How to Customize Disney Plus Subtitles

Grace

January 20, 2026

To better understand the dialogue in a movie or TV show, you may want to turn on subtitles, especially when watching foreign films, trying to understand the accent, or with distracting background noise. Disney+ offers closed captions, subtitles, and audio tracks in multiple languages. Beyond basic subtitles, Disney+ lets you customize its appearance to suit your preferences. In this guide, we’ll show you how to enable Disney+ subtitles on different devices and adjust their settings. You can also find tips on downloading Disney+ videos with subtitles for offline viewing.

Contents

1. How to Turn On Disney+ Subtitles
   • Web Browser
   • Mobile Device
   • Smart TV/Roku
2. How to Customize Subtitles on Disney Plus
3. How to Watch Disney+ Offline with Subtitles

Part 1. How to Turn On Disney+ Subtitles

Here is how you can enable Disney+ subtitles on different devices:

On a Web Browser

1. Visit disneyplus.com on a browser and log in to your account.
2. While a movie is playing, tap the SETTINGS icon in the top right corner.

3. Choose the language you prefer under the Subtitles column.

On Mobile Device

1. Launch the Disney+ app on your phone or tablet and choose a title to play.
2. Tap the SETTINGS icon in the top right corner of the screen.

3. To enable Disney+ subtitles, select a language from the “Subtitles” options.

On Smart TV/Roku

1. Launch your Disney+ app on your Smart TV and choose a video to play.
2. Use the remote to select the SETTINGS icon at the bottom right.
3. Choose your desired subtitle language.

On Roku

1. While playing a video on Disney+, press the Star button on your Roku remote to open the Options menu.
2. Navigate to the Closed Captioning option
3. Choose When Captions Appear:
   • On always – Captions appear automatically (if available).
   • On replay – captions appear only when you press Replay  on the Roku remote
   • On mute – captions appear only when the volume is muted
4. Go to Accessibility & Captions to select your preferred subtitle language.

Part 2. How to Customize Subtitles on Disney+?

You can also format the appearance, such as font, color, background, and more, of Disney+ subtitles for your ideal playback experience. The easiest way to adjust subtitles on Disney+ is from a web browser.

1. Log in to your Disney+ account on the Disney+ website and play a movie or show.
2. Click the SETTINGS icon in the top right corner to enter the Audio & Subtitles Menu.
3. Select “SUBTITLE STYLING” (the gear icon).

2. Adjust font, color, background, and other settings of subtitles to your liking.
3. Click the back arrow in the top left corner to save your preferences and continue watching.

How to Watch Disney+ Offline with Subtitles

Disney+ Premium offers a download feature that lets you save Disney+ content for offline viewing. And you can also choose the subtitle language during offline playback. However, you can only watch the downloaded videos within the Disney+ app during your subscription. You cannot save them on your device forever to watch whenever you want.

Luckily, there is a powerful tool, Pazu Disney Plus Downloader, that allows you to download your favorite movies and TV shows in high-quality MP4 or MKV format. Enjoy your downloaded content anytime, anywhere, even after canceling your Disney+ subscription. The best part is this smart downloader preserves all audio and subtitle tracks, so you can watch your videos offline without needing the Disney+ app or website.

Disney+ Video Downloader

Download Disney+ movies & TV shows to MP4 at HD quality. 

• Download movies & TV shows from Disney+.
• Download videos in 720P.
• Preserve audio tracks and subtitles.
• Fast downloading speed.

Download for Mac

Download for Win

Here is a detailed tutorial on downloading movies and TV shows with Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader.

Step 1. Run Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader

Download, install, and launch Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader on your Mac or Windows. Select Disney and log in to your Disney+ account.

Click the key icon and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you purchased one. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

Step 2. Customize the output settings

Click Settings (the three-line icon in the upper right corner) and select “Preferences” to customize the video format (MP4/MKV), video codec (H.264, H.265), output path, and the language of audio tracks and subtitles, etc.

Step 3. Add Disney+ movies/TV shows

Click the Search tab on top and enter the movie/TV show title in the search field.

Or copy and paste the link of the movie/TV show from the Disney+ website. Then click the Search icon.

Step 3. Customize the output settings

Click the Settings button in the upper right corner, then select “Preferences” to customize the video format (MP4/MKV), video codec (H.264, H.265), output path, audio track, and subtitle language, etc.

• Video format: MP4 or MKV
• Video codec: H.264 or H.265
• Audio language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
• Subtitle language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese

Step 4. Download movies or TV shows

Pazu Disney+ Video Downloader allows you to select specific audio tracks and subtitles for downloading.

If you are downloading a movie, there is a Settings icon next to the Download icon. Click it to choose the exact audio and subtitle languages. Click on the Download icon to start downloading the movie.

If you are downloading a TV show, after clicking the download icon. You will see all episodes and the Setting buttons on the pop-up window. You need to select the episodes you want to download and click the Settings button to choose the exact audio and subtitle languages, then click the Download button.

Then click the Download button in the bottom right corner. The downloading begins.