Subtitle to plain text — strip timings from SRT or VTT
Take the words out of a subtitle file for notes, searching or editing. Cue numbers and timestamps are removed.
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This joins subtitle text and removes timings. Subtitles may shorten or omit spoken words, so the result is not necessarily a full transcript.
How to use
- Open or paste the subtitles. SRT, VTT, SBV and ASS/SSA are accepted. Try an example if you want to see the result first.
- Read the result. Each cue becomes one line. Check for repeated captions, leftover markup and missing speaker names.
- Copy or download. Use Copy result or Download .txt, then edit the line breaks to suit your notes.
Questions
Can I quote this as a transcript?
Check it against the recording first. Captions may shorten speech or contain recognition and translation errors. Removing timestamps does not make the words a verified transcript.
Does it keep speaker labels?
Labels written in the dialogue, such as “JO:”, remain. Speaker names stored separately in ASS fields are not added to the text, and some subtitle markup may remain as literal text.
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