Video fixes and guides
A video that won’t play right is usually one small setting away from working. Find your problem below.
Guides (10)
MKV no sound
Picture plays, audio is silent? Five fixes, easiest first.
Read the fix →Format not supported
“Can’t play this video”? Find the cause, then play it.
Read the fix →Black screen, sound plays
Hear the movie but can’t see it? Six fixes.
Read the fix →Subtitles not showing
The SRT is right there, but nothing shows? Seven fixes.
Read the fix →Video lagging
Stutter, jerks and frozen frames — eight fixes.
Read the fix →Learn English with movies
Dual subtitles, slower speed, repeat one line — a real method.
Read the fix →Bigger subtitles
Tiny subtitles? Make them big, bright and easy to read.
Read the fix →K-drama & anime subtitles
Hindi or English lines for K-dramas and anime, offline.
Read the fix →Study with lecture videos
Right speed, repeat hard parts, bookmark for revision.
Read the fix →Offline movies for travel
A 10-minute checklist before a long journey.
Read the fix →Free tools
Subtitle sync tool
Move every line earlier or later, or fix subtitles that slowly drift.
Open tool →SRT ⇄ VTT converter
SRT to VTT, VTT to SRT, and ASS to either — in your browser.
Open tool →Encoding fixer
é and ?? back to real letters, saved as UTF-8.
Open tool →Video codec checker
See a file’s codecs and if it plays — before you copy it.
Open tool →Subtitle FPS converter
Lines drift later and later? Change the frame rate.
Open tool →Subtitle cleaner
Strip [MUSIC], (laughs) and “Subtitles by…” lines.
Open tool →ASS to SRT converter
Anime ASS files to plain SRT, italics kept.
Open tool →SRT editor
Fix typos and times line by line, then download.
Open tool →Compare
Best video player for Android
Six players, honest pros and cons, and which one fits you.
Read comparison →Players without ads
Five free players with no pop-ups at all.
Read comparison →PLAYit alternative
Same features you use in PLAYit, without the ads.
Read comparison →Best MKV player
Six free apps that play MKV with sound and subtitles.
Read comparison →Lightweight video player
Smooth playback on 2–3 GB RAM phones.
Read comparison →VLC vs MX Player
The two big names, compared fairly — plus a third option.
Read comparison →VideoPlayer vs MX Player
Ads, Dolby sound, AI subtitles — and where MX Player still wins.
Read comparison →VideoPlayer vs VLC
Two ad-free players that play everything — here is how they differ.
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