TXT to SRT Converter

What this tool does

This tool turns plain text or a transcript into an SRT or WebVTT file, with one subtitle per line or per sentence. Times are estimated from reading speed or set to a fixed length; the tool does not listen to audio. Text that already has subtitle times keeps them.

How to convert TXT to SRT

1. Select Choose files and pick one or more .txt files, or drag them onto the green area. You can also select Paste text and paste your text.
2. Choose whether each line or each sentence becomes one subtitle, and how long each one shows.
3. Select Create subtitles.
4. Select Download next to a file, or Download all (ZIP) when you created several files.
5. Play the subtitles with your video and adjust the times if needed.

Options explained

• One subtitle for (default: each line). “Each line” makes one subtitle from every line that is not empty; use it when your text is already broken into caption-sized lines. “Each sentence” joins the lines of a paragraph, splits them at the end of each sentence and cuts sentences longer than 84 characters, preferring a comma or a space. Each subtitle is then split into two lines of up to 42 characters. A blank line always ends a sentence.
• How long each subtitle shows (default: based on text length). “Based on text length” uses the reading speed below. “Same time for every subtitle” gives every subtitle the same number of seconds.
• Reading speed (characters per second) (default: 15). Lower numbers keep subtitles on screen longer. Each subtitle shows for at least 1 and at most 7 seconds.
• Seconds per subtitle (default: 3). Used when every subtitle has the same length.
• Pause between subtitles (seconds) (default: 0). Empty time between one subtitle and the next.
• Convert to (default: SRT). Pick WebVTT (.vtt) for web video players.
• Line endings and Add UTF-8 BOM. Only change these if another program asks for LF line endings or shows broken characters.

Example

This text file:

Is anyone still on the dock?
Just me. And the rain.

becomes this SRT file:

1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,867
Is anyone still on the dock?

2
00:00:01,867 --> 00:00:03,334
Just me. And the rain.

The first line has 28 characters, so at 15 characters per second it shows for 1.867 seconds.

Format notes and limits

• Reads text in any common character set; saves UTF-8 SRT (Windows line endings by default) or WebVTT.
• The times are estimates. The tool does not listen to audio or read your video.
• Text that is already a subtitle file (SRT, WebVTT, ASS or SBV) is converted without changing its times.
• “Each sentence” works best with languages that use spaces between words. Text without spaces is cut every 84 characters.
• Up to 50 files at once, 20 MB per file and 200 MB in total.
• Have subtitles and need the text? SRT to TXT does the opposite.

Questions