The easiest way to find and save subtitle files from Vimeo videos embedded on other websites
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Are you having trouble finding the dedicated captions file on an embedded Vimeo video? You can easily download the subtitles from Vimeo itself! You'll just need to use the Vimeo button on the embedded video to go to its clip page, where you'll find the option to download the captions file. This How.com.vn guide will show you download closed captions and subtitles from any streaming Vimeo video, including those embedded on websites, social media, and blog posts.
Things You Should Know
- Click “vimeo” or “v” in the bottom right of the embedded video.
- Click Download and select the captions file.
- Look for .SRT or .WebVTT files — these are dedicated captions files.
Steps
- Click the vimeo button in the bottom-right of the embedded video. This will take you to the video’s clip page where you can download the video and subtitles file.[1]
- The button will either be “vimeo” or “v” in the Vimeo logo font.
- If you ever need to download YouTube captions, check out our guide on downloading YouTube video subtitles.
- Click the Download button. This will be below the video next to the Share button.
- Not every video will have downloading enabled.
Advertisement - Select the caption file that's compatible with your video player. For example, choose the .SRT captions file if you’re using VLC Media Player.
- Click Download to start the download. This saves the subtitles to your computer in the selected format.
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Tips
- If you’re a caption creator, see our articles on how to write closed captions for YouTube and how to add captions to Instagram videos.Thanks
- We also have a general tutorial for embedding subtitles in videos.Thanks
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