Subtitle Timestamp Remover
Paste SRT, VTT, ASS or SBV subtitles and get just the words: no numbers, no time codes, no tags, grouped into paragraphs where the speaker pauses.
Runs in your browser. Your subtitles are never uploaded.
Get a clean transcript in seconds
Paste your subtitles
Any common format works: SRT, VTT, ASS, SSA, SBV or JSON.
Pick a layout
Paragraphs join the lines into readable text; one per line keeps each subtitle separate.
Copy the text
Copy it into a doc, a blog post or show notes, or download it as a .txt file.
More than deleting time codes
Removing timestamps by hand means deleting three lines for every one you keep. In a 10-minute video that's around 200 subtitles, each with a number and a time line.
This tool also strips formatting tags like <i> and {\an8}, joins lines that were broken to fit the screen, and skips exact repeats, which YouTube's rolling auto-captions are full of. In paragraph mode, a pause of two seconds or more starts a new paragraph, so the text follows how it was spoken.
Use it to turn a video's captions into a blog post, a newsletter, show notes, or text you can search and quote.
Before and after
Cue numbers
- Subtitle file
- 1, 2, 3 above every line
- Transcript
- Removed
Time codes
- Subtitle file
- 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,500
- Transcript
- Removed
Line breaks
- Subtitle file
- Every 40 or so characters
- Transcript
- Joined into sentences
Formatting
- Subtitle file
- <i>, <b>, {\an8}
- Transcript
- Plain text
| Subtitle file | Transcript | |
|---|---|---|
| Cue numbers | 1, 2, 3 above every line | Removed |
| Time codes | 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,500 | Removed |
| Line breaks | Every 40 or so characters | Joined into sentences |
| Formatting | <i>, <b>, {\an8} | Plain text |
Frequently
Asked Questions
Which subtitle formats can I paste?
SRT, WebVTT, ASS, SSA, SBV (YouTube) and JSON caption files. The format is detected automatically.
Why are some lines missing from the transcript?
Lines that exactly repeat the line before are skipped. Auto-generated captions often show each line twice as they scroll, and keeping both would double the text.
Can I keep one subtitle per line instead of paragraphs?
Yes. Set the layout to One subtitle per line.
Are my subtitles uploaded?
No. The text is processed in your browser and never sent anywhere.