SBV to SRT converter
SBV is the caption format YouTube Studio exports. Almost nothing else reads it, so the file usually has to become .srt before a player, an editor or a translator will accept it. This converter reads the comma-separated SBV timing lines and writes standard SubRip entries.
Drop your .sbv file here
or click to choose — the file stays in your browser
Free, no sign-up, no file size games. The conversion runs in your browser — your subtitles are never uploaded to a server.
How to convert SBV to SRT
- 1Drop your .sbv file onto the box above, or click to pick one.
- 2The file is read in your browser and converted to .srt straight away.
- 3Check the preview, then download the .srt file.
Questions about SBV and SRT
What is an SBV file?+
SubViewer-style caption format used by YouTube. Each entry starts with a line like 0:00:03.233,0:00:08.233 followed by the caption text, with a blank line between entries.
Does the timing change?+
No. SBV writes hours without a leading zero and uses a dot before milliseconds; SubRip pads the hours and uses a comma. The moment in time is identical.
Where do I get the SBV file from?+
In YouTube Studio, open the video, go to Subtitles, then download the track. The .sbv option is offered alongside .srt and .vtt.
Need to translate the subtitles too?
Converting a format keeps the same language. To translate subtitles into another language while the timing stays exactly where it is, the Mac app does it in batch across 100+ languages, with an editor and validation before export.
Subtitle Translator for macOS