SRT to text

SRT to Text — Extract Text From Subtitles Free

A subtitle file is a transcript trapped inside timestamps. When you want the words, to repurpose a video into a blog post, pull quotes, translate a script, or feed a transcript to another tool, the cue numbers and timings are noise. This tool strips them in one step and hands you clean text.

Subtitles → plain text

Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — your files never leave your device.

Quick answer

To extract text from an SRT or VTT file, paste it into the tool above and download the plain-text result. It strips cue numbers, timestamps, and formatting tags, leaving one clean line per caption, a readable transcript you can quote, translate, or repurpose. Everything runs in your browser with no upload.

How to extract text from an SRT file

1
Paste or pick the subtitle file
Both SRT and VTT work. The file is read locally in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
2
Get the clean transcript
Cue numbers, timestamps, positioning settings, and tags are removed. Each caption becomes one line of plain text.
3
Copy or download the .txt
Use the transcript anywhere: a blog draft, a translation tool, show notes, or an AI prompt.

What you can do with an extracted transcript

Repurposing is the obvious win: one talking video becomes a newsletter section, a carousel, a thread, or a blog post, and search engines can read text where they cannot watch video. Transcripts also make translation cheap, and they are the right input for AI tools that summarize or rewrite content.

Captions are usually the easiest transcript source you already have. If a platform generated subtitles for your video, downloading that file and running it through this tool is faster than re-transcribing the audio.

Getting a transcript when you have no subtitle file

If all you have is the video, you need transcription first. Most cloud tools charge per minute and require uploading your footage. On iPhone, Wavcut transcribes on-device, the audio never leaves your phone, and uses that same transcript to burn captions, cut silences, and place b-roll automatically.

Whichever route you take, keep the transcript. It is the most reusable asset a video produces, and the raw material for every repurposing workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Does this work with both SRT and VTT files?

Yes. Paste either format and the tool detects it automatically. Cue numbers, timestamps, and web-only tags are all stripped.

Is my subtitle file uploaded?

No. Extraction runs entirely in your browser. The file never leaves your device.

Are duplicate lines removed?

The tool outputs one line per caption cue exactly as written. Rolling captions that repeat lines will repeat in the output, so skim the result if your source uses that style.

Will formatting like italics survive?

No, and that is the point: HTML-style tags and styling braces are removed so you get clean plain text ready to paste anywhere.

Can I turn the text back into subtitles later?

Not from plain text alone, the timing is gone. Keep the original SRT or VTT if you may need the timed version again.

What is the fastest way to get a transcript of a new video?

On iPhone, Wavcut transcribes your clip on-device as part of its auto-edit, no upload, no per-minute fees, and gives you burned-in captions from the same pass.