Subtitle to plain text — strip timings from SRT or VTT
Strip the timestamps and cue numbers from a subtitle file to get plain, readable text — useful for turning captions into something you can search or quote.
Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
All processing happens in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
Cue text is joined into plain lines with all timings removed. Note that subtitles are not a clean transcript: they are condensed for reading speed, so they omit words and merge sentences.
How to use
- Drop in a subtitle file. SRT, VTT, SBV or ASS all work.
- Read the plain text. Each cue becomes a line with its timings removed.
- Copy or download. The result is a plain .txt file.
Questions
Is this the same as a transcript?
Not quite. Subtitles are condensed to be readable at speed — they drop filler words, merge sentences and sometimes paraphrase. A transcript records what was actually said. Subtitles get you most of the way, but do not quote from them as if they were verbatim.
Why is the text broken into short lines?
Because each cue was written to fit on screen for a couple of seconds. If you want flowing paragraphs, run the result through the remove line breaks tool afterwards.
Does it keep speaker labels?
Yes, if they are in the cue text — formats like SRT store them as plain text such as "- JOHN:". They are preserved along with everything else.