Display .srt Subtitles with VLC-Media Player

.srt files are sidecar subtitle files. They can be used to add subtitles to .mp4 files.

Step 1

Put the .srt right next to the corresponding .mp4, with the same name.

Step 2

Open the .mp4 with VLC.¹⁾

Step 3 (optional)

If the subtitles did not automatically appear, this is how you can add them manually:

Right click into the video > Subtitles > Add Subtitle File

Navigate to the folder with the .srt and open the file.

VLC will give feedback in the upper right corner, that the Subtitle track has been added!

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