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SRT and VTT

Make subtitles from any video or audio file

Upload a file or paste a link, check the text in the editor, and download an SRT or VTT file with the timing already in place.

  • SRT and VTT export on every plan
  • Timing taken from the audio
  • Edit the text while it plays
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Free to try · 3 files a day, 30 min each

Subtitle and text formats you can download

  • SRT
  • VTT
  • TXT
  • DOCX
  • PDF
  • CSV

How it works

From recording to subtitle file.

  1. 01

    Upload the video or audio

    Any common audio or video format works, up to 5 GB. You can also paste a link.

  2. 02

    Check the text

    Play the audio as you read and fix names, numbers and spelling in the editor before anything is exported.

  3. 03

    Download SRT or VTT

    SRT (SubRip) works in many video editors and players. VTT (WebVTT) is the format web video players use.

What you get

Subtitle files without the manual timing.

  • Timing from the audio

    Every subtitle carries a start and end time taken from the recording, so you don’t type timecodes by hand.

  • Clean line breaks

    Subtitle files come with clean line breaks, ready to drop into your editor or upload alongside the video.

  • Fix it before you export

    Correct a name or a number in the editor while the audio plays, then export. No round trip through another tool.

  • Dozens of languages

    The spoken language is detected for you, or you can pick it yourself if you already know it.

Good for

Made for video people want to watch, and read.

  • Short and social video

    Add captions so a clip can be followed without sound.

  • Lectures and courses

    Subtitle recordings for students who read along or watch in a second language.

  • Podcasts with video

    Turn an episode into a caption file for its video version.

Limits and plans, in plain numbers.

  • Free: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes each, with speaker labels, timestamps and every export format.
  • Unlimited: $10 a month, billed yearly, with no cap on files or minutes and files up to 10 hours.
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Private by default

Files are encrypted in transit and at rest, and never used to train AI models. Delete a file any time and it leaves your library at once.

Questions

What is the difference between SRT and VTT?

Both are plain-text subtitle formats with a start and end time for each line. SRT is the older, widely supported one; VTT is what web video players use. You can download both.

Can I edit the subtitles before downloading?

Yes. The transcript opens in an editor that plays the audio as you read, so you can fix words before you export.

Which files can I turn into subtitles?

Any common audio or video format, up to 5 GB, or a link from YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, Facebook or X. Private videos can’t be imported.

Does NiceScribe add the subtitles to my video?

No. You get the subtitle file. Add it in your video editor, or upload it next to the video on the platform you publish to.

Is subtitle export free?

Yes. Free includes SRT and VTT export, 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes each. Unlimited is $10 a month, billed yearly.

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