# Transcript to Subtitles

> Turn a plain transcript into timed SRT or WebVTT cues at a realistic reading speed.

Converting a transcript to subtitles means splitting the text into cues that fit a character limit and assigning each a duration from its word count and an assumed speaking rate. The result is a structured SRT or WebVTT file that needs adjusting against the audio, but saves the work of typing every timestamp.

**URL:** https://convertto.tech/t/transcript-to-subtitles
**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. Enter or paste your transcript.
2. Set the speaking rate.
3. Set the maximum characters per cue.
4. Set the start at.
5. Set the gap between cues.
6. Choose the output.
7. The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

## FAQ

### Will the generated timings match my audio?

No — they are estimated from word count and an assumed speaking rate. They give you correctly structured cues to adjust rather than correct timings, which saves the tedious part but not the sync work.

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