Which subtitle formats can I convert?

You can convert from SRT, VTT, ASS, SSA, SBV, SAMI (.smi), MicroDVD, SubViewer and MPL2 (.sub), TTML and DFXP (.ttml, .xml), YouTube XML and JSON, and to SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, TXT and JSON. The converter reads the format from the file itself, so a .txt file that holds SRT subtitles works too.

How do I convert an SRT file to UTF-8?

Add the file, choose SRT and download it. Every file the converter saves is UTF-8. It reads older encodings too, such as Windows-1252, Windows-1256 for Arabic and Shift_JIS for Japanese, so accents and other alphabets come out right instead of as symbols.

Are my subtitle files uploaded?

No. The conversion runs in your browser, so your subtitle files stay on your device.

Will my subtitle timing change?

No. Every subtitle keeps its start and end time. The only change is for lines that overlap: the first one is shortened so it ends just before the next one starts, which most players and editors need.

Can I convert several subtitle files at once?

Yes. Add up to 20 files, pick the format you want, and download them all in one go or one at a time.

What happens to ASS styling?

When you convert from ASS or SSA, fonts, colours, positions and effects are removed and the text and timing are kept. When you convert to ASS, italic, bold and underline tags from SRT or VTT are kept.

Can I convert plain text without timings?

Not here, because the converter needs timings to make subtitles. Use TXT to SRT instead, which spreads your text over the video for you.

Subtitle Converter

Convert subtitle files between SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, TXT and JSON. Add one file or up to 20 at once.

Your files are converted in your browser and never uploaded. Every file is saved as UTF-8.

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Subtitle files

Drag and drop subtitle files here, or click to choose

SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, SMI, SUB, TTML, DFXP or JSON. Up to 2 MB each.

Or paste subtitle text

Supported Formats

Convert between every common subtitle format

Different editors, players and platforms want different subtitle files. Instead of a separate converter for every pair, this one takes any of these formats and gives you any other.

SRT

The most common subtitle format. Works in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, YouTube and most players.

VTT

WebVTT, the format for HTML5 video players and many streaming platforms.

ASS / SSA

Advanced SubStation Alpha, used for styled subtitles in players like VLC and in anime fansubs.

SBV

The simple format YouTube uses when you download captions from YouTube Studio.

TXT

Plain text with no timings, for transcripts, show notes or reading the dialogue.

JSON

Start time, end time and text for each line, for developers and data work.

SMI, SUB and TTML

Older and broadcast formats the converter reads: SAMI (.smi), MicroDVD and SubViewer (.sub), TTML and DFXP (.ttml, .dfxp, .xml).

Text Encoding

Convert subtitles to UTF-8

Subtitles saved by older Windows programs often use a regional encoding instead of UTF-8. Players and editors that expect UTF-8 then show accents, Arabic, Cyrillic, Greek or Asian text as question marks and symbols.

The converter works out which encoding each file uses and saves it as UTF-8, which modern players, editors and video platforms read correctly. Each file shows the encoding it was read in and a line of its text, so you can check it. If the text looks wrong, choose another encoding next to the file.

Unicode: UTF-8, UTF-16 LE, UTF-16 BE
Western European: Windows-1252
Central European: Windows-1250, ISO-8859-2
Cyrillic: Windows-1251, KOI8-R, ISO-8859-5
Greek: Windows-1253, ISO-8859-7
Turkish: Windows-1254
Hebrew: Windows-1255, ISO-8859-8
Arabic: Windows-1256, ISO-8859-6
Baltic: Windows-1257
Vietnamese: Windows-1258
Thai: Windows-874
Japanese: Shift_JIS, EUC-JP, ISO-2022-JP
Chinese Simplified: GBK, GB18030
Chinese Traditional: Big5
Korean: EUC-KR

How It Works

How to convert a subtitle file

Step 1

Add your subtitle files

Drop in one file or up to 20. SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, SMI, SUB, TTML and JSON all work, and the format and text encoding are detected for you.

Step 2

Pick the format you need

Choose SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, TXT or JSON. Each file shows what it was and how many subtitles it has.

Step 3

Download

Download each file on its own or all of them at once. The timing stays the same.

FAQ

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