VLC media player is among the surprise entrants at CES 2025, and the company is demoing a feature that automatically generates subtitles for you. When I see companies launching new AI features, I'm usually skeptical because it has become an overused buzzword—but in this case,

The AI-generated captions and translation will happen locally on the PC, meaning people can view the subtitles even if they're offline, VLC says.

Real-time translation feature showcased at CES is a proof of concept, potentially revolutionizing movie subtitles and conversations. VLC embraces AI for automatic subtitle creation and translation, leading the way for more open-source solutions in the future.

The subtitling system leverages open-source AI models to generate and translate subtitles for video content in real-time.

T he popular open-source VLC video player was demonstrated on the floor of CES 2025 with automatic AI subtitling and translation, generated locally and offline in real time. Paren