# Multiple subtitle display support **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 28, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124 "2013-11-28T04:30:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sketch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Sketch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sketch)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/1 "2013-11-28T04:30:12Z")
I recall seeing some requests for this on the forum long ago in the early days of PMS9, but I don't see it in the feature request forum here, so here goes:   I'd like to see support for displaying two sets of subtitles in different languages at once.  This would be useful for multi-language households, so people can read subtitles in their native language when watching films in a language neither of them understands.    I wouldn't't think this would be too hard to implement, since there's already support for adjusting the offset of fixed-location subs (ASS, etc). ---
**Author:** ![Sciencefun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sciencefun/32/182340_2.png) [@Sciencefun](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sciencefun)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/2 "2021-09-25T16:50:52Z")
I’m a young european and I don’t speak natively English. I believe that looking movies with dual subtitles is something amazing. Is it so hard to add this feature for the next updates? I hope to find it soon 🙂 _[mod-edit: merged this with an existing suggestion in order to avoid distracting votes – though both threads had none; 2021 clean-up → duplicate]_ ---
**Author:** ![Super4Jet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@Super4Jet](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Super4Jet)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 12:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/3 "2021-09-26T12:24:05Z")
> [@Sciencefun](#): > > Is it so hard to add this feature for the next updates? Might be, because this would add extra clicks for anyone watching with one cc language, having to deselect the old language instead of just switching to the new one. Now that doesn’t help your issue, I know, so here is a workaround: There’s a software called [Subtitle Edit](https://nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit/). Once opened, you can go to Tools\>Join Subtitles. Then select the two languages you want. After that, Tools\>Sort By\>Start Time. And now File\>Save As\>Type: _.srt_, Filename: _[video\_name].[two letter language code].srt_ after you saved that file to your library, go to Plex, scan library files and select the subtitle in the video. I do hope this helps your problem, Super4Jet ---
**Author:** ![Sciencefun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sciencefun/32/182340_2.png) [@Sciencefun](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sciencefun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/4 "2021-09-26T18:50:53Z")
Hello, thank you for the answer, but I had already installed this program. I hope the developers consider whether adding this feature would give a different image to the product in my humble opinion. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/5 "2021-09-26T18:59:06Z")
don’t forget to vote if you want this. votes are not the only factor but if there’s zero interest/attention, it’s unlikely to get attention from Plex. ---
**Author:** ![Sciencefun](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sciencefun/32/182340_2.png) [@Sciencefun](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Sciencefun)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/6 "2021-09-26T19:21:15Z")
doesn’t work: unknow subtitle type. This error come only in the joining menu. If I add the subtitles normally in the program works well. ---
**Author:** ![djayor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/djayor/32/262954_2.png) [@djayor](https://forums.plex.tv/u/djayor)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/7 "2021-12-06T15:36:31Z")
This will be great! Every time that I want to see a movie with double subtitles, I need to merge both .srt files in the platform: [subtitletools.com](http://subtitletools.com) and I can have one colour per language, yellow and white. But unfortunately, Plex sometimes changes the colour of the 2nd subtitle. ---
**Author:** ![Yamigishi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Yamigishi](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Yamigishi)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/8 "2025-03-08T15:57:32Z")
Trying to learn a language by watching shows/movies using subtitles (and audio) in said language is a really good way to immerse yourself, and Plex letting you use whatever subtitle file you want is really useful for that purpose. That being said, sometimes it’s really convenient to also have the subtitles in your own language so you can double check you understood what’s being said easily (sure you can always just pause and google it but it breaks the immersion more) Some players (such as SMPlayer) have the option to enable dual subtitles, and I think it’d be a really convenient feature to add to Plex. ---
**Author:** ![mrboonmee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mrboonmee/32/20531_2.png) [@mrboonmee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mrboonmee)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/9 "2025-03-08T22:41:48Z")
Agree! It’s the only reason I need a HTPC plugged into my TV! ---
**Author:** ![skw147](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@skw147](https://forums.plex.tv/u/skw147)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/10 "2026-10-12T22:38:58Z")
Request to support multiple subtitles during playback on all clients. A lot of time signs and songs is a separate subtitle file while the voice acting is another subtitle file. Currently no player has the option to select both subtitle files even if they do not overlap during the playback. ---
**Author:** ![nx6](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nx6/32/103992_2.png) [@nx6](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nx6)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/11 "2026-10-12T22:41:38Z")
> [@skw147](#): > > A lot of time signs and songs is a separate subtitle file while the voice acting is another subtitle file. Not sure where you are getting your content but that’s not common at all. Whoever made that file screwed up. All they need to do is merge the Signs & Songs subtitle script with the dialog one to get a proper Full subtitle script. ---
**Author:** ![ArtemEremenko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19b73/32.png) [@ArtemEremenko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ArtemEremenko)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-subtitle-display-support/48124/12 "2026-10-20T21:15:12Z")
I wanted this for years too. I learn English and Spanish by watching films in the original language, and one subtitle line is never enough for me. Since it doesn’t look like Plex will add it, I built Lalea - a web app that plays films from your Plex library with two subtitle lines at once: the original and a translation. You sign in with your Plex account, pick a film, and it plays in the browser. What else it does: - any pair of 115 languages, and subtitles can come from your server, your own .srt or an OpenSubtitles search - tap any word to see what it means in that scene, with examples and often a picture - saved words keep the line and the moment where you met them, and come back in short daily reviews - second screen: the film plays on the TV, the two lines follow on your phone - no server at hand? Open a video file from your computer - it plays in the browser and is never uploaded It’s free right now: [https://lalea.app](https://lalea.app) I’m the developer, so if you try it with your server, I’d really like to hear what doesn’t work.