How to View Subtitles on YouTube

To make those captions appear and change the look of them, follow these steps:

1. On YouTube, click on the video you want to watch.
2. Click on the gear icon (Settings).
3. Select “Subtitles/CC.”
4. Choose the language you want to use from the list.
5. The captions will appear on the video.

1. How do I turn on subtitles on YouTube?
2. How do I see all captions on YouTube?
3. Why some YouTube videos have no subtitles?
4. How do I Auto Subtitle a video?
5. How can I put subtitles on a video?
6. How do I turn on captions?
7. Why do I get subtitles on YouTube?
8. What is CC on YouTube?
9. Can you add subtitles to someone else's YouTube video?
10. Is YouTube getting rid of subtitles?

How do I turn on subtitles on YouTube?

How to turn on subtitles on YouTube for all videos

1. Click your account icon to open the account menu.
2. From the account menu, click Settings. Select Settings in the YouTube account menu. Michelle Greenlee/Business Insider.
3. Click "Playback and performance" and check "Always show captions." Click save to save your selection.

How do I see all captions on YouTube?

View captions transcript

1. Below the bottom-right corner of the video player, click More .
2. Click Open Transcript. As you watch the video, the transcript will scroll to show you the current caption text.
3. Click any line of caption text to jump to that part of the video.

Why some YouTube videos have no subtitles?

If your video doesn't generate automatic captions, it could be due to one or more of the following reasons: The captions aren't available yet due to processing complex audio in the video. ... The video is too long. The video has poor sound quality or YouTube doesn't recognize the speech.

How do I Auto Subtitle a video?

How to Auto Subtitle Videos:

1. Upload Video. Upload the video file you would like to caption. ...
2. Auto Subtitle. Click 'Subtitles' then choose Auto Subtitles from the list, the software will then start transcribing. ( ...
3. Download Video. Change your subtitle text style, make any edits, and click 'Export'.

How can I put subtitles on a video?

Add subtitles to a video on YouTube:

1. Download the . srt file from DotSub.
2. Upload your video to YouTube. When configuring your upload, click “Captions”.
3. Click “Add a Caption Track” and browse to select your . srt file. ...
4. Upload the . srt file.
5. Done!

How do I turn on captions?

On Android TV:

1. Play the movie you would like to watch.
2. Press the Menu button on your remote.
3. Press UP to highlight the “Settings” item.
4. Press OK to activate the menu.
5. Navigate to Subtitles and select the language you want.
6. Press back to exit the menu.

Why do I get subtitles on YouTube?

Captions (subtitles) are available on videos where the owner has added them and on some videos where YouTube automatically adds them. You can change the default settings for captions on your computer or mobile device. You can customise captions by changing their appearance and language.

What is CC on YouTube?

Creative Commons licenses give a standard way for content creators to grant someone else permission to use their work. YouTube allows creators to mark their videos with a Creative Commons CC BY license. If you've marked your video with a CC BY license, you retain your copyright.

Can you add subtitles to someone else's YouTube video?

Closed captions (original video language)

Select the video's language. Play the video. When you get to the part where you want to add a caption, enter your caption into the box. Repeat this process for all the audio in the video, then click Submit contribution.

Is YouTube getting rid of subtitles?

Share All sharing options for: YouTube is ending its community captions feature and deaf creators aren't happy about it. YouTube plans to discontinue its community captions feature, which allowed viewers to add subtitles to videos, because it was “rarely used and had problems with spam/abuse,” the company announced.