How do I convert SRT to VTT for YouTube or HTML5 video?

Drop your .srt file, pick WebVTT as the target, and download. YouTube, Vimeo, and every HTML5 element expect .vtt.

Can it fix broken æ, ø, å or other accented characters?

Yes. If the file is saved in the older Windows-1252 / ANSI encoding instead of UTF-8, we detect it automatically and re-decode it so Nordic and Western-European characters come out correctly.

Can I shift the timing of the subtitles?

Yes — enter a positive number of seconds to delay every cue, or a negative number to move them earlier. Handy when subtitles are out of sync with the video by a fixed amount.

Are my subtitle files uploaded anywhere?

No. Parsing, timing, and format conversion all happen in your browser. Nothing is sent to a server.

Is there a file size limit?

Subtitle files are tiny — usually under 100 KB. The free tier caps uploads at 10 MB, which is far larger than any real subtitle file.

What about SBV, SMI, or LRC?

All supported. SBV is YouTube's legacy caption format, SMI is used by older Windows media players, and LRC is the lyrics format used by music apps.

Convert subtitle files

Convert subtitle files between SRT, WebVTT, ASS/SSA, SBV, SUB, SMI, and LRC. Shift timing, auto-fix broken æ/ø/å encoding, all 100% in your browser.

Drop a subtitle file or click to browse

.srt, .vtt, .ass, .ssa, .sbv, .sub, .smi, .lrc

Free tier: files up to 10.00 MB

Free tier: 3 conversions per day, files up to 10.00 MB. Go Pro for $5/mo for unlimited use and larger files.

What people use it for

Convert SRT to VTT for YouTube, Vimeo, or a custom HTML5 video player.
Turn ASS/SSA anime subtitles into plain SRT for a TV or media player that doesn't handle styling.
Fix subtitles that are 2 seconds ahead or behind the audio without opening a video editor.
Repair broken æ, ø, å, é, ü characters in .srt files saved in the wrong encoding.
Export YouTube auto-generated .sbv captions to .srt for Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve.
Convert song .lrc lyrics files between formats for karaoke apps.

Free online subtitle converter for every common caption format: SRT to VTT, VTT to SRT, ASS to SRT, SSA to SRT, SBV to SRT, SUB to SRT, SMI to SRT, and back again. Drop a file in the box above, pick the target format, and download — no signup, no upload, no watermark.

If YouTube handed you a .sbv, your video editor wants .srt, your HTML5 player needs .vtt, and the anime rip you downloaded is in .ass, this is the fastest way to get everything into the same format. It also fixes the classic broken æ, ø, å, é, ü problem in older subtitle files by auto-detecting Windows-1252 / ANSI encoding and re-saving as clean UTF-8.

Subtitles arrive out of sync with the video? Use the built-in subtitle time shifter to nudge every cue forward or backward by any number of seconds — positive to delay, negative to move earlier — and download the resynced file. It's a full caption converter and resyncer that runs entirely in your browser, so private company recordings, unreleased videos, and confidential material never leave your machine.

How it works

1
Drop your subtitle file
Drag any .srt, .vtt, .ass, .ssa, .sbv, .sub, .smi, or .lrc file into the box. We auto-detect the format and encoding.
2
Pick target format and shift
Choose what you want out, optionally shift every cue by a number of seconds to fix sync.
3
Download
Get a clean UTF-8 file in the target format, ready for YouTube, your video editor, or your media player.

Frequently asked questions

SRT (SubRip), VTT (WebVTT), ASS and SSA (Advanced SubStation Alpha), SBV (YouTube), SUB (MicroDVD), SMI (SAMI), and LRC (lyrics). You can convert between any of them in either direction.

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