Two subtitle languages on Jellyfin and Emby

Want the original line on top and a translation below while you watch your own library? Jellyfin's web player can already show a second subtitle in some cases, Emby shows one. Lalea plays your Jellyfin or Emby library with two lines, lets you tap any word to see what it means, and turns the words you save into a short daily review.

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What Jellyfin and Emby can do on their own

Jellyfin. The web player has a secondary subtitle option, added for version 10.9 (jellyfin-web #3906). Its limits, as described there: external text subtitles only - not tracks embedded in the file, not ASS/SSA - two tracks at most, and the choice is not saved after playback. Other Jellyfin apps, such as those for TVs, vary.

Emby. As of October 2026, Emby players show one subtitle track at a time. The common advice on the Emby forum is a single subtitle file that already contains both languages.

If two lines in the browser are all you need and your subtitles are external .srt files, Jellyfin's own option may be enough. Lalea is for when you want to learn from what you watch: tap words, keep them with their scene and review them.

How it works with Lalea

  1. Connect the server. Connect Jellyfin or Emby, enter the address you use to open the server away from home, then confirm with Quick Connect or sign in with your username and password. Lalea keeps only an access key, never the password. The server has to be reachable from the internet.
  2. Pick two languages. The text subtitles your server has for the film (for example, an .srt file next to it) for the first line and your language for the second - or an AI translation if your language is missing (Free: 3 films a month). No subtitles at all? Lalea can recognise the film's speech (Free: once, up to 45 minutes).
  3. Tap a word. The film pauses and the card shows its meaning in this very line, a picture and examples. Save it and it lands in your vocabulary with the line, the film and the moment.
  4. Review a few minutes a day. Each word comes back when it is about to slip away.

On a TV

Lalea has an app for Android TV and Google TV. Or keep the Jellyfin or Emby app on the TV and open Lalea's second screen on your phone: it shows the current line and its translation in time with the film, and every word can be tapped. For any player that shows one track, the free dual subtitle maker joins two languages into one .srt file.

Questions

Are my films uploaded anywhere?

No, Lalea never uploads or stores your films. Video plays from your server to your browser. When your browser cannot reach the server directly, the stream passes through Lalea's server without being stored.

Is it free?

Yes, you can start and keep learning for free. A new account gets 7 days of Pro with no card, so nothing is ever charged. See Help for what Free and Pro include.

Plex?

Plex works too - see two subtitles at once on Plex.

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