How to Download YouTube Video Subtitles

This wikiHow teaches you how to get subtitles to go with YouTube videos. You can use a free program called 4K Video Downloader to download YouTube videos with embedded subtitles or a separate subtitle file. Remember that the YouTube video you want to download must have built-in subtitles.

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Steps

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Download the 4K Video Downloader setup file. Go to https://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader using a web browser on your computer, then click the Get 4K Video Downloader button on the left side of the page. The download will start automatically.

4K Video Downloader is a desktop YouTube video downloader with the option to embed subtitles as needed.

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Install 4K Video Downloader. The process varies depending on whether you’re using a Mac or Windows computer:

On Windows — Double-click the setup file, click Yes when prompted, and then follow the on-screen installation instructions.
Mac — Double-click the setup file, confirm the installation if necessary, click and drag the 4K Video Downloader application icon to the “Applications” folder, and then follow the on-screen instructions.

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Access YouTube videos with subtitles. To download YouTube video subtitles, the video must have built-in subtitles; You can check if the video you choose has subtitles by looking at the CC icon located at the bottom of the video player.

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Copy the YouTube video address. Highlight the video address in the address bar at the top of the browser window, then press Ctrl + C (Windows) or ⌘ Command + C (Mac).

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Open 4K Video Downloader. Click or double-click the 4K Video Downloader app icon white cloud on light blue background.

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Click Preferences in the upper right of the window.

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Check the box “Embed subtitles in video if possible”. The accompanying subtitle file will be embedded directly into the video.

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Close the Preferences window. Click the X in the upper right corner to exit.

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Click Paste Link in the upper-left corner of the window. 4K Video Downloader will find the link you copied and start copying the video.

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Choose quality. Check the box next to the video quality you want to watch.

You can also choose a video format other than the default by clicking the “Format” drop-down menu and choosing the format you want to use.

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Click the “Download Subtitles” drop-down box. Options at the bottom right of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.

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Select language. Click the language you want to use for the subtitle file.

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Click Download . Actions in the lower-right corner of the window. Your video will start downloading.

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Watch video. Once the download is complete, you can go to the file’s location by clicking on the video and selecting Show in Fpder .

Double-click the video to play it using your computer’s default video player.
If you choose to embed subtitles in the video, enable the subtitle track on the video player first.
If you download subtitles separately, the subtitle file (SRT format) will be displayed in the same folder as the video.

Advice

If your YouTube video doesn’t have subtitles, you can still add subtitles yourself.

Warning

Some video players will ask you to select a subtitle track from the “Audio” or “Subtitles” menu to display the subtitles.

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Advice

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