fevangelou · March 7, 2026 12:45 · user-1-2-3-4-5 · Feb 25, 2026
diff --git a/extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh b/extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh
 #!/bin/bash

 # /**
 #  * @version    1.0
 #  * @name       Extract Subtitles From MKV Files
 #  * @author     Fotis Evangelou
 #  * @date       March 2023
 #  * @license    WTFPL (http://www.wtfpl.net)
 #  */

 # USAGE
 # - Download this script and place it in a folder that directly lists MKV files
 # - Make it executable: $ chmod +x extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh
 # - Ensure mkvtoolnix is installed on your system
 #   (e.g. run "apt install mkvtoolnix" on Debian based OSes or "brew install mkvtoolnix" on macOS etc.)
 # - Simply execute the script: $ ./extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh

 # TO DO
 # - Execute rescursive search for MKV files and in a case-insensitive way
 # - Pass directory path as option in script
 # - Bake support for "HDMV PGS", "ASS" or other subtitle types by utilizing FFMPEG

 # One liner version - for direct use on the terminal
 # for F in *.mkv; do MKV=$(echo $F | sed -e "s/\.mkv$//"); SUBS=$(mkvmerge -i "$MKV.mkv" | grep "SubRip/SRT" | cut -d ' ' -f3 | tr -d ':'); for SUB in $SUBS; do mkvextract tracks "$F" $SUB:"${MKV}_$SUB.srt"; done; done

 # This was created in response to another Gist that returned high in search results for "Extract Subtitles From MKV Files":
 # https://gist.github.com/kampfgnu/bb7be04b624ed5ddf65d6e7c54f9ce2e

 # Expanded version - for use in this script
 for F in *.mkv; do
    # Get the file name without its extension
    MKV=$(echo $F | sed -e "s/\.mkv$//")

    # Create array of subtitle track IDs that match the type "SubRip/SRT"
    SUBS=$(mkvmerge -i "$MKV.mkv" | grep "SubRip/SRT" | cut -d ' ' -f3 | tr -d ':')

    # Extract subtitles for each MKV file
    echo "Extracting SubRip/SRT subtitles from $F..."
    for SUB in $SUBS; do
        echo "- Extractive subtitle track ID $SUB..."
        mkvextract tracks "$F" $SUB:"${MKV}_$SUB.srt"
        echo "...done"
        echo ""
    done
 done

 exit 0
	#!/bin/bash

	# /**
	# * @version 1.0
	# * @name Extract Subtitles From MKV Files
	# * @author Fotis Evangelou
	# * @date March 2023
	# * @license WTFPL (http://www.wtfpl.net)
	# */

	# USAGE
	# - Download this script and place it in a folder that directly lists MKV files
	# - Make it executable: $ chmod +x extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh
	# - Ensure mkvtoolnix is installed on your system
	# (e.g. run "apt install mkvtoolnix" on Debian based OSes or "brew install mkvtoolnix" on macOS etc.)
	# - Simply execute the script: $ ./extract_subtitles_from_MKV_files.sh

	# TO DO
	# - Execute rescursive search for MKV files and in a case-insensitive way
	# - Pass directory path as option in script
	# - Bake support for "HDMV PGS", "ASS" or other subtitle types by utilizing FFMPEG

	# One liner version - for direct use on the terminal
	# for F in *.mkv; do MKV=$(echo $F \| sed -e "s/\.mkv$//"); SUBS=$(mkvmerge -i "$MKV.mkv" \| grep "SubRip/SRT" \| cut -d ' ' -f3 \| tr -d ':'); for SUB in $SUBS; do mkvextract tracks "$F" $SUB:"${MKV}_$SUB.srt"; done; done

	# This was created in response to another Gist that returned high in search results for "Extract Subtitles From MKV Files":
	# https://gist.github.com/kampfgnu/bb7be04b624ed5ddf65d6e7c54f9ce2e

	# Expanded version - for use in this script
	for F in *.mkv; do
	# Get the file name without its extension
	MKV=$(echo $F \| sed -e "s/\.mkv$//")

	# Create array of subtitle track IDs that match the type "SubRip/SRT"
	SUBS=$(mkvmerge -i "$MKV.mkv" \| grep "SubRip/SRT" \| cut -d ' ' -f3 \| tr -d ':')

	# Extract subtitles for each MKV file
	echo "Extracting SubRip/SRT subtitles from $F..."
	for SUB in $SUBS; do
	echo "- Extractive subtitle track ID $SUB..."
	mkvextract tracks "$F" $SUB:"${MKV}_$SUB.srt"
	echo "...done"
	echo ""
	done
	done

	exit 0
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