Youtube-dl Download With Subtitles [best] Guide

Using (and its modern, widely recommended fork yt-dlp ) is the most powerful way to download YouTube videos with subtitles. While the basic command only grabs the video, a few simple flags allow you to fetch manual captions, auto-generated subtitles, or even embed them directly into the file. Core Commands for Subtitles

: To embed subtitles, you must have FFmpeg installed on your system, as it handles the post-processing required to merge the tracks. Advanced Options Command Flag Download ONLY subtitles --skip-download Convert to SRT format --convert-subs srt Get every available language --all-subs Practical Workflow Example

If you want a high-quality video with English subtitles converted to a standard SRT format and saved to a specific folder: youtube-dl download with subtitles

To download subtitles along with your video, you need to tell the tool exactly what to look for: : yt-dlp --write-sub [URL] .

: yt-dlp --write-sub --sub-lang en,es [URL] . Embedding Subtitles into the Video Using (and its modern, widely recommended fork yt-dlp

By default, these tools save subtitles as separate files (like .vtt or .srt ). If you want the subtitles to be part of the video file itself (soft-coded), use the Embed Subs flag: yt-dlp --embed-subs --write-sub [URL]

yt-dlp -f "bestvideo+bestaudio" --write-sub --sub-lang en --convert-subs srt -o "~/Downloads/%(title)s.%(ext)s" [URL] How to download only subtitles of videos using youtube-dl If you want the subtitles to be part

: yt-dlp --write-auto-sub [URL] . List all available languages : yt-dlp --list-subs [URL] .