SRT Viewer — Open an SRT File and Watch It with the Video
Drop an .srt file to read every subtitle with its start and end time, numbered and in order. Add the video or audio and the subtitles play along with it, so you can check them before you send or upload the file.
Open an SRT file
Files are processed in your browser and never uploaded
Ways to Open an SRT File
An SRT file is plain text, so many programs open it — but each shows you something different. Pick by what you need to do with it.
| Where you open it | What you see | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Notepad on Windows, TextEdit on a Mac | The raw text: numbers, time lines and subtitles | Small text fixes; save as plain text in UTF-8 |
| VLC or another media player | Subtitles over the video, when the .srt has the same name as the video or is added from the Subtitle menu | Watching |
| A video editor such as Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve | A caption track on the timeline | Final edits inside a video project |
| This viewer | Numbered cues with start and end times, playing in sync with your video, and a check for errors | Reading and checking a file before you use it |
If a program shows broken letters such as é instead of é, the file is not in UTF-8. This viewer reads the common Windows encoding too, and saves UTF-8 on export.
How to Read an SRT File
Every subtitle in the file has the same three parts.
First line
The cue number
1, 2, 3 and so on, in playing order. It only labels the cue; changing it doesn’t move anything on screen.
Second line
The time range
00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,500: when the text appears and when it disappears, with a comma before the milliseconds.
Then
The text and a blank line
One or two lines shown on screen, sometimes with <i> for italics. A blank line ends the cue.
How to View an SRT File Online
Three steps, all in your browser.
Open the SRT file
Drop it on the viewer or choose it. Every cue appears with its number and times.
Add the video (optional)
Choose the video or audio the subtitles belong to. Press play, or click a line to jump to it.
Check or keep reading
Press Check to list errors such as overlaps or broken numbering. Fix anything you find and export, or just close the file.
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