How to add subtitles in VLC Media Player It's simple to add subtitles to any video in VLC, just by downloading an online file.

1] Align subtitles position in VLC By default, the subtitles are always at the bottom overlaying the video on the VLC media player. You can align this position to the left, right, or center.

See how to control subtitle synchronization timing & delay, speedup, slow down, adjust speed of subtitles in VLC Media Player on Windows PC.

The AI-generated captions and translation will happen locally on the PC, meaning people can view the subtitles even if they're offline, VLC says.

VLC media player was at CES 2025 to demonstrate two new features—AI-generated subtitles and translation. Both of these work offline.

VLC media player is preparing to harness AI to automatically generate subtitles in real-time for videos played on the popular app.