# Global Subtitle Setting **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** subtitles\ **Created:** [December 1, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412 "2021-12-01T05:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Davisar5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Davisar5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Davisar5)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/1 "2021-12-01T05:47:09Z")
I would like a setting as an admin that I can set a specific subtitle setting for those non-English languages spoken in my videos. Being able to set this so when my friends and family go to watch the same show on their accounts, they don’t have to turn on the subtitles or learn that the title has foreign language spoken the have to set it themselves manually. I make the subtitle a global setting on that title and it is activated for them. This could apply to any language really but having the ability to set this would be key. This would not prevent anyone from then changing this setting for their profile/account, but initially have them enabled. This is ideal where the foreign audio is not burned into the video. ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/2 "2021-12-01T06:17:40Z")
What if someone doesn’t want subtitles. This is settable by the users themselves. [Account Audio/Subtitle Language Settings | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/204985278-account-audio-subtitle-language-settings/) ---
**Author:** ![Davisar5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Davisar5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Davisar5)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/3 "2021-12-01T06:42:50Z")
Good point, Then they can turn off subtitles on their device (Roku for example) or disable them. But initially they would be enabled where globally set. Forgot to mention that in the original post so I added it. I am aware that anyone can add subtitles themselves. I just find it a little annoying that I get into a show that is engaging then have to pause for a few seconds to set the subtitle to then resume. I would just like the option for the convenience and if my family complains then not do it. ---
**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/4 "2021-12-01T06:50:18Z")
Since there is already an option for users to set this themselves, I don’t think Plex would add a global default like what you are asking for, but we’ll see if others think this may be useful. ---
**Author:** ![Davisar5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Davisar5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Davisar5)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/5 "2021-12-01T06:53:14Z")
Thanks for the input, I’m hoping that I’m not the only one with this thought. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/6 "2021-12-01T07:31:47Z")
In addition to MovieFan.Plex‘s point about this being an account setting (not a device option), there’s already an existing suggestion asking to set the audio preferences for your own managed users („on behalf of“). I suggest you comment/vote in that thread in order to avoid distracting/dispersing votes. That’s unless I’m completely missing a unique point from your suggestion. > [@Set default/change audio/subtitles for all (managed) users at once](https://forums.plex.tv/t/change-audio-subtitles-for-all-managed-users-at-once/711116): > > I try to make everything “just work” for my non-technically gifted managed users, which means choosing the right audio and subtitle track. To do this for every managed user one-by-one is tedious, so I would appreciate a simple way to set this for every managed user at once. ---
**Author:** ![Davisar5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/87869e/32.png) [@Davisar5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Davisar5)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/7 "2021-12-01T09:12:38Z")
Thanks for the reference. I did comment and vote on it. His includes audio for global which makes sense. I don’t do multi language files, too much wasted data I’ll never use, but I can see value in it. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/global-subtitle-setting/761412/8 "2021-12-01T15:36:43Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate