VTT to SRT Converter

About this tool

This tool turns WebVTT subtitles into valid SRT. It reads the text block by block: the WEBVTT header and its metadata lines (such as Kind and Language), NOTE, STYLE and REGION blocks are dropped, timestamps are rewritten to the SRT form with a comma (short forms like 01:02.500 become 00:01:02,500), cue settings such as align:start are removed, and voice, class and timestamp tags like <v Bob> are stripped. Every cue is numbered from 1, replacing text cue identifiers. Paste text only; everything runs in your browser. Cues without any text are skipped, and if no cue can be found you get an error message.

How to use it

1. Open your .vtt file in a text editor and copy its contents.
2. Paste the text into the input box.
3. Copy the converted output.
4. Save it in a new file with the .srt extension.

Example

WEBVTT

01:00.000 --> 01:03.500 align:start
<v Ann>Hello there</v>

1
00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,500
Hello there

Common problems

Some cues are missing

A cue needs a timing line like 00:01.000 --> 00:03.000 (the second timestamp must follow the first with -->). Blocks without one are skipped.

Formatting tags like <i> or <b> are still in the text

Italic, bold and underline tags are kept because many SRT players support them. Voice, class and timestamp tags are removed.

Speaker names disappeared

<v Name> voice tags are removed. Add the names to the text by hand if you need them.