How does plain text become SRT cues?
You choose whether lines, sentences, or paragraphs become SRT cues. Long text is split by the max character setting, and timing is generated from duration, start offset, and gap settings.
TXT to SRT converter
Turn plain text into a SubRip subtitle file. Paste a script, transcript, or caption draft, choose how text is split, tune timing controls, and export a clean .srt file.
Paste plain text
Conversion settings
Files are processed locally in your browser.
Generated SRT
How to use this subtitle tool
- 1Paste plain text, a script, a transcript, or upload a .txt file.
- 2Choose lines, sentences, or paragraphs, then set duration, start offset, gap, and max characters.
- 3Run the tool, review the generated SRT timing, then copy or download the .srt file.
Tool FAQ
Can I fine-tune the SRT timing after generating the file?
Yes. Download the generated SRT file, open it in the main editor, load the matching media, and adjust cue timing on the waveform timeline.
Why use a TXT to SRT converter?
A TXT to SRT converter is useful when you already have subtitle text but need a real SubRip file for editing, delivery, upload, translation, or review. Many caption workflows begin with a script, transcript, translated text, lesson notes, or voiceover draft. This tool turns that plain text into an SRT structure with cue numbers, timestamps, and subtitle text.
Create a SubRip subtitle draft from text
SRT remains one of the most widely accepted subtitle formats because it is simple, readable, and supported by many video platforms, caption editors, localization tools, and review systems. Plain TXT is easy to write and edit, but it does not include cue numbers or time ranges. This converter gives your text a basic SubRip structure so you do not have to manually type every index and timestamp. The generated file can then be opened in a subtitle editor, sent to a reviewer, uploaded to a platform, or used as the first draft for a more precise timing pass.
Split mode, max characters, and timing controls
The tool is designed for practical drafts. You can split the source text by lines, sentences, or paragraphs depending on how your transcript is prepared. The max character setting helps prevent very long captions by breaking oversized text into smaller cue blocks. Duration controls how long each cue stays on screen, start offset lets the first cue begin after an intro or silence, and gap adds optional breathing room between cues. The result is not final synchronization, but it is a much better first pass than a fixed one-size-fits-all conversion.
When TXT to SRT is the right format choice
Choose SRT when you need broad compatibility. Many upload forms, editors, review tools, translation vendors, and internal media systems expect .srt files. A creator might use TXT to SRT to create captions from a video script. A course team might convert a lesson transcript into a file that can be uploaded to a learning platform. A translator might turn plain translated segments into a timed draft before proofreading. Because SRT is plain text, it is also easy to inspect, compare, version, and hand off between people.
Generated timing should be reviewed with media
A plain text document does not contain audio timing, so generated SRT timestamps should be treated as a structured draft rather than final synchronization. After downloading the .srt file, open it in the main editor with the matching video or audio. Use the preview and waveform timeline to move cues, resize cue boundaries, split long lines, merge short cues, and align captions with speech. This two-step workflow is often faster than starting from a blank subtitle file because the text is already organized into editable cue blocks.
Useful for creators, educators, translators, and teams
TXT to SRT is helpful whenever words arrive before timing. Creators can turn scripts into caption drafts before uploading videos. Educators can prepare lesson transcripts for a course platform. Translators can convert plain translated text into a subtitle file for review. Documentation and product teams can create subtitles for demos without typing SRT syntax manually. The browser-based workflow keeps the first technical step simple: paste text, choose the cue duration, generate SRT, then continue refining the file in the full subtitle editor.