Subtle AlternativesSubtitle Downloaders and other similar apps like Subtle

Subtle is described as 'Simple and intuitive Windows desktop application for downloading subtitles for your favorite movies and TV shows' and is a subtitle downloader in the video & movies category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Subtle for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best Subtle alternative is OpenSubtitles.org, which is free. Other great apps like Subtle are Caption, Addic7ed, VLSub and gSubs.

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Subtle is a simple and intuitive Windows desktop application for downloading subtitles for your favorite movies and TV shows.

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Subtle alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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    Movie and TV Subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. Free download from source, API support, millions of users.

    21 OpenSubtitles.org alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome

    OpenSubtitles.org Features

    1.  Browser extension
    2.  AI-Translation
    3.  Subtitles and captions

    OpenSubtitles.org VS Subtle

     
    • OpenSubtitles.org is the most popular Web-based alternative to Subtle.

    • OpenSubtitles.org is the most popular free alternative to Subtle.

    • OpenSubtitles.org is Free and ProprietarySubtle is Free and Open Source
  2. Caption icon
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    Caption takes the effort out of finding and setting up the right subtitles. A simple design, drag & drop search, and automatic downloading & renaming let you just start watching. Caption is multi-platform, open-source, and built entirely on web technology.

    20 Caption alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Most recent release was in 2018, and most recent commit on GitHub was in 2020. Website can no longer be reached.

    Caption Features

    1.  Subtitles and captions
    2.  Support for subtitles
    3.  Built-in subtitle search

    Caption VS Subtle

     
    • Caption is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Subtle.

    • Caption is the most popular Open Source alternative to Subtle.

    • Caption is Free and Open SourceSubtle is also Free and Open Source
  3. Addic7ed icon
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    Access a vast collection of subtitles for TV shows and movies. Search and download subtitles in various languages with ease through an intuitive online platform.

    21 Addic7ed alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Online

    Addic7ed Features

    1.  Srt

    Addic7ed VS Subtle

     
  4. VLSub icon
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    VLSub is a simple extension for your VLC Media Player. It downloads subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org and play them as your open your movies.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VLC media player
    Discontinued

    This extension hasn't been updated since April 2017 but can still be downloaded.

    VLSub Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Srt
    3.  Sub

    VLSub VS Subtle

     
  5. gSubs icon
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    gSubs is a free and open-source desktop app that finds you the perfect subtitle match for your videos. Just drag and drop the video files that you want to search subtitle for and gSubs will do it's job.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The latest release (1.0.3) is from July 2020.

    gSubs Features

    1.  Electron based
    2.  Support for subtitles

    gSubs VS Subtle

     
  6. SubDownloader icon
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    SubDownloader is a program for automatic find and download/upload subtitles for your movies/series (MKV,MP4,AVI,etc).

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The software hasn't been updated since 2012 but can still be downloaded.

    SubDownloader VS Subtle

     
  7. SolEol icon
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    Subtitle download and upload tool. It relies on OpenSubtitles.org as its subtitle database.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    As of 2016 SolEol development is pretty much stopped.

    SolEol VS Subtle

     
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    Submarine is a command-line program for searching and downloading the right subtitles for movies. Subtitles are searched based on movie file hashes and downloaded from online subtitle services. Downloaded subtitles are automatically renamed and saved next to corresponding files.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last update is from May 2012.

    submarine Features

    1.  Command line interface

    submarine VS Subtle

     
  9. Qnapi icon
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    QNapi is designed to automatically download and match subtitles to a specific movie file. Unlike similar programs, QNapi queries several different subtitle databases to find the best subtitles for your movie.

    10 Qnapi alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Ubuntu

    Qnapi Features

    1.  Support for subtitles

    Qnapi VS Subtle

     
  10. SubiT icon
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    With SubiT, you can download subtitles for your favorite movies and series by just right clicking them and executing SubiT.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 2.2.5, released in September 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge and GitHub.

    SubiT Features

    1.  Automatic subtitles download

    SubiT VS Subtle

     
  11. Subtitles icon
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    Mac and Windows app for automatically downloading subtitles for your movies and TV shows. Just drop your videos into Subtitles and let it do its magic. It doesn't matter if the files don't have the right name or the format they're in, Subtitles will always find the...

    15 Subtitles alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Subtitles Features

    1.  Multiple languages

    Subtitles VS Subtle

     
    • Subtitles is the most popular commercial alternative to Subtle.

    • Subtitles is Paid and ProprietarySubtle is Free and Open Source
  12. PySubD icon
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    PySubD (Python Subtitle Downloader) is an extremely easy to use, cross-platform, free (as in beer and freedom) automatic subtitle downloader for your Movies and TV Series.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last update is from September 2017.

    PySubD Features

    1.  Portable

    PySubD VS Subtle

     
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