YouTube is playing a dub: how to hear the original audio

If you are watching a dubbed video and would rather hear the original voices, you can switch tracks in the player. To have YouTube prefer original audio on other videos too, add languages you understand to your preferred audio languages. These computer steps cover both settings and when they are available.

Change the track for this video

The option appears only when a video offers more than one audio track. While watching, open Settings in the player, choose Audio track, and select the original language if it is available. If you do not see that option, the video may have only one track.

Add your preferred languages

On YouTube, click your profile picture and open Settings. Go to Playback & Performance and, under Language, select Add or edit languages. Choose the languages you understand and click Confirm. When a video’s original audio matches one of your preferred languages, YouTube defaults to the original audio. This list also applies to translated titles and descriptions. To change only what you hear in this video, use Audio track in the player.

YouTube Help explains how to watch videos in your preferred language and distinguishes this preference from the app’s language and location. Changing those app settings does not change the audio preference, which also does not affect search results or recommendations.

This setting influences which track YouTube selects when options are available. It does not remove dubs uploaded by a creator or guarantee an original track on every video. If you manage the channel and want to review or remove a dub from your own video, follow the steps to manage automatic dubbing.