtitlesDownload
OpenSubtitlesDownload logo
Illustration by Franck Helaine. Thanks ;-)

Automatically find and download the right subtitles for your favorite videos!

The subtitles search is done by precisly identifying your video files by computing unique movie hash sums. This way, you have more chance to find the exact subtitles for your videos, avoiding synchronization problems between the subtitles and the soundtrack.

GitHub page Wiki Releases Issue tracker
platforms
linux GUI
platforms
universal CLI
license
GPLv3

Logo+modernism+pdf+patched Jun 2026

After 18 months, the brand acquires a subsidiary. The legal team demands a tiny ® symbol and a "A Division of…" line. Adding these breaks the grid.

The "patched" PDF, often a stitched-together Frankenstein of high-res scans, represents a democratization of design history. It is the design community refusing to let history be gatekept by price tags. Opening the file feels like entering a speakeasy; you know you shouldn't be there, but the jazz (or in this case, the Swiss typography) is just too good to leave.

SCREENSHOTS

DOWNLOADS

python script (zip)
Version 6.5Stable and battle tested! Actually, probably not...
Version DEVLatest development code. If you are feeling adventurous...
Documentation

GitHub page Wiki Release notes Issue tracker

Installation instructions On the on the wiki page, and always up-to-date! logo+modernism+pdf+patched

Configuration instructions To change the search language and more advanced tune-in (optional). After 18 months, the brand acquires a subsidiary

Dependencies
  • python (version 3.6+)
  • zenity (for GNOME GUI)
  • kdialog (for KDE GUI)
  • basic unix tools: wget (subtitles downloading with GUI), ps & grep (GUI autodetection)
  • Quick install (as a nautilus script)
            
              # Make sure the destination directory for nautilus scripts exits
              mkdir -p ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/
              cd ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/
              # Download the script and make it executable
              wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emericg/OpenSubtitlesDownload/master/OpenSubtitlesDownload.py
              chmod u+x OpenSubtitlesDownload.py