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Convert WebVTT (.vtt) to SRT

Turn a .vtt caption file into plain SubRip for players and editors that expect .srt — timing preserved exactly.

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How it works

Upload WebVTT, get SRT (SubRip) back

Upload one file

WebVTT — .vtt,.webvtt.

Converted instantly

Parsed and rewritten as SRT (SubRip) in memory, no queue and no waiting.

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About this conversion

Converting WebVTT to SRT (SubRip)

WebVTT (.vtt) is the caption format the HTML5 <track> element and most streaming platforms use — YouTube, Netflix and browser-based video players are built around it. It's close cousins with SRT: both are plain text, both use a numbered-ish cue and a time range. The differences are what trip tools up: WebVTT starts with a WEBVTT header line, allows cue identifiers and settings (position, alignment, size) on the timestamp line, and separates times with a period instead of SRT's comma.

Converting to SRT strips the header, cue settings and identifiers, and rewrites every timestamp in SRT's comma-decimal style — the dialogue and its exact timing don't change. This is the direction to go when a video editor, a TV, or an older media player only recognizes the .srt extension and won't touch .vtt directly.

FAQ

Questions about this converter

Does this remove WebVTT styling like <b> or <i>?
No — those tags are kept as-is; most players that read SRT also understand basic HTML-style bold/italic tags inside the text.
What happens to cue positioning settings?
They're dropped. SRT has an optional (rarely supported) coordinate suffix, but no equivalent to WebVTT's line/position/align cue settings, so positioned captions become plain centered ones.
Will the timestamps be exactly the same?
Yes, down to the millisecond — only the separator character changes (a period becomes a comma), which is just SRT's own timestamp spelling.
My VTT file has no WEBVTT header — will it still work?
The converter looks at the actual timestamp lines, not just the header, so a VTT-like file missing its header still converts as long as its cue timing lines are correctly formatted.
Is there an API for this?
Yes — see the API reference for the vtt-to-srt endpoint and curl examples.
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