- Get the subtitles from Netflix (
.xml
dfxp or.vtt
files), YouTube or other sources. - Convert them into
.srt
- Note: There is a video-tutorial covering all instructions step-by-step in Youtube on how to to download and convert subtitles from Netflix using Windows and Google Chrome.
You need Google Chrome. not tested on other web browsers
- Open devtools. This is usually accomplished by either:
- Pressing
Cmd
+Alt
+i
. - Pressing
F12
.
- Pressing
- Go to Network tab within dev tools.
- Load your movie/episode.
- Select the subtitle you want.
- In devtools sort by name and look for a file with
?o=
at the beginning of the name (see image below).
The information is extracted from this post.
You need FireFox and AdblockPlus Add-On. not tested on other browsers
- Start Netflix and your movie/episode (stream is active!)
- Start AdblockPlus, open blockable items
- Search: dfxp (e.g. >> #.nflximg.com/#/#/########.dfxp?v=1&e=#########&t=######_#####&random=1234567890)
- open the dfxp in a new window
- Save as
- Install youtube-dl (available for Windows, Mac and Linux)
- Download subs from the YouTube URL you like e.g.
youtube-dl --all-subs "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHNfvFOBC0A"
- Subtitles should be downloaded in the same folder were the command was ran. E.g.
NameOfTheVideo VHNfvFOBC0A.ca.vtt, NameOfTheVideo VHNfvFOBC0A.tlh.vtt
- If you are missing a language, check that it's actually available. E.g.
youtube-dl --list-subs "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHNfvFOBC0A"
- Get python (tested under python 2.7, 3.3 and newer). If you have mac or linux you may skip this step
- Clone this repository or download
to_srt.py
- Run the script in the terminal (type
python to_srt.py
from the terminal on the folder you haveto_srt.py
)- Copy your subtitle files in the same directory as
to_srt.py
- Or use
-i INPUT_PATH
and-o OUTPUT_PATH
for custom file locations
- Or use
- All
.xml
and.vtt
files in the input directory will generate a converted.srt
file on the output one
- Copy your subtitle files in the same directory as
- Enjoy! (And star the repo if you liked it ;D)
VLC player could not reproduce that kind of xml subtitles and I could not find any tool that could easily transform the xml files to a suitable format (e.g. SubRip (.srt
)) in Linux or Mac. I got a request for WebVTT (.vtt
) and did the same.
- More robust file parsing than just some quick and dirty regexes
- Javascript/web version so this can be done entirely through a browser
- Real tests. The way to "test" it now is by running
python to_srt.py -i samples -o samples
from the the project's root directory and check the.srt
results (orpython3 to_srt.py -i samples -o samples
). - Create a pip package for this
In no way I am encouraging any kind of illegal activity. Please know your local laws and ask for written permissions from content owners (e.g. Netflix, YouTube) when necessary.