SUB

sub icon

Video subtitles

File type: Text file

Files with sub extension are usually video subtitles in one of the most common subtitle format. It's a plain text file format that contain individual text entries with time stamps that basically tell the media player which text and at what playback time it should show.

Found 7 different file type records with the same sub filename suffix.

What is sub file?

File type category:
Text file

Date updated: July 13, 2025

File extension sub is probably best known as one of the most common type of video subtitles, a textual versions of the dialog in movies, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Many tools use .sub files for subtitles and you can find many variants based on which program was used to make them starting from the original MicroDVD, SubViewer to VobSub. But the core remains the same.

These can either be a form of written translation of a dialog in a foreign language, or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language, with or without added information to help viewers who are deaf and hard-of-hearing to follow the dialog.

SUB subtitle format is often used for subtitles for DivX movies, very popular on P2P servers (torrents).

A variant of sub format is sometimes labeled as VobSub, which you can identify by .idx file that is found together with the .sub file.

How to open sub file?

The .sub files can be edited by text editor or word processor.

Very useful for playing SUB subtitle file in the movie is VobSub DirectShow filter. VobSub is not related to any video player, VobSub runs, when the movie is played in any media player and VobSub shows the subtitles in the movie.

When the subtitles have the same name as the movie, VobSub opens the subtitles automatically, but when the subtitles haven't got the same name, you must open the subtitles in VobSub configuration menu manually.

How to convert sub file?

Very useful conversion utility is distributed along with VobSub DirectShow filter. You can use this utility to open many subtitle formats and then saved them to another subtitle format.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that can open sub files:

Gaupol Subtitle Editor icon Gaupol Subtitle Editor (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available SubtitleCreator (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Edit icon Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Swift Create (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Workshop icon Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Subcleaner (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Bistec (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Subs Factory icon Subs Factory (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Gnome Subtitles icon Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)

URUworks Subtitle Workshop icon URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)

no icon available TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)

Aegisub icon Aegisub (Multiplatform)

Software applications that can edit sub files:

Gaupol Subtitle Editor icon Gaupol Subtitle Editor (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available SubtitleCreator (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Edit icon Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Swift Create (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Workshop icon Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Subcleaner (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Bistec (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Subs Factory icon Subs Factory (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Gnome Subtitles icon Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)

URUworks Subtitle Workshop icon URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)

no icon available TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)

Aegisub icon Aegisub (Multiplatform)

Software capable of saving sub files:

Gaupol Subtitle Editor icon Gaupol Subtitle Editor (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available SubtitleCreator (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Edit icon Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Swift Create (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Workshop icon Subtitle Workshop (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Subcleaner (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Bistec (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Subs Factory icon Subs Factory (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Gnome Subtitles icon Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)

URUworks Subtitle Workshop icon URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)

no icon available TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)

Aegisub icon Aegisub (Multiplatform)

Apps designed for playing sub files:

KMPlayer icon KMPlayer (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player icon VLC media player (Microsoft Windows)

VobSub icon VobSub (Microsoft Windows)

VLC media player for Mac icon VLC media player for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

VLC media player for Linux icon VLC media player for Linux (Linux/Unix)

no icon available TeroSubtitler (Multiplatform)

Software apps that create sub files:

Gaupol Subtitle Editor icon Gaupol Subtitle Editor (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available SubtitleCreator (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Edit icon Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Subs Factory icon Subs Factory (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Gnome Subtitles icon Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)

URUworks Subtitle Workshop icon URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)

Aegisub icon Aegisub (Multiplatform)

Software apps that convert sub files:

no icon available SubtitleCreator (Microsoft Windows)

Subtitle Edit icon Subtitle Edit (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Subcleaner (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available Jubler subtitle editor (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Subs Factory icon Subs Factory (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Gnome Subtitles icon Gnome Subtitles (Linux/Unix)

URUworks Subtitle Workshop icon URUworks Subtitle Workshop (Multiplatform)

Software apps that import sub files:

Subtitle Converter icon Subtitle Converter (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

Software apps that export sub files:

MKVtoolnix icon MKVtoolnix (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available Subtitle 3D (Microsoft Windows)

no icon available MKVtoolnix for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)

no icon available MKVtoolnix for Linux (Linux/Unix)

CloneCD sub channel data

File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file

Date updated: October 10, 2018

The sub file extension is associated with the CloneCD, a CD authoring software for Windows.

The sub file contains sub channel data. Its accompanied by a *.ccd and *.img files with the same file name.

How to open sub file?

Use CloneCD to work with *.sub files.

How to convert sub file?

Probably cannot be converted to other formats.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that can open sub files:

CloneCD icon CloneCD (Microsoft Windows)

Software apps that create sub files:

CloneCD icon CloneCD (Microsoft Windows)

Software applications that handle other tasks involving sub files:

CloneCD icon CloneCD (Microsoft Windows)

IBM Rational Rose component package

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: October 16, 2018

The sub file extension is also used for component packages in IBM Rational Rose software.

The IBM Rational Rose platform is used to integrate legacy integrated development environments or languages.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving sub files:

no icon available Rational Rose Developer for Java (Multiplatform)

Insight II subset definition

File type category:
Settings, options, themes or skins file

Date updated: January 23, 2019

The sub file extension is associated with the Insight II, a scientific data analysis program for Microsoft Windows operating system, developed by Accelrys.

The sub file contains subset definition used by Insight II.

How to open sub file?

Use Insight II to work with *.sub files.

How to convert sub file?

Probably cannot be converted to other formats.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that can open sub files:

no icon available Insight II (Linux/Unix)

Software apps that create sub files:

no icon available Insight II (Linux/Unix)

Software apps that manage settings for sub files:

no icon available Insight II (Linux/Unix)

SubmitWolf website submission project

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: March 23, 2016

The SUB file extension was also used in SubmitWolf program. SubmitWofl is an automated search engine submission software from Trellian as a saved website submission project.

How to open sub file?

These sub files can be opened only SubmitWolf. The software is obsolete and no longer supported.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving sub files:

no icon available SubmitWolf (Microsoft Windows)

SubTerra level data

File type category:
Game file

Date updated: July 14, 2016

The sub file extension is related to the SubTerra, a puzzle solving adventure computer game for Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

The sub file stores level data for SubTerra.

SWAT subbasin input file

File type category:
Various data file

Date updated: April 3, 2013

The SUB file extension is associated with the SWAT (Soil & Water Assessment Tool). File defines climatic inputs, tributary channel attributes, and the number and types of HRUs in the subbasin.

Suggested software to open sub file:

Associated software actions with the sub file

Software applications that handle other tasks involving sub files:

SWAT icon SWAT (Microsoft Windows)