Change Subtitle Position

The Problem

Subtitles default to bottom center — which is usually right, but fails in specific situations:

• The video has burned-in text (a lower-third, a location name) exactly where subtitles land — they overlap and neither is readable.
• A sign-language interpreter occupies the bottom-right corner — moving subtitles to the top keeps both visible.
• You're merging two subtitle files for dual-language display and want one language at the top and the other at the bottom.
• A custom production requires a specific placement to match a visual layout.

How to Use It

Step 1 — Upload your files

Drag .srt, .ass, or .ssa files onto the upload zone. Mix formats freely. Up to 50 files at once.

Step 2 — Select a position

A 3×3 grid represents nine screen positions, matching a numpad layout:

↖ Top Left (7)	↑ Top Center (8)	↗ Top Right (9)
← Mid Left (4)	· Center (5)	→ Mid Right (6)
↙ Bot Left (1)	↓ Bot Center (2) — default	↘ Bot Right (3)

Click any cell. The label below the grid confirms your selection.

Step 3 — Apply and download

Click Apply Position. Download individually or as ZIP.

How Positioning Works by Format

SRT files

The tool prepends an {\an#} override tag to each cue's text, where # is the numpad position number. Example for top center:

1
00:00:01,500 --> 00:00:03,800
{\an8}This line will appear at the top.

VLC, MPC-HC, mpv, and most modern players honor these tags.

ASS/SSA files

The tool updates the Alignment value in all style blocks and removes any per-cue {\pos(x,y)} or {\an#} overrides from Dialogue lines so the style-level setting takes full effect.

Tips

• Dual-language workflow: Color one file white, position it at the top (8). Color the second yellow, leave it at the bottom (2). Merge with Stack mode — two languages, visually separated by both position and color.
• If your ASS file uses {\pos(x,y)} tags on specific lines for precise placement, the tool strips those. Don't use this tool if you need to preserve individual cue positions.