# What is the difference between hardcoded and soft subtitles?

Hardcoded subtitles are burned into the video. Soft subtitles are separate subtitle files that viewers can toggle.

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Last modified: 2026-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

Hardcoded subtitles are permanently embedded into the video frame and always visible.

Soft subtitles are separate files (like SRT) that can be switched on/off in compatible players.

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