SRT to Plain Text
Extract a clean readable transcript from an SRT subtitle file. Strip timestamps, entry numbers, HTML tags, and hearing-impaired labels. Free and private.
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SRT files only · Processed entirely in your browser
Options
Text Output
Why Extract Text from SRT?
- Create a readable transcript from a video's subtitles for sharing or publishing
- Feed subtitle text into AI tools (summarizers, translators, chatbots) without timing noise
- Index content for search — plain text is easier to process than raw SRT
- Generate blog posts or show notes from podcast/video subtitle files
- Clean up for text-to-speech — remove brackets, hearing-impaired labels, and tags
Frequently Asked Questions
What are hearing-impaired (HI) tags?
HI tags describe non-speech audio for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers: labels like [Music], [Applause], (phone ringing), or speaker IDs like JOHN:. The "Strip HTML & HI tags" option removes these from the transcript.
Can I include timestamps in the output?
Yes — enable the "Include timestamps" option to keep start and end times in the text output. This is useful for creating a timed transcript document.
Can I convert VTT files too?
This tool reads SRT format. For VTT files, first use VTT to SRT, then extract the text here — or just open the VTT file in a text editor since it is also a plain text format.