diff --git a/backend/services/ytdlp.py b/backend/services/ytdlp.py
index f6cf8a0..99f676c 100644
--- a/backend/services/ytdlp.py
+++ b/backend/services/ytdlp.py
@@ -384,6 +384,25 @@ def fetch_channel_links(channel_id: str) -> list[str]:
     return list(channel_ids)
 
 
+def _strip_vtt_cue_settings(video_id: str) -> None:
+    """Remove position/align/line cue settings from yt-dlp VTT files.
+
+    yt-dlp embeds 'align:start position:0%' in every cue header which pins
+    subtitles to the bottom-left. Stripping them lets CSS ::cue center them.
+    """
+    for vtt in Path(settings.download_path).glob(f"{video_id}.*.vtt"):
+        try:
+            text = vtt.read_text(encoding="utf-8", errors="replace")
+            cleaned = re.sub(
+                r'(\d{1,2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3} --> \d{1,2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d{3})[^\n]*',
+                r'\1',
+                text,
+            )
+            vtt.write_text(cleaned, encoding="utf-8")
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+
 def download_subs_only(video_id: str, subtitle_langs: str) -> bool:
     """Download subtitle files only (no video) for an already-downloaded video."""
     url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"
@@ -397,6 +416,8 @@ def download_subs_only(video_id: str, subtitle_langs: str) -> bool:
         "-o", output_template,
         *_cookie_args(),
     ], timeout=60)
+    if code == 0:
+        _strip_vtt_cue_settings(video_id)
     return code == 0
 
 
@@ -721,6 +742,7 @@ def start_download(
 
             process.wait()
             if process.returncode == 0:
+                _strip_vtt_cue_settings(video_id)
                 resolution = detect_resolution(file_path) if file_path else None
                 on_complete(download_id, file_path, resolution)
             else:
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Watch.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Watch.jsx
index 7b179f4..24f5f6f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Watch.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Watch.jsx
@@ -995,15 +995,18 @@ export default function Watch() {
               )}
 
               {(() => {
-                // Subs already on disk → show indicator (player CC button handles the rest)
+                // Subs already on disk → show langs + "+" to add more
                 if (subtitleFiles.length > 0 && !subsRequested) return (
-                  <button
-                    onClick={() => setSubsRequested(true)}
-                    className="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-400 text-xs hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors"
-                    title="Subtitles loaded — click to add more languages"
-                  >
-                    CC ✓
-                  </button>
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+                    <span className="px-3 py-1.5 rounded-full bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-400 text-xs font-mono">
+                      CC: {subtitleFiles.map(s => s.lang).join(", ")}
+                    </span>
+                    <button
+                      onClick={() => setSubsRequested(true)}
+                      className="px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-full text-xs bg-zinc-800 text-zinc-500 hover:bg-zinc-700 transition-colors"
+                      title="Add subtitle language"
+                    >+</button>
+                  </div>
                 );
                 // Not yet asked → show CC chip
                 if (!subsRequested) return (