It requires users to access the “hidden menu” in the app

Jan 7, 2016 15:31 GMT  ·  By

Netflix has just informed us that its movie streaming service is now available in just about every country that matters financially, aside from China, of course.

During its press conference at CES 2016, the company has announced that Netflix services will be available beginning this week in 130 more countries.

Basically, this means that you won't have to use a VPN service in order to access Netflix from a country where it's not available.

Netflix doesn't come for free, so you will have to pay a monthly fee, depending on what subscription you choose. Also, Netflix offers a 1-month free trial where you can access unlimited movies in what format you want.

This is the good news. The bad news is that if you live in a country where English is not a native or at least a second language, Netflix will probably not interest you.

Many customers that might be interested in Netflix services would gladly pay the monthly fee if the company offered subtitles in their native language, other than English.

Even if they are fluent in English, their family members might not understand the language, so it wouldn't make sense to pay such a high subscription fee for a service that will be used by only one person.

Netflix has made its services accessible to 130 more countries this week, but the company has done nothing to try and actually gain some customers.

Luckily, there are a few methods that allow you to add foreign language subtitles to just about any TV series, show or movie in Netflix's database.

Sadly, this method can only be used on a PC or Mac, so as far as I know, you can't use it on mobile devices and consoles because you can't access Netflix's “hidden menu.”

If you plan on using Netflix on a PC or Mac, there is little trouble when adding subtitles, in your own language, to movies available via Netflix. There are two methods that you can employ to do that, and I will be describing them step by step.

Method 1

If you use Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or Maxthon, then make sure the latest version of Silverlight is installed. As soon as you sign into Netflix and try to watch a video, the browser will tell you if you don't have Silverlight installed, so if you don't have it, you can download it for free.

Find what movie you want to watch, and download the subtitle you need from your favorite website. Usually, subtitle files are saved in .srt format, but they will not be accepted by Netflix, which uses a different format.

But that's not a problem because there are many apps that can convert .srt files to .DFXP, the format that you need for Netflix. If you don't want to install a third-party application to convert files, then you can use Subflicks website to convert and save them on your PC.

So, now you have everything ready and want to load the subtitle into Netflix, but you don't know how to do that since the browser doesn't have such options in the Settings menu?

It appears that Netflix has already implemented the option to load additional subtitles to its movies, but it's not “officially” available.

The so-called “hidden menu” can be accessed in Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Maxthon, or any other browser that uses Silverlight, by using a combination of keys: Shift + Alt and click on the video. A small menu will open with several options; you're looking for the one that says “Load Custom DFXP File.”

Netflix "hidden menu"
Netflix "hidden menu"
Click on that option and load the subtitle file that you have previously converted from .srt to DFXP. If the subtitle is not synchronized, then Subflicks can sync it for you as well.

Those of you who use other browsers like Chrome or Opera can't access the “hidden menu” using that key combo. Instead, you must use the following: Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T. It won't open the “hidden menu,” but it will allow you to load a DFXP file directly.

Method 2

The second method is also the simplest, but as far as I know, it's only available on Chrome browser because it's based on an extension.

If you don't mind using Chrome to watch Netflix shows, then you will have to download Super Netflix Chrome Extension. You can easily find it by heading to Settings / Extensions / Get more extensions / Search the store.

Download Super Netflix extension
Download Super Netflix extension

Once you have the extension installed in Chrome, you won't have to use the hidden menu or the key combination because it's possible to use Super Netflix to load up DFXP subtitles as you start watching a movie.

The second method that I have just described eliminates just one step, but anything that makes the user save time is worth a try.

Restricted to PC and Mac

As I've already mentioned earlier in this guide, both methods of adding subtitles to Netflix movies will only work on computers for the moment.

I sincerely hope that someone, somewhere, will find a way to access Netflix's “hidden menu” on smart TVs and consoles, or at least to load .DFXP files to Netflix shows.

If you have any other suggestions that would make Netflix users' life easier, then you can share your opinions in the comments section.

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