Where Does Subtitle Editor Store Settings?
Subtitle Editor keeps preferences and waveform cache in a config folder in home on Linux. Subtitle files stay with videos.
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Subtitle Editor separates preferences from subtitle documents. Timing options, encodings and waveform cache live in a config folder in home. The .srt or .ass files live with their videos.
That split keeps the config tiny. Clearing it resets the interface without touching a single cue. Copy the tree with the app quit and the workflow returns.
Where Subtitle Editor stores this, by platform
~/.config/subtitle-editor
Preferences, encoding defaults and waveform cache. Back up with Subtitle Editor quit. Documents stay beside their videos outside this tree.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move Subtitle Editor settings?
Copy the subtitle-editor folder with the app quit. Preferences, keyframes cache and recent files travel with it. Subtitle documents themselves stay beside their videos, so include those folders for full moves.
Where are my subtitles?
Beside their videos wherever saves put them, commonly the movie folder. The config tree only holds preferences and waveform cache. Check recent files inside the editor for true document paths.
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