Subtitles to Text
Having a lecture's or interview's subtitles as text makes it easy to review or summarize.
From subtitle file to readable transcript
Subtitles for a lecture, interview or documentary are great for reviewing or summarizing — but an SRT file is cluttered with numbers and lines like “00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:04,000”. This tool removes numbers, timestamps and formatting tags, keeps only the dialogue and joins lines into paragraphs.
Options
- Join into paragraphs — subtitles chop sentences into short pieces; consecutive lines are joined into paragraphs, with a new paragraph after a pause of 4+ seconds or when a paragraph gets long.
- One subtitle per line — keeps the original subtitle units, handy for checking translations.
- Remove repeated lines — YouTube auto-captions (VTT) often repeat each line two or three times; this cleans them up.
- Remove sound cues — drops [Music], [Applause], (laughter), ♪ and similar.
- Timestamps — adds markers like [12:30] every minute, every 5 minutes or per paragraph, so you can jump back to that point in the video.
The result appears in an editable box with a word count. Copy it or save it as UTF-8 TXT. Use other people's subtitles for personal study or reference only and don't republish them. Files never leave your device.
Frequently asked questions
Are speakers identified?
Dialogue dashes (“- ”) are removed. Speaker names stay only if they're written in the subtitles.
Paragraphs are too long.
Switch to “One subtitle per line”, or split lines in the result box.
What about SMI subtitles?
Not supported. Use SRT or VTT files.
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