# Subtitles to Plain Text

> Turn an SRT, VTT or ASS subtitle file into a clean transcript.

This turns a subtitle file into a readable transcript. SRT, WebVTT and ASS/SSA are all understood, including their different ways of marking time and styling. Cue numbers, timestamps and inline formatting tags are removed, and captions that were split across cards mid-sentence are re-joined — which is the difference between a transcript you can read and a list of fragments.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/subtitles-to-text
**Category:** Audio & Video Tools (https://convertto.tech/c/media-tools)
**Privacy:** Runs entirely in the browser; no upload
**Cost:** Free, no sign-up
**Last updated:** 2026-08-01

## Key facts

- **Privacy:** Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
- **Cost:** Free, unlimited, no sign-up

## How to use

1. Select your subtitle file — the file stays on your device and is never uploaded.
2. Enter or paste your or paste the subtitles.
3. Choose the output.
4. Press Run, then download the result when it is ready.

## FAQ

### Which subtitle formats work?

SubRip (.srt), WebVTT (.vtt) and Advanced SubStation Alpha (.ass/.ssa). Each marks time differently and ASS carries styling codes inline, all of which are handled.

### Why is the transcript not one line per caption?

Because captions break at whatever fits on screen, not at sentence ends. The flowing mode re-joins them and breaks at real punctuation instead. Choose "one caption per line" if you want the original cue boundaries.

## Related tools

- [Audio to Subtitles](https://convertto.tech/t/audio-to-subtitles): Generate timed SRT or WebVTT subtitles from an audio recording.
- [Video to Subtitles](https://convertto.tech/t/video-to-subtitles): Generate timed SRT or WebVTT subtitles from a video, in your browser.
- [Subtitle Converter](https://convertto.tech/t/subtitle-converter): Convert between SRT, WebVTT, ASS/SSA, MicroDVD and plain text.
- [AI Audio Transcription](https://convertto.tech/t/ai-audio-transcription): Run Whisper locally to turn speech into text, SRT, VTT or a timestamped transcript. Works offline after the first run.
- [Transcript to Subtitles](https://convertto.tech/t/transcript-to-subtitles): Turn a plain transcript into timed SRT or WebVTT cues at a realistic reading speed.
- [Subtitle Merger](https://convertto.tech/t/subtitle-merger): Join two subtitle files end to end, or stack two languages into bilingual cues.
- [Subtitle Sync & Shifter](https://convertto.tech/t/subtitle-shifter): Fix out-of-sync subtitles by shifting every cue, or stretching them for a frame-rate change.
- [Add Line Numbers](https://convertto.tech/t/add-line-numbers): Prefix every line with a sequential number, with a custom start, separator and zero padding.