Text to SRT — Paste Text, Get Timed Captions
Who this is for: For the fastest path from pasted words to caption cues — promo scripts, lyric videos, lecture notes where sentence-level timing is enough.
Not the right tool for: Word-for-word sync with real narration — timing is estimated from character count, not your video · Transcripts that already carry [00:01:23] timestamps — the TXT converter honors them exactly; this one ignores them
Paste plain text and get a timed SRT — sentence-split cues paced at your reading speed. No file needed.
Quick answer: Paste your text — each sentence becomes a subtitle cue, timed automatically at the reading speed you set (default 17 characters per second, capped for comfort). Preview the cue table and download the SRT.
Drop a .txt transcript — or paste below. The file never leaves your device.
| Input | Any pasted text — script, transcript, lyrics, lecture notes |
|---|---|
| Splitting | By sentence; long sentences chunked at ~90 characters |
| Timing | characters ÷ reading speed, clamped to min/max duration |
| Output | SRT with two-line wrapping at 42 chars |
| Honest note | Timing is estimated from length, not audio — proof-read before publishing |
What reading speed should captions use?
This is the fastest path from “I have the words” to “I have captions”: paste prose, and every sentence turns into a subtitle cue with a sensible duration. The splitter respects sentence boundaries, breaks monster sentences into chunk-sized pieces, wraps lines at a television-style 42 characters, and paces everything at your chosen reading speed. Because the estimate is length-based, the result is a well-paced draft rather than a finished sync — the page says so plainly, and the cue viewer is one click away for adjusting any line.
Common uses
- Drafting captions for a narrated slideshow or promo video
- Lyric-style text for a lyric video
- A language-learning video where exact sync matters less than readable chunks
- Quick social clips where you'll fine-tune timings in an editor later