{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/20"},{"label":"Video","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-video"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Subliminal downloads subtitles for video files from multiple online providers, available as both a command-line tool and a Python library.","skillfed_tags":["video-automation","cli-tool","media-management"],"use_cases":["Batch download subtitles for a TV series folder in multiple languages via CLI with a single command.","Integrate subtitle fetching into a media server or home theater PC setup using the Python library API.","Automatically download subtitles for newly added videos using cron or a media library watcher.","Extract and cache subtitle metadata to avoid repeated provider queries across multiple runs.","Extend subtitle provider support by writing custom provider plugins via the stevedore plugin system."],"what_it_does":"Subliminal is a subtitle downloader that searches multiple online providers to find and download subtitles for video files. It works both as a standalone command-line tool and as a Python library, making it suitable for one-off downloads or integration into larger media management workflows. The package uses guessit and knowit to extract video metadata (title, season, episode, release group) to improve search accuracy, and caches results to avoid redundant lookups.\n\nThe library depends on a broad set of utilities: beautifulsoup4 and requests for web scraping, chardet for encoding detection, babelfish for language handling, pysubs2 and srt for subtitle format support, and stevedore for plugin-based provider discovery. It includes configuration file support via TOML and integrates with desktop file managers on Linux (Nautilus, Nemo, Dolphin).","worth_installing":"Yes. Subliminal is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs cleanly, and solves a real problem for anyone managing video libraries. The dual CLI and library interface makes it useful both as a standalone tool and as a component in larger workflows. The MIT license poses no restrictions. Install it if you regularly need to download subtitles for video files."},"id":"subliminal","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/subliminal","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/subliminal.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/subliminal/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-23","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"subliminal","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Subtitles, faster than your thoughts"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":106705,"position":12644,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.7.1"}