Limit the download to one language (e.g., English) to save space. yt-dlp --write-subs --sub-langs "en" "URL" Use code with caution.
If a video lacks human-uploaded subtitles, the standard --write-subs flag will not fetch anything. You must explicitly tell the program to extract machine-generated transcripts. yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-langs "en" "URL" Use code with caution. yt-dlp download video with subtitles
Displays all official and auto-generated subtitle tracks available for the URL. 5. Troubleshooting Common Subtitle Issues Limit the download to one language (e
⚠️ Embedding soft subtitles requires FFmpeg to be installed on your system and added to your environment path. You must explicitly tell the program to extract
If you want a single file instead of keeping track of separate .srt or .vtt assets, you can embed the text directly into the video container.
Run yt-dlp --list-subs "URL" . If the list is empty, the hosting platform does not have any closed captions available for that video.