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Convert TXT to SRT

Turn TXT transcripts or plain text into SRT subtitles. Keep existing timestamps, or estimate timing and adjust it in your editor.

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How to convert TXT to SRT

Convert a TXT transcript or plain text into SRT subtitles for YouTube, Premiere Pro or a video player. CutConvert reads timestamps and speaker labels from Rev, Otter, Descript, Word-style transcripts and Avid Media Composer caption TXT. Text without timestamps gets estimated timing. You set it by reading speed or fit it to a total running time. Check estimated cues against your video before you publish.

  1. Add your TXT files

    Drag your .txt transcripts or plain text onto the drop zone, or click to browse. Rev, Otter, Word-style and Avid caption exports all work.

  2. Convert TXT to SRT

    If your text has no timestamps, choose a reading speed or enter the total running time. Press Convert to create SRT cues. Existing transcript timing and speaker labels carry over. Check estimated timing in your editor.

  3. Download your result

    Download the converted file, or one ZIP when you convert a batch.

TXT transcript and SRT subtitles, explained

Transcription services deliver TXT. Players and platforms want SRT. SRT needs numbered cues with start and end times in milliseconds, while a transcript has loose timestamps and speaker turns. This converter rebuilds that structure, including the frame-based timecode in Avid caption exports. You never retype or retime cues by hand.

Turn TXT transcripts or plain text into SRT subtitles. Keep existing timestamps, or estimate timing and adjust it in your editor. It is free to start, encrypted in transit, and converts a whole batch into one ZIP — sign in when you need large, high-volume jobs.

TXT to SRT FAQ

Which TXT formats does this converter accept?

It accepts timestamped transcript exports from Rev, Otter and Descript, Word-style transcripts saved as text, Avid Media Composer caption TXT exports, and plain text without timestamps. Existing timestamps set the timing. Plain text gets estimated timing.

My TXT has no timestamps. Can it still be converted?

Yes. Add your TXT file and choose a reading speed, or enter a total running time in mm:ss in the "fit to" field. This creates estimated subtitle timing, not captions synced to the audio. Check and adjust the cues against your video in an editor. If you need timing from the source, export a transcript with timestamps.

Do speaker names survive the conversion?

Yes. Speaker turns in the transcript become labeled SRT cues. A line exported as "Sarah: We're live" stays attributed in the subtitles.

How does the converter time each subtitle?

For timestamped transcripts, it reads the source timestamps or Avid caption timecode. It then splits long passages into readable cues between those anchors. For plain text, it estimates cue lengths from reading speed or fits them to the running time you enter. Both write standard SRT millisecond timing. Check estimated cues by hand.

Can I convert SRT back to TXT or into an editor?

Yes. The SRT to Text converter at /srt/text strips timing for a plain transcript. SRT to Avid TXT at /srt/txt rewrites cues for Avid SubCap import. SRT to Premiere JSON at /srt/json turns subtitles into a Premiere Pro transcript.

How many files can I convert at once, and what does it cost?

It is free to start. Guests get 5 conversions a month, up to 100 KB per file. A free account has no monthly cap within the free size caps and converts up to 100 files per batch. Pro is $9 a month for 100 conversions of files up to 50 MB. Batches come back as a single ZIP.

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Where are my files processed?

In your browser. The file never leaves your computer, and CutConvert only records that a conversion happened. We never see, store, sell or share your media.

Is it free? Do I need an account?

Files up to about an hour of footage convert free on every converter. CapCut projects are free up to 500 KB. Guests get five conversions a month; a free account has no monthly cap within the free size caps. Bigger files are $3 each, or $5 for a project conversion from one program to another. Pro is $9 a month ($90 a year) for files up to 50 MB. Studio is $19 a month ($190 a year) for files up to 500 MB.

What do I get when I convert multiple files?

One ZIP with every converted file. A single file comes back on its own. Press + to add more output formats: they go in the same ZIP, and each file still counts as one conversion.

Which formats are supported?

Projects in: Premiere .prproj, DaVinci Resolve .drp, Avid AAF and bins, Final Cut FCPXML, CapCut drafts and Audition sessions. Projects out: FCP7 XML, FCPXML, Resolve .drp, AAF, CapCut and REAPER, plus CMX 3600 EDL and shot-list CSV. Transitions, markers, titles, keyframes, levels, speed changes and nested sequences carry over wherever the target app can hold them. Captions: SRT, WebVTT, SBV, ASS, TTML, DFXP, iTT, SCC, MCC, EBU-STL, Avid caption TXT, timed CSV, Word and plain text. Transcripts: Whisper, WhisperX, AssemblyAI, Deepgram, Rev.ai and CapCut JSON, Premiere transcript JSON and .prtranscript, and Rev, Otter and Word-style text. Styling, placement and speakers come along where the output supports them.

Can I pick a frame rate?

Yes. For EDL and Avid caption output, choose 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps, or let CutConvert detect it from your source.