📝 Subtitle Cleaner

Strip timestamps and extract clean text from SRT and VTT files

Free · No signup · Works in your browser

All processing happens on your device. Your text never leaves your browser.

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Convert subtitle files to clean text ready for TTS, reading, or content repurposing. Paste or upload SRT, VTT, or plain text — this tool extracts the spoken content and removes all formatting artifacts.

What this tool removes from subtitles:

  • Sequence numbers (1, 2, 3...)
  • Timestamps (00:01:23,456 --> 00:01:25,789)
  • WEBVTT headers and CSS styling
  • Speaker labels (SPEAKER 1:, [Narrator]:)
  • Sound descriptions ([music], (applause), {doorbell})
  • HTML/VTT tags (, , {an8})
  • Duplicate lines and empty entries

Supported formats:

  • SRT (SubRip) — the most common subtitle format
  • VTT (WebVTT) — used by YouTube, Vimeo, and HTML5 video
  • Plain text — any text content

Output options:

  • Clean text — plain paragraphs ready for TTS
  • Re-formatted subtitles — cleaned SRT or VTT file
  • Line-by-line — each subtitle as a separate line

Privacy: All processing happens in your browser. Your subtitle files never leave your device.

How It Works

1

Paste or Upload

Paste subtitle text or upload an SRT/VTT file.

2

Auto-Detect

The tool detects the format (SRT, VTT, or plain text) automatically.

3

Choose Output

Select: clean text for TTS, re-formatted subtitles, or line-by-line.

4

Copy & Use

Copy the cleaned text or download as a file.

Features

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Parse SRT & VTT

Automatically detect and parse SubRip (.srt) and WebVTT (.vtt) formats.

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Strip Timestamps

Remove all timestamps, sequence numbers, and formatting codes.

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Remove Labels & Sounds

Strip speaker labels, sound descriptions, and HTML tags from subtitle text.

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Private & Free

All processing in your browser. No uploads, no signup, no limits.

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Subtitle Cleaner — FAQ

Does this work with YouTube subtitles?

Yes. Download YouTube subtitles as SRT or VTT, then paste or upload them here. The tool extracts the clean text without timestamps or formatting.

Can I convert SRT to VTT?

Yes. Upload an SRT file, select 'Re-formatted VTT' as the output format, and download the converted file.

Is my subtitle data private?

Absolutely. All processing happens in your browser. No subtitle data is uploaded to any server.

Can I use the cleaned text for TTS?

Yes — that's the primary use case. After cleaning, copy the text and paste it into the TTS tool for natural-sounding speech.

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