Which subtitle options are available on HBO Max?
Which subtitle options are available on HBO Max?
HBO Max is known for its high-quality TV shows and movies, but it’s also got excellent subtitle options.
Whether it’s called HBO Max or Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s main streaming service is one of the most grown-up streamers you can find. Of course it carries all the best movies from the rich history of the Warner Bros. movie studio, but it also comes with HBO’s prestige TV catalog, from “Hacks” to “House of the Dragon” and everything in between.
HBO Max doesn’t just come with a great range of content. It also has a wide selection of subtitle options, and we’ll let you know what languages you can watch in, how to turn on subtitles, and how to adjust them.
Everything you need to know about subtitles on HBO Max
How to turn on subtitles on HBO Max
To turn on subtitles on HBO Max, begin playback of a show or movie on the mobile app, smart TV, or on the web. When you pull up the playback controls, you’ll see the subtitles option in the lower right-hand corner (top right on mobile).
Click it, then pick the language you want to watch subtitles in.
The HBO Max subtitle options menu. Click to enlarge.
What subtitle languages are available on HBO Max
Max has a wide range of languages available. You can watch with the following caption options:
English
English (CC)
Bulgarian
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong)
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
Greek
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Malay
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Polish
Portuguese
Portuguese (Brazil)
Romanian
Russian
Serbian (Latin)
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish (Latin America)
Spanish (Latin America) CC
Spanish (Spain)
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Can you change the appearance of subtitles on HBO Max?
Yes, you can easily change the appearance of captions on HBO Max. To do this, navigate to your profile avatar and then open your settings menu. Click Subtitle Style, and you can change the font, size, color, opacity, style, background color and opacity, and window color and opacity too.
HBO Max’s subtitle customization options. Click to expand.
Will HBO Max remember your subtitle choice?
Yes, it will. If you turn on subtitles while watching on HBO Max, the streamer will remember your choice until you turn them off again.
Are all subtitle choices available with HBO Max in all areas?
The availability of subtitle languages on HBO Max may vary by title, as well as by region.
HBO Max
HBO Max is a subscription video streaming service that gives access to the full HBO library and exclusive Max Originals. There are hubs for content from TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Discovery, TCM, Cartoon Network, Travel Channel, ID, and more. Watch hit series like “The Last of Us,” “House of the Dragon,” “Succession,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and more. Within HBO Max, B/R Sports allows users to watch live NBA, MLB, NHL, March Madness, and NASCAR events.