Convert SRT subtitles to text
Drop .srt or .vtt subtitle files and get clean, readable text. The numbers and timings go, and the lines join into paragraphs. Your files stay on your device.
- Free, no sign-up
- Updated
Any video with captions, in any language. Several links? One per line.
Keyboard
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- Search the transcript; Enter for the next match
- T P
- Timestamps, paragraphs on or off
- C D
- Copy, or download in the last format you used
- J K
- Next or previous transcript in a batch
- L
- Back to the link box
How do I turn subtitles into plain text?
Drop your .srt or .vtt files above. The tool removes the cue numbers, timings and formatting tags. It joins the short subtitle lines into paragraphs you can read. Copy the result, or download it as TXT or Markdown.
- Drop one file or up to 50. Your browser reads the files, and they are never uploaded.
- Keep Paragraphs on for prose, or turn it off for one line per subtitle. Turn Timestamps on to keep each line’s time.
- Download as TXT or Markdown for reading, or as SRT, VTT or JSON to change format. A batch downloads as one .zip.
What gets cleaned up?
| In the file | In the text |
|---|---|
Cue numbers and 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:05,000 timings | Removed, or kept as [1:02] if you want timestamps |
<i>, <b>, {\an8} and speaker tags like <v Anna> | Removed, the words kept |
| VTT headers, NOTE and STYLE blocks | Removed |
| Lines that repeat while the next is typed (YouTube’s automatic captions) | Kept once |
| A sentence split across three subtitles | One sentence, in a paragraph |
Can I get subtitles for a YouTube video?
Yes. Switch to the YouTube link tab and paste the video’s link. You get its captions. Download them as SRT or VTT, or read them as text.
Questions
How do I convert an SRT file to text?
Drop the .srt file on the box above. The tool removes the cue numbers and timings and joins the lines into readable paragraphs. Copy the text or download it as TXT or Markdown.
Are my subtitle files uploaded?
No. Your browser reads them, and they never leave your device, so this works offline once the page has loaded.
Can I keep the timestamps?
Yes. Turn on Timestamps and each paragraph or line starts with its time, like [1:05]. Turn off Paragraphs to keep one line per subtitle.
Does it work with YouTube’s auto-generated VTT files?
Yes. Automatic captions repeat each line while the next one is typed in word by word. We keep each line once, so the text does not stutter.
Can I convert SRT to VTT, or VTT to SRT?
Yes. Open either kind and download the other. SRT and VTT are both on the download row, along with JSON for scripts.
Can I convert many subtitle files at once?
Yes. Drop up to 50 files. Each becomes its own transcript, and Download all saves them in one .zip in the format you used last.
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