Strip the numbers and timestamps from an .srt or .vtt file and get readable text: lines joined into paragraphs, repeated auto-caption lines removed. Copy it or download a .txt file. Nothing is uploaded.
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.srt, .vtt, .sbv or .ass, up to 5MB. Free, no account needed.
Your file stays on your device. It is read and converted in your browser and never uploaded.
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Convert SRT subtitles to WebVTT in your browser.
Convert WebVTT captions to SRT in your browser.
Translate SRT and VTT files, keeping every timing.
Move all subtitles earlier or later to fix sync.
A new paragraph starts after a pause of two seconds or more, when a new speaker is marked with >> or a leading dash, and after a sentence ends once a paragraph is a few sentences long.
YouTube's automatic captions repeat the previous line at the top of each new caption so it scrolls on screen. In text form that doubles every sentence, so a line that repeats the one just before it is kept once.
Yes. Tick Keep timestamps and each paragraph (or each line, with paragraphs off) starts with its time, like [00:12:05].
Yes. VTT, SBV and ASS files are read the same way, and their styling tags are removed.
No. The text is extracted in your browser on your own device.
Wave AI is an AI note taker: it records meetings, calls and lectures on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Apple Watch, then gives you the transcript and summary when you stop.
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