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> Opensubtitles became really frustrating to use once they began asking for a login and a password to download subtitles in VLC or Xbmc/kodi (basically every ti
by mkdirp 5y ago
> Opensubtitles became really frustrating to use once they began asking for a login and a password to download subtitles in VLC or Xbmc/kodi (basically every time you need to use the API).
This was actually optional, and always was. I think the issue was that they had made some changes in the backend, but the addons didn't update the code to accommodate. At least this was the case for Kodi. The opensubtitles addon has essentially become abandonware anyway. There are now third-party addons that provide the same functionality but without a login, and across different subtitle websites.
- morrbo 5y agoCan you name a few please?
- Liquix 5y agohttps://github.com/a4k-openproject/a4kSubtitles https://github.com/a4k-openproject/a4kSubtitles anonymous, scrapes a handful of sites including opensubtitles + subscene
- johnchristopher 5y agoI am confused, the GIF show a login+password for opensubtitles https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1cd19d17f0484669e61673fadf22096ef2ebaf6071a7f3ca0ba8a0daa416785/68747470733a2f2f6d656469612e67697068792e636f6d2f6d656469612f6b65777545344267664f6e46696e307645432f736f757263652e676966 https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a1cd19d17f0484669e61673fa.... Oh, well. I'll give a try next time I launch kodi, thanks for the tip.
- mkdirp 5y agoIt says "Optional" next to the username/password.
- johnchristopher 5y agoAaaand it's naptime for me :).
- stevenwoo 5y agoThe website began to require login within the last three days for me.