How to fix PotPlayer subtitles not showing? [Guide to change subtitle language in Potplayer]

PotPlayer is a free multimedia player that supports a variety of video and audio formats, as well as output to Television. Digital Versatile Disc, and high definition television devices. This technology also provides smoother and seamless video play, snapshot previews, and video footage bookmarking.

This free multimedia player also allows its users to download subtitle online and view subtitle with video playing using the player, but sometimes downloaded subtitle are off sync with the video that is sometimes the audio might be faster than the subtitle or the subtitle faster than the audio.

Well in this particular blog we are here to guide you on how to fix PotPlayer subtitles not showing issue. If you are too facing the same then keep scrolling the article till the end.

To add the subtitles on Potlayer firstly you need to download movie subtitles from any website.

How to Auto Search & download Subtitles in PotPlayer?

If you want to download subtitles automatically from the PotPlayer, then follow the below mention guidelines:

Step 1: First of all open the PotPlayer>On the top left corner, tap on the PotPlayer and a menu will open

Step 2: Navigate to Subtitles>Subtitle Searching>Download Subtitle

 

 A new screen will be prompted and then you need to search subtitles by file name. Wait for some time; it will load all the possible subtitles from sites. Then select your desired subtitle language. Once you have selected, click on load subtitle language and your subtitles will appear.

 And once you have downloaded movie subtitles from any website and want to add them to PotPlayer. To do the same follow the below mention guidelines:

#. You can add subtitles to the movie using PotPlayer just by Drag and Drop method. You just have to drag subtitles files into a relevant folder in SRT format and drop it on the PotPlayer screen where the movie is running.

In case if the drag and drop method is not working, you can use the following methods:

Step 1: First of all open the PotPlayer> On the top left corner right click on the PotPlayer> You will be prompted with a Menu

Step 2: Navigate to the Subtitles>Add/Select Subtitles >Add Subtitle

Step 3: A window will open you need to select the subtitle .srt file and select Open

FAQs

How to change subtitle language in Potplayer?

If you are willing to modify the subtitle language in PotPlayer, you can follow the below mention guidelines:

Step 1: First of all launch the player> then right-click on the player & select F5

Step 2: Now on the pop up screen, click on the first option and select the language you wish

How to change dual audio language on movie in PotPlayer?

To do the same follow the below mention guidelines:

Step 1: First of all open PotPlayer> On the top left corner, tap on it and navigate to the Preferences

Step 2: Click on Audio> Language/Sync/Other

 

Step 3: Navigate to the Preferred languages write nay language you desired

How to sync subtitles in PotPlayer?

In order to sync or synchronize (sync) the subtitle in Potplayer:

Step 1: On the lower right hand side of the PotPlayer, you will see the open/hide control panel (The position where the red arrow is pointing towards)>tap on it.

Step 2: It will open a Window with menu bar, Audio, Video, Subtitle and Playback.

Step 3: Then tap on the third option on the Menu bar, Subtitle

Step 4: In order to sync, go to the last option, you could make the subtitle slower (by 0.5 seconds), Faster (by 0.5 seconds) and leave it at its default timing.

How to adjust subtitles on PotPlayer?

If you desire to change the subtitles font, style and position then you can follow the below mention guidelines:

Step 1: Open PotPlayer> Now on the top left corner, tap on the PotPlayer and the menu will open

Step 2: Navigate to the Subtitles> Subtitle Style> Adjust Subtitle

Once you have opened the subtitle style, you can increase or decrease the font size of subtitles just by pressing Alt + PGUP and Alt + PGDN respectively.

How to turn off subtitles on PotPlayer?

By pressing Alt + H you can disable the subtitles on PotPlayer. But in case if it didn’t works for you then follow the below mention guidelines:

Step 1: Open the PotPlayer> On the top left corner, tap on PotPlayer and the menu will open

Step 2: Navigate to the Subtitles>Show/Hide Subtitles

That’s all about PotPlayer subtitles not showing, we really hope you liked the blog. Thanks for Reading.

Sakshi Anant Author