Convert SubViewer (.sbv) to SRT
SubViewer is what YouTube Studio exports, and almost nothing else reads it. This converts it to SRT, which almost everything does.
Drop a .sbv file here
or click to choose one. It is converted in this page and never uploaded.
What changes
- Cue numbers are added, counting from 1 in file order. SubViewer has none.
- The comma between the two times becomes an arrow, and they move onto their own line.
- The hour is zero-padded and the millisecond separator becomes a comma, which is what SRT expects.
SubViewer carries no markup at all, so nothing needs escaping and no text is altered on the way through.
Nothing is uploaded
The .sbv is read and the .srt is written in this page, by the same code that builds exports in the editor. The file never reaches a server and no copy is kept. A subtitle file is a transcript, and a transcript is often the part of a project that cannot leave the building.
Frequently asked questions
Why will nothing open my .sbv?
SubViewer is essentially a YouTube format. Most editors and players have no reader for it, which is the usual reason to convert.
Can I then import the SRT into my editor?
Yes. If you are heading for Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve, converting the .sbv straight to FCPXML gives editable titles instead of a flat caption track.
No subtitle file yet?
Generate one from your audio or video with word-level timing, then export SRT directly, no conversion step, and every word individually timed rather than every line. Free for 15 minutes and 5 transcriptions a month.
Transcribe a file instead