Convert to Plain Text

The Problem

A subtitle file contains the full spoken dialog of a film, documentary, or show — but that text is buried inside a structured format with index numbers, timestamp rows, and formatting tags between every sentence. When you need the text itself for translation, study, transcription review, or analysis, the subtitle structure is just noise.

How to Use It

Step 1 — Upload your files

Drag .srt, .ass, .ssa, or .vtt files onto the upload zone. Up to 50 files for batch output.

Step 2 — Set output options

Option	Default	Effect
Add blank line between each subtitle	On	Inserts an empty line between cues — easier to read as flowing prose
Strip HTML/ASS formatting tags	On	Removes <b>, <i>, <font> and ASS override codes from text

Step 3 — Convert and download

Click Convert to Plain Text. Download .txt files individually or as ZIP.

What the Output Looks Like

Input SRT:

1
00:00:02,100 --> 00:00:04,500
<i>Previously, on the show...</i>

2
00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:07,300
You said you'd be here at eight.

Plain text output (blank lines on, strip tags on):

Previously, on the show...

You said you'd be here at eight.

Use Cases

Use case	Recommended settings
Human-readable transcript	Blank lines on, strip tags on
Copy-paste into translation tool	Blank lines on, strip tags on
NLP / text analysis	Blank lines off, strip tags on
Preserve bold/italic in output	Strip tags off

Tips

• For a formatted, printable version use Convert to PDF instead.
• Batch mode is great for seasons — drop 20 episode subtitle files and get 20 transcript .txt files in a ZIP.
• Run through the SRT Cleaner first to remove SDH cues and watermarks before extracting the text.