a4kSubtitles is a multi-source subtitles add-on supporting the following sources: OpenSubtitles, Subscene, Podnadpisi, BSPlayer and Addic7ed. It pulls subtitles from all those sources, which makes it the best service for subtitles. You don’t need to enter the username and password for OpenSubtitles to pull subtitles from this source. Moreover, a4kSubtitles can download the best subtitle for a movie or a TV show automatically, which is a big advantage for every Kodi user.
Here are the instructions on how to install a4kSubtitles:
- Launch Kodi
- Click the settings icon
- Click System
- Hover over Add-ons
- Click Unknown source to enable it (if you haven’t done it already)
- Go back to the settings menu
- Click File manager
- Click Add source
- Click <None>
- Type the URL: https://a4k-openproject.github.io/a4kSubtitles/packages and click OK
- Type a4kSubtitles as the source name (so you will be able to identify it later) and click OK
- Go back to the Kodi home page
- Click Add-ons
- Click the add-on browser icon
- Click Install from zip file
- Click a4kSubtitles (which is the name you gave to the source)
- Click a4kSubtitles-repository.zip
- Click Install from repository
- Click a4kSubtitles Repository
- Click Subtitles
- Click a4kSubtitles
- Click Install
- Wait till you see an add-on installed message
Here is how to add OpenSubtitles to a4kSubtitles:
OpenSubtitles is a great source for subtitles, so adding it is highly recommended.
After installing the add-on, register as a new user in OpenSubtitles.com and configure the add-on accordingly.
- Go to: https://www.opensubtitles.com and click Register in the top menu. If you already have an account in OpenSubtitles.org, which was replaced by OpenSubtitles.com, go to: https://www.opensubtitles.com/en/users/import to import your existing account.
- Go back to the Kodi home page
- Click Add-ons
- Click the add-on browser icon
- Click My add-ons
- Click All
- Click a4kSubtitles
- Click Configure
- Hover over Accounts
- Click Username, fill in the username you used for the registration and click OK
- Click Password, fill in the password you used for the registration and click OK
- Click OK in the settings window
Now the add-on is installed, but you still need to change the configuration to use it:
- Go back to the Kodi home page
- Click the settings icon
- Click Player
- Hover over Language
- Click Preferred subtitle language and select the language you need
- Click Character set and select the language you need
- Click Languages to download subtitles and select the language you need
- Click Default TV show service and select a4kSubtitles
- Click Default movies service and select a4kSubtitles
The last thing, to see the subtitles when you watch movies or TV show, do the following:
- When you start watching the video, click the subtitles icon
- Click Download subtitle…
- Click a4kSubtitles as the subtitles service
- Select a subtitle from the list
Here is how to download the best subtitle automatically:
- Go back to the Kodi home page
- Click Add-ons
- Click the add-on browser icon
- Click My add-ons
- Click All
- Click a4kSubtitles
- Click Configure
- Click Auto search to enable it
- Click Auto download first subtitle silently to enable it
That’s all, now you have subtitles for your videos. Enjoy it!