Disney Plus Subtitles: Settings, Your Language and Dual Subs

You open a film on Disney+, go to the subtitles, and your language isn't in the list. Or it was there on the last series and isn't on this one. Or you'd like two languages on screen at once, the original and your own, and the player lets you pick only one.

This guide covers what Disney+'s subtitle settings can and can't do, why the list of languages changes from title to title, and how Linglass, a free browser extension, adds what's missing on Disney+ in the browser: your language under Disney's subtitles, or two languages at once.

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Disney+ subtitle settings: what the menu can do

1. Subtitles are chosen while a title is playing. Open the audio and subtitles menu in the player and pick a language under Subtitles; the same menu turns them off. The list belongs to the title, so check the episode you actually want to watch, not another one.
2. The English track marked [CC] is English with sound descriptions. On many titles it's the only English track: the dialogue plus notes like [door creaks] and [upbeat music], made for viewers who can't hear the audio.
3. Size, font and background can be changed on many devices, not all. What you can adjust differs between a TV, a phone and the browser.
4. The app language doesn't add subtitles. Changing the profile's app language changes the menus, and a title starts in that language if it has it, but it can't add a track the title doesn't have.
5. A VPN is the wrong fix. It breaks Disney+'s terms of use, and if a title was never subtitled into your language, no region has it either.
6. You can't load your own subtitle file. The Disney+ player doesn't accept .srt files.

If your language isn't in the list after that, the title doesn't have it where you are. That's where Linglass comes in.

Why Disney+ has your language on one title and not the next

Disney+ doesn't have one list of subtitle languages. Each title has its own, and it depends on two things.

What the title is. Disney's own big releases, from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars, usually come with subtitles in dozens of languages. Older catalogue titles, licensed series and local productions often have far fewer. Anime and Asian series vary the most: a series with Japanese audio can still come without Japanese subtitles.

Where you are. Subtitles are licensed per region, so the same film can have Turkish, Thai or Korean subtitles in one country and not in the next.

So "does Disney+ have subtitles in my language?" has no single answer. The big Disney releases usually carry the main languages of the country you watch in; a licensed series, an older film or an anime often doesn't.

Two subtitles at once on Disney+

Disney+'s own player shows one subtitle track at a time, and there is no setting for two. Linglass shows two lines in Disney+'s player in the browser: the language you're learning, or the language of the title, on top, and your own language underneath.

• When Disney+ has your language, that track is used, kept in step with the line above.
• When it doesn't, the line above is machine-translated into your language and shown underneath. It's free and it's ready as you watch: the scene on screen is translated first.

So a Vietnamese speaker in Germany who is learning English watches with Disney's English subtitles on top and Vietnamese below, even on titles whose menu has no Vietnamese at all. Be clear about what that line is: a machine translation of the subtitle above it, not an official Disney+ subtitle. It's there to help you follow, not to be quoted.

If you're learning a language the title has no subtitles in, the same works the other way round: an existing track is translated into it and shown as the top line, unless that language is the one being spoken, because a translation would not match what you hear.

When the only English track is the [CC] one, you read the dialogue without the sound descriptions like [upbeat music].

Subtitles too small or in the way? Our lines have their own size, position and style settings in the player, and Disney's own subtitles are hidden while ours are on screen.

The study part works the same as everywhere else in Linglass:

• Every word is clickable. One click gives the meaning in context and the pronunciation. The free plan includes a daily allowance of these lookups.
• Save what you want to keep. One more click saves the word with the full subtitle line, and it comes back for review on a spaced-repetition schedule. Saving is unlimited on the free plan.
• Japanese and Chinese lines can show a reading above the characters, which you can switch off when you don't need it.
• The machine line can be upgraded. Premium replaces it with an AI translation that fits the scene.

Setting it up

1. Install Linglass in a desktop Chromium browser — Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera or Yandex Browser — and create a free account.
2. Pick your two languages: the one you're learning (or the one the title is in) and your own.
3. Open a title on disneyplus.com. The lines appear in the player, and the Linglass button in Disney's control bar opens the settings.

You still watch with your own Disney+ subscription. Linglass adds lines to the player you already use; it doesn't replace it.

Honest limits

• Desktop browser only. Disney+'s apps on TVs, phones, tablets and consoles, and its app for Windows, play their own subtitles, and nothing can be added to them.
• Not where Disney+ runs as a different service. In India, Disney+ titles stream on JioHotstar, a separate service Linglass doesn't reach. Disney+ isn't available in Russia, mainland China or Vietnam.
• Only on-demand titles. Live broadcasts aren't covered.
• We don't fix Disney+'s own subtitle bugs. Our lines follow the timing of Disney's tracks, so if a track itself is out of sync, the line on top will be too. And if a title has no subtitle track in any language, there's nothing to start from.
• Machine lines are translations. Good enough to follow along with, not a substitute for an official subtitle.
• No screenshots or audio clips in saved cards on Disney+. The video is copy-protected, so a saved word keeps its sentence but not a picture of the scene.
• Subtitles are never generated from audio here. On Disney+ every line starts from a subtitle track that already exists.

Frequently asked questions

Does Disney+ have subtitles in my language?

It depends on the title and the country, not on the service. Disney's own big releases usually have subtitles in dozens of languages, while licensed series, older films and anime may have only a few. Open the audio and subtitles menu on the title itself to see what your region has.

Can you watch Disney+ with two subtitles at once?

Not in Disney+'s own player, which shows one subtitle track at a time. With the free Linglass extension in a desktop browser you get two lines: the language of the title or the one you're learning on top, and yours underneath — Disney's own track when it has one, a machine translation when it doesn't.

Why are Disney+'s English subtitles full of sound descriptions?

On many titles the only English track is the one marked [CC], made for viewers who can't hear the audio, so it adds notes like [door creaks]. There is no plain English track to switch to on those titles. With Linglass, the English line shows only the dialogue.

How do I make Disney+ subtitles bigger?

Disney+ lets you change the size, font and background of subtitles on many devices, but not on all of them. In a desktop browser, Linglass's own lines have separate size, position and style settings in the player.

Does this work in the Disney+ app on my TV or phone?

No. Browser extensions run only in desktop browsers, and Disney+'s apps on TVs, phones, tablets and consoles play their own subtitles with no way to add a line. You need disneyplus.com in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera or Yandex Browser.

Is it free?

Yes. The second line, the machine translation into your language and unlimited saved words are all on the free plan, and word lookups come with a daily allowance. You need a free Linglass account and your own Disney+ subscription.

Quick recap

• Disney+'s subtitle languages are set per title and per country: Disney's big releases carry many, licensed titles and anime often few, and English is often only the [CC] track.
• Choose subtitles in the audio and subtitles menu on the title itself; the app language, a VPN or an .srt file won't add a track.
• Linglass shows two languages at once on Disney+: your language under Disney's subtitles, from Disney's own track when one exists and a free machine translation when it doesn't.
• It works on disneyplus.com in a desktop Chromium browser, with your own subscription; not in the TV, phone or Windows apps, and not on JioHotstar.