SRT to SBV converter
Turn SubRip (.srt) subtitles into YouTube’s SBV format. Each caption keeps its start, end and line breaks, and the numbers SRT uses are left out.
Your subtitle file
Drop subtitle files here
SRT, VTT, ASS, SBV, TTML, SUB, SMI, LRC and more · up to 100 files
Or paste subtitle text
Your file is read by this page in your browser. It is not uploaded anywhere.
Letters look wrong? Choose the language group the file was made for.
MicroDVD and Spruce STL files count video frames. Choose the frame rate of the video the subtitles belong to.
The preview shows the beginning of the file. The download contains everything.
How to use it
Open your SRT file
Choose or drop the SRT file, or several at once. It is read by this page and never uploaded.
Check the SBV preview
SBV is already selected. Check the preview, or pick another format if you need one.
Download the SBV file
Download the converted file, or all of them as a ZIP when you opened several.
What changes from SRT to SBV
An SBV caption starts with one line holding the start and end time separated by a comma, such as 0:00:01.000,0:00:04.000, followed by the text. Caption numbers are removed, hours are written without a leading zero and the comma before the milliseconds becomes a dot.
SBV has no formatting, so italic, bold, underline and font tags are removed and the words are kept.
Uploading to YouTube
In YouTube Studio, open the video’s Subtitles page, choose a language and upload the file with timing. YouTube also accepts SRT directly, so convert to SBV when a workflow or tool asks for that format.
Questions and answers
Does SBV keep italics?
No. SBV is plain text, so formatting is removed. The words and line breaks stay.
Can I convert SBV back to SRT?
Yes. Use the SBV to SRT converter; the captions are numbered again from 1.
Can I convert several SRT files to SBV at once?
Yes. Choose or drop several files together and download them one by one or all together as a ZIP.