SBV to TXT
Paste or drop an SBV file and get the words as plain text, without the timestamps.
Runs in your browser. Your subtitles are never uploaded.
SBV to TXT in three steps
Add your SBV
Paste it into the box, click Open file, or drag the .sbv file onto it.
Convert
Press Convert to TXT.
Copy or download the TXT
Just the words.
From captions to a transcript
SBV is the caption format YouTube Studio downloads: a timestamp line, then the text, for every caption.
TXT has no timing, so you get one line per caption with the timestamps gone. Paste it into a doc to edit a transcript, turn a video into a blog post or show notes, or pull quotes for social posts.
Want flowing paragraphs instead of one line per caption? Use the subtitle timestamp remover, which joins the lines into paragraphs.
Frequently
Asked Questions
Is anything lost converting SBV to TXT?
The timing, on purpose: TXT is just the words.
Can I turn the text back into captions later?
Yes, with the TXT to SRT converter, which times each line by reading speed. The original timing can't be recovered, though.
Is my file uploaded?
No. It's processed in your browser, on your own device, and never leaves it.