# Support external audio files (streams)
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-external-audio-files-streams/175847
**Category:** Feature Suggestions
**Created:** [January 14, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-external-audio-files-streams/175847 "2017-01-14T22:08:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@alekdavis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/alekdavis)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2017, 10:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-external-audio-files-streams/175847/1 "2017-01-14T22:08:14Z")
Plex can load subtitles from external (SRT, etc) files. It would be nice if it could also support external audio stream (.AC3, etc) files.
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-external-audio-files-streams/175847/2 "2017-01-14T22:14:22Z")
duplicate feature request
> [@Alternate \[external\] Audio Tracks](https://forums.plex.tv/t/alternate-external-audio-tracks/20559/1):
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> Directors Commentary, Dubs, etc.I'd love the ability to load external audio tracks for directors commentaries, things like MST3K-style alternate audios, dubs, etc. Sometimes these are in MKV, but sometimes you find them as separate files. Would love to be able to play simultaneously!
closing
please respect the rules for this subforum
- search first if the request has already been posted before
- only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post")
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-external-audio-files-streams/175847/3 "2018-07-28T23:16:22Z")