Free tool
SRT to TXT Converter
Extract text from SRT as plain TXT in your browser and turn SRT to text without retyping. The srt to txt converter keeps subtitle order and removes only the timing layer.
TXT output removes cue numbers and timestamps, keeps subtitle text order, and separates cues with blank lines.
Input subtitle
Or paste SRT subtitle text below. Files are read locally in your browser.
Output format
TXT extraction removes timing and keeps displayed text order.
No upload. No login. Your subtitle text stays in this browser tab.
Output preview
Converted output will appear here.
What this converter does
- Converts SRT to VTT with the same subtitle line count, timing, and displayed text.
- Converts VTT to SRT for editor or platform handoff.
- Extracts TXT from SRT or VTT by removing timing and keeping subtitle text order.
- Runs locally in the browser with no upload and no login.
Converter boundary
TXT output is text extraction, not a subtitle file. Use SRT/VTT when you need timed subtitles, and Script + Audio when timing must follow a real voiceover.
When to convert SRT to TXT
Translation and localization base
A clean text file is the most useful translation base. Extract text from SRT once, translate the wording in any editor, then rebuild timed subtitles for the target language with matching audio when sync matters. Removing timecodes first means you translate subtitle wording, not timestamps.
TTS and voiceover scripts
Text-to-speech and narration sessions usually start from plain text. Converting SRT to TXT strips the timing layer so a narrator or TTS engine reads only the subtitle wording in the original order, with no cue numbers or timecodes interrupting the script.
Archiving, quoting, and reuse
When you need a searchable archive, a quote, or a summary of captioned content, the TXT extraction keeps every line in order and separates cues with blank lines. Because the srt to txt converter removes timing, the result reads naturally outside a subtitle editor.
What the output keeps and drops
The converter preserves cue order and intentional line breaks inside a cue, and joins cues with a blank line. It removes cue numbers, timestamps, and any timing-only content. Multi-line cues stay readable because their internal line breaks are kept, while the blank line between cues marks the next subtitle. That is a deliberate rule: TXT is a text asset, not a timed document.
Limits of TXT extraction
The output is a text asset, not a timed subtitle file. It cannot be uploaded as captions, and it contains no timecodes to edit. If the goal is a timed deliverable, rebuild a draft with TXT to SRT, or align the script to voiceover with Script + Audio, then convert the finished subtitles to the format you need.
Choose the right public page
Convert
Use this page
Change an existing SRT/VTT file into another subtitle format or TXT.
Compare
Use the SRT and VTT format pages
Understand when SRT or VTT fits a platform, editor, or web player.
Check
Use the subtitle checker
Inspect timing, overlaps, line length, reading speed, and file structure.
SRT to TXT questions
Can I convert srt to txt without losing subtitle order?
Yes. The output keeps every cue in its original order, separated by blank lines, and removes cue numbers and timestamps.
What is the fastest way to extract text from srt?
Paste the SRT or choose a file, select TXT, and the browser-local converter returns clean text immediately. No upload and no login are needed.
Does the srt to txt converter join subtitle lines?
No. Lines inside one cue keep their own line breaks, and different cues are separated by a blank line. Nothing is silently merged.
Can I use the TXT output as a translation base?
Yes. Extract text from SRT, translate the wording, then rebuild timed subtitles with matching audio when accurate sync is required.
Does converting srt to txt fix timing or overlaps?
No. To convert srt to txt you only change the format; timing and readability issues should be checked separately with the subtitle checker.
Why does the srt to txt output separate cues with blank lines?
Blank-line separators keep the original subtitle order readable and make the text easy to reuse as a script, translation base, or archive.
Can I convert VTT files too?
Yes. The same page offers VTT to TXT with the same text-order and blank-line rules.
Are my subtitles uploaded anywhere?
No. Reading, conversion, preview, copy, and download happen entirely in your browser tab.
Does the TXT output keep empty cues?
No. Cues without display text are not meaningful for text extraction, so the converter keeps only the subtitle lines that carry wording.
Can I use the extracted text for word counts or analysis?
Yes. Because timing is removed, the plain text is easy to count, search, and analyze in any document tool, and the order still matches the subtitles.
What if my SRT contains HTML tags?
TXT extraction keeps the displayed wording as text. Tags are treated as part of the text unless your SRT stores them as literal markup.
What happens to cue numbers?
Cue numbers are removed in TXT output because they only index timed blocks; without timing, the blank-line order carries the sequence.
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