Subtitles and metadata

OmniGet can save subtitles next to each video and write the title, artist and cover into the file itself. These are global settings: once on, they apply to every download.

Where it is

• Subtitles and title translation: Settings › Downloads › Subtitles and metadata.
• Metadata, cover and .nfo: Settings › Downloads › Output (click Show advanced options).

How to use it

Get subtitles

1. Open Settings › Downloads › Subtitles and metadata.
2. Turn on Download subtitles. Three more rows appear.
3. Pick a Subtitle language.
4. Turn on Include auto-generated subtitles if you also want captions made automatically by YouTube when no manual ones exist.
5. Download a video as usual. The subtitles are saved next to it.

Subtitles are saved as SRT. Turn on Keep original .vtt files to also keep the WebVTT file they were converted from.

Translate titles

Turn on Translate video title and description into your app language. OmniGet asks YouTube for the title and chapter names in the language of the app. It works only for YouTube, and only when YouTube has a translation.

Metadata and cover

In Settings › Downloads › Output:

• Embed metadata writes the title and artist into the file, so music players and file managers show them.
• Embed thumbnail as cover adds the video thumbnail as cover art to audio files.
• Write .nfo sidecar for media servers saves a .nfo file next to each video or audio, so Jellyfin, Kodi and Emby read the title, creator and cover.

Options

Option	What it does	Default
Download subtitles	Saves the available subtitles next to videos (YouTube).	Off
Include auto-generated subtitles	Also saves YouTube’s automatic captions when there are no manual ones. Their quality varies.	Off
Subtitle language	The language to download. If it is missing, OmniGet takes what the source has. 9 languages to pick from.	English
Keep original .vtt files	Keeps the WebVTT file next to the converted SRT.	Off
Translate video title and description into your app language	Asks YouTube for localized titles and chapter names (YouTube only).	Off
Embed metadata	Writes title and artist info into the file.	On
Embed thumbnail as cover	Embeds the cover art into audio files.	On
Write .nfo sidecar for media servers	Saves a .nfo file for Jellyfin, Kodi and Emby.	Off

The subtitle rows below Download subtitles only appear when it is on.

For Bilibili, danmaku comments, covers and .nfo files have settings of their own. See Bilibili.

Common problems

No subtitle file next to the video

The video has no subtitles in that language, or only automatic ones. Turn on Include auto-generated subtitles, or pick another Subtitle language. Subtitles are fetched for YouTube; other sites may not provide them.

The cover is not in the video file

Embed thumbnail as cover adds cover art to audio files. For a media library, turn on Write .nfo sidecar for media servers instead.