Enable subtitles in emby server

[Robgh 4]

I have emby server version 1.3.51 running in TrueNAS,, and some of my media files are in non English speaking,

I have signed up with Open Subtitles, and have a subtitles listed under my user preferences. What else do I need to do to get the subtitles to actually work and show at the bottom of the screen.

 

thanks

[Luke 42077]

Hi, have you tried this?

Manual Subtitle Downloads

[Robgh 4]

This is what I have after I click on the 3 dots of a video file:

 

[GrimReaper 4738]

Does your user have permission to download subtitles? 

[Robgh 4]

Where will I find out if you mean in emby server

[GrimReaper 4738]

Settings>Users tab in the sidebar>edit desired User

[Robgh 4]

I found where to 'edit subtitles' after looking again on the 3 dots of a video file, and after I select search , No results found. Have you configured subtitle downloading?

So I go to Downloads, but I have to enter a temporary path. Would that be on my NAS server or anywhere else.

Thanks

Edited February 11 by Robgh
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[Robgh 4]

Update:

I did enter a temporary path on my NAS server, then saved it, but what next, I mean how do I actually downloads the subtitle files

[Robgh 4]

I found a guide on google on how to  download the subtitle files, and have setup a download interval.

Thanks

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, Robgh said:

I found a guide on google on how to  download the subtitle files, and have setup a download interval.

Thanks

What was the solution?

[Robgh 4]

Well I schudeled the download of subtitles for 15.00 hrs, thinking it would be today. As it is now after 16.00hrs in the UK, I have checked the folder I selected for the download, and so far there is no subtitle file there.

Out of interest what does 'time limit' mean when setting a trigger, as I have just used 3 hours.

Thanks

[Robgh 4]

Edit;

out of interest I looked in 2 of my media folders on my server and there are plugin folders in both , and when I opened the said folder there I saw a file: OpenSubtitles.dll, and the date on those files is or was 28th  January 2026

Should subtitles be working then or am I confused.

Thanks

[Luke 42077]

How did you configure the automatic subtitle download options on each library?

[Luke 42077]

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Should subtitles be working then or am I confused.

Subtitles work just fine, but do your video files have any subtitles?

[Robgh 4]

I used this in google :

how to download subtitle files for emby server TrueNAS

which  I followed, but basically I went settings, scheduled tasks, then subtitles. After that: Downloads and settings, but when I select downloads, it says no items found

To your 2nd reply, no there are no subtitles with the Russian language video

[Luke 42077]

Have you taken a look at the troubleshooting steps at the bottom of: Automatic Subtitle Downloads

[Robgh 4]

When I go the Open Subtitles, which I downloaded/ installed last night, I get this:

 

[Luke 42077]

Right but then there are settings for each of your Emby libraries as discussed here:

Automatic Subtitle Downloads

[avalon65 2]

Yes ok, I saw that after I posted. 

[Robgh 4]

|Sorry, I can't just where it says 'Show advanced settings' Is that in Edit subtitles because that shows most languages which I can't edit. But where says 'editing the library' where is that option then

[Neminem 1514]

Those options are in your library settings.

[Robgh 4]

Sorry, not for me . This my menu when I click on the 3 dots for the library:

 

[Neminem 1514]

Did you allow the user to download subs.

[Robgh 4]

I selected Edit , as there is no Edit Subtitles in the drop down list of the library,  but I don't know how to allow users to download subs

[GrimReaper 4738]

18 minutes ago, Robgh said:

but I don't know how to allow users to download subs

You were already told yesterday. 

On 2/11/2026 at 11:39 AM, GrimReaper said:

Does your user have permission to download subtitles? 

 

On 2/11/2026 at 12:01 PM, Robgh said:

Where will I find out if you mean in emby server

 

On 2/11/2026 at 12:37 PM, GrimReaper said:

Settings>Users tab in the sidebar>edit desired User