SRT Cleaner

Clean subtitle text by removing HTML tags, ASS override codes, duplicate cues, bracketed sound cues, and messy whitespace.

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Supports SRT, VTT, ASS, and SSA input. Cleaned output is downloaded as SRT.
Output: 0 cues, changed 0, removed 0
Cleaned preview
Showing the first 25 cleaned cues.
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Clean subtitle text without retiming

Use the SRT cleaner when generated or converted subtitles contain formatting tags, duplicate cues, sound labels, or inconsistent whitespace that makes editing harder.

Remove tags

Strip HTML tags and ASS override codes while keeping readable dialogue.

Clean messy text

Normalize whitespace, remove empty cue text, and clean subtitle line breaks.

Deduplicate cues

Remove exact duplicate subtitle cues that can appear after bad exports.

Export clean SRT

Preview cleaned text and download a standard .srt file for playback or editing.

SRT cleaning examples, tag removal, and text cleanup

Use an SRT cleaner when subtitle text contains leftover formatting, duplicated cues, bracketed sound labels, or whitespace that makes the file harder to edit or publish.

Example input and output

Messy cue
1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,000 <i>{\an8} Hello world </i>
Cleaned cue
1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Hello world

Best for

Remove formatting tags

Strip HTML tags and ASS override codes when you need plain readable SRT text.

Clean AI outputs

Normalize spacing and remove empty or duplicated cues after automatic subtitle generation.

Prepare for translation

Clean dialogue text before sending subtitles through translation or review workflows.

Common file issues handled

HTML tag removal

Tags such as <i>, <b>, and <font> can be removed while keeping their inner text.

ASS override cleanup

Codes like {\an8}, {\b1}, and color overrides are stripped from cue text.

Optional sound cue removal

Bracketed cues such as [Music] can be removed when you only need dialogue.

SRT output

Cleaned subtitles are exported as standard SRT for broad compatibility.