CREATOR NOTES
Make an SRT subtitle draft from plain text
Build a simple caption file, then adjust its timing against the actual video.
Write one thought per line
An SRT file contains numbered captions, timing information and text. Start with a plain-text transcript and divide it into readable chunks. Avoid long lines that occupy the whole screen. Our subtitle maker turns each non-empty input line into one caption; it does not listen to your video or automatically recognise speech.
Choose a starting duration
Select the number of seconds to give each caption. The tool places captions consecutively from the beginning of the timeline. This gives you a draft structure quickly, but speaking pace varies. The generated times are placeholders based on your selected duration, not a claim that the subtitles are synchronised.
Export and check in your editor
Create the captions and download the .srt file. Import it into an editor that supports SRT. Play the video from the beginning and move caption boundaries to match the speech. Check quiet sections, overlapping dialogue and transitions. Save a copy of the edited file separately from the draft.
Translate with context
When making another language version, translate complete sentences first and then divide them into readable captions. Word order and text length can change across languages. Keep the original transcript for reference, and verify names, specialist vocabulary and any claims. Machine translation is a draft, not an accessibility or localisation certification.
Keep rights and privacy in mind
Only create subtitles for material you are authorised to use. The subtitle generator itself runs in the page without uploading the caption text to our server. If you separately send text through the cloud translator, the translation privacy policy applies. Review timing and readability before publishing your final video.