Move it, resize it, fold it
Drag the window by its title bar, pull an edge to change its size, or fold it into a small chip and park that in a corner. SubLive remembers how you left it.
A subtitle window that stays where you put it
SubLive shows subtitles in a window you can drag, resize and fold away. One click lifts it above your other windows, so the translation stays in view while you work in another app.
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Why it matters
Above every other window
One button in the window header opens the subtitles as a separate window that floats above other tabs and applications.
Readable your way
Font, size, colours and opacity are yours to set, and the original line can sit under the translation.
Two ways to show subtitles
By default the subtitles sit in a window over the page you are watching. That is the right choice when the call or video is the only thing you look at.
When you need them next to something else, such as a document, a slide deck or a chat, press the button that opens them over other windows. Chrome opens a separate window that stays above everything. Move it next to what you are working on. To put the subtitles back on the page, press the button in the small bar at the top of that window.
Set up the look
Open the SubLive popup and go to Appearance. You can change the font size, pick a font (a monospaced font is one of them), set text and background colours and how see-through the background is, add a shadow to the text, and show the original line under the translation. Subtitles can be a short running line or a dialog that keeps the whole conversation with speaker labels. Reset brings the defaults back.
Large text and screen readers
Large text makes the buttons and labels in the popup and in the subtitle window bigger. It does not change the size of the subtitles themselves; that is the font size setting. For screen readers, each finished line of the translation is announced without interrupting what is already being read.
What it will not do
- If Chrome cannot open the separate window, the subtitles stay on the page.
- The separate window belongs to the tab that opened it and closes with that tab. Keep the call or video tab open.
- Chrome draws the title bar of the separate window itself, so SubLive cannot hide it. Only one such window can be open per tab.
Questions people ask
- Why did the floating window close?
- It is tied to the tab it was opened from. If that tab is closed, the window goes with it. Keep the call or video tab open and move freely between other windows.
- Are my display settings saved?
- Font, colours, opacity and the other look settings are saved with your account. The size and position of the window on the page are remembered in this browser.
- How do I get the subtitles back on the page?
- Press the button in the small bar at the top of the floating window. The subtitles return to the tab they came from.