SRT to TXT Converter
Turn a .srt subtitle file into clean, readable plain text. Choose exactly what to strip out — numbers, timestamps, HTML tags — and download the result in seconds.
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Accepted formats: .srt · Max size 20 MB
What is an SRT file?
SRT (SubRip Subtitle) is the most common subtitle format on the web. Each entry has a sequence number, a start and end timestamp, and one or more lines of dialogue, separated by blank lines. It's simple and universally supported, but that structure gets in the way when all you want is the text itself. The format dates back to the SubRip DVD-ripping tool it's named after, and its plain-text, no-dependencies design is exactly why it's still the de facto standard more than two decades later — nearly every video player, editor and platform accepts SRT, even when it won't accept anything else.
How to convert SRT to TXT
- 1Upload your .srt file by dragging it in or clicking "Choose file".
- 2Choose which parts to remove: numbers, timestamps, HTML tags, or merge lines.
- 3Wait a moment while the file is processed in your browser.
- 4Preview the plain text output, then copy it or download the .txt file.
Why use our SRT to TXT converter?
- Extract only the spoken dialogue for reading or proofreading.
- Feed a clean transcript into a translation tool or workflow.
- Analyze word count, vocabulary, or pacing without timing noise.
- Prepare text for subtitle editing, summarizing, or repurposing as an article.
- Reuse a video transcript as blog content or show notes.
Privacy
Your SRT file is parsed and converted locally in your browser using JavaScript — it is never uploaded to a server to perform this conversion. Nothing you convert here is stored, logged, or seen by anyone else.
FAQ
- Will this remove the timestamps from my SRT file?
- Yes, by default timestamps and subtitle numbers are removed so you get pure dialogue. You can keep them by unchecking the corresponding option before converting.
- Does it strip HTML tags like <i> and <b>?
- Yes, formatting tags such as <i>, <b>, <u> and <font> are removed by default so the output is plain, readable text. You can disable this if you want to keep the tags.
- Can I merge multi-line subtitles into one line?
- Yes, enable "Join lines" to collapse each subtitle block's multiple lines into a single line of text.
- Is my SRT file uploaded to a server?
- No. The conversion happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your file never leaves your device.
- Does this work with subtitles in languages other than English?
- Yes. The converter reads files as UTF-8, so accented characters, non-Latin scripts (Japanese, Arabic, Cyrillic and more) and emoji all convert correctly, not just plain ASCII text.