SRT to TXT converter
Turn subtitle files into clean, readable paragraphs. Download as TXT or Word.
Runs in your browser. Your file is never uploaded.
An SRT file is a transcript cut into two-second fragments, each with a number and a timestamp. That is what a video player needs and exactly what you do not want when you are reading, quoting or pasting the words into a document or ChatGPT. This converter removes the timing and formatting, joins the fragments back into paragraphs and drops the doubled lines that auto-captions add. Timestamps and speaker names stay one click away if you need them.
How it works
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Choose your subtitle files
Drop one or more SRT or VTT files on the page, choose them from your computer, or paste the text. Zoom, Teams and YouTube files all work.
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Check the preview
The text appears instantly as paragraphs. Switch to one line per subtitle, or turn on timestamps and speaker names if you need them.
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Download or copy
Download a .txt or .docx file with the same name as your subtitle file, copy the text, or download several files at once as a zip.
What is an SRT file
SRT (SubRip Subtitle) is the most common subtitle format. It is a plain text file made of numbered blocks: a sequence number, a timing line such as 00:01:12,500 --> 00:01:15,000, and one or two lines of text. Video players, YouTube, Vimeo and editing software accept it, and meeting tools like Zoom, Teams and RecordMeeting export it.
Paragraphs instead of fragments
Subtitles split speech into short pieces so they fit on screen. Read as text, that becomes a wall of broken lines. The converter joins the pieces back together and starts a new paragraph when the speaker pauses for two seconds or when a different person starts talking, so the result reads like a transcript.
Why auto-captions repeat every sentence
YouTube and other auto-caption tools show each sentence twice while it scrolls up the screen, so a downloaded file contains every line more than once. The converter detects the repeats and removes them, and tells you how many it removed. If your file repeats a line on purpose, keep them with one click.
Strange symbols instead of letters
Subtitle files for Chinese, Arabic, Russian or Korean are sometimes saved in an older encoding, and many tools show them as question marks or random symbols. This converter detects UTF-8, UTF-16 and Windows encodings automatically and always writes clean UTF-8 text.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about RecordMeeting.
- How do I convert an SRT file to text without timestamps?
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Choose the file above. Timestamps and line numbers are removed by default, and the text is joined into paragraphs. Download it as .txt or copy it.
- Can I keep the timestamps?
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Yes. Turn on Timestamps and each paragraph, or each line if you choose one line per subtitle, starts with its time, such as [12:05].
- How do I turn an SRT file into a Word document?
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Choose Download .docx. The file opens in Microsoft Word, Google Docs and Pages with one paragraph per block of speech.
- Why is every line repeated twice in my YouTube subtitles?
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Auto-captions scroll, so each sentence is saved twice while it moves up the screen.
The converter removes those repeats automatically and shows how many it removed.
- Why do I see strange symbols instead of letters?
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The file was saved in a different text encoding. The converter detects UTF-8, UTF-16 and Windows encodings and writes UTF-8, so the letters come out right.
- Does it work with Zoom, Teams and YouTube transcript files?
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Yes. Zoom and Teams export VTT files and YouTube downloads come as VTT or SRT. Drop them in and the speaker names from Teams and Zoom are kept as well.
- Can I convert several files at once?
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Yes. Choose or drop as many files as you like and download them all as one zip, or download each file on its own.
- Is my file uploaded?
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No. The conversion runs in your browser and the file never leaves your device.
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