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Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - tronikos - 2015-03-05

How to install:
  1. Download add-on and extract to /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons (or wherever your addons directory is)
  2. Install Player Launcher For Kodi apk

How to use:
  1. Start playing a video (even streaming videos from video add-ons) in Kodi
  2. Download subtitles if needed
  3. Press close button (x in the upper right corner for the default skin)
  4. Press home button (bottom right corner for the default skin)
  5. Go to "Programs"->"Program Add-ons"
  6. Select "Play using"
  7. From the "Complete action using" popup select a video player

To avoid steps 3-6 you can add a button in your skin (VideoOSD.xml) with: <onclick>RunScript(plugin.program.playusing)</onclick>

As far as I know currently the following players support subs*:
  • MX Player
  • AllCast
  • BubbleUPnP
  • LocalCast (beta)

This means you can now easily cast streaming videos with subtitles to Chromecast from Kodi.

* The player needs to support the subs extra in the received intent

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - tronikos - 2015-03-05

Reserved

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - peplun - 2015-04-21

I have a samsung s3 mini, and file es explorer, but I cant find the videoOSD.xml, where can I find it??

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - matv - 2015-10-03

Working great. Thank you.

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - rgguerr1 - 2015-11-02

i downloaded the add on and extacted and placed where you said. where exactly do we install the apk or download it to? also im not finding an option for play using when i go to program addons. help?

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - Omel - 2016-03-03

Where to put the onclick command in VideoOSD.xml?

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - CaBrA - 2017-01-02

Excellent! But subtitles in BubbleUpnp not working. And couldt find VideoOSD for default skin.

Is there any new method for Kodi to Chromecast?

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - ioan.pintican - 2017-03-05

Hello,

Anyone knows how to add the button in the skin (VideoOSD.xml) with: <onclick>RunScript(plugin.program.playusing)</onclick>?

Thanks!

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - derrgoo123 - 2021-04-30

(2015-03-05, 11:53)tronikos Wrote: How to install:
  1. Download add-on and extract to /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/addons (or wherever your addons directory is)
  2. Install Player Launcher For Kodi apk

How to use:
  1. Start playing a video (even streaming videos from video add-ons) in Kodi
  2. Download subtitles if needed
  3. Press close button (x in the upper right corner for the default skin)
  4. Press home button (bottom right corner for the default skin)
  5. Go to "Programs"->"Program Add-ons"
  6. Select "Play using"
  7. From the "Complete action using" popup select a video player

To avoid steps 3-6 you can add a button in your skin (VideoOSD.xml) with: <onclick>RunScript(plugin.program.playusing)</onclick>

As far as I know currently the following players support subs*:
  • MX Player
  • AllCast
  • BubbleUPnP
  • LocalCast (beta)

This means you can now easily cast streaming videos with subtitles to Chromecast from Kodi.

* The player needs to support the subs extra in the received intent
Any idea if this will be updated to use with Kodi 19 Matrix? Very handy tool...thanks!

RE: Add-on to launch external players with subtitles - Frago - 2021-05-01

Can you make this work on Android 10?