Remove tags and hearing-impaired descriptions from subtitles
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) describe sounds — [door slams], (laughs), ♪ — and formatting tags can show up as text in some players. Choose what to remove; subtitles left with nothing are deleted and the rest are numbered again.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your subtitles are never uploaded.
How to remove tags and SDH from subtitles
- Paste the SRT or VTT subtitles or choose the file.
- Tick what to remove: tags, descriptions in brackets, song lyrics or speaker names.
- Click “Clean subtitles” and download the file in the same format.
Questions
- What does SDH mean?
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. Besides speech, they describe sounds and music, usually in square or round brackets, and name speakers who can't be seen.
- Can removing round brackets delete real dialogue?
- Yes, if someone's words are in round brackets in your file. That is why each option can be switched off — check the result before you use it.
- Is italic text removed?
- Only the <i> tags, and only when you tick formatting tags — the words stay. Without that option the italics are kept.
- Are my files uploaded anywhere?
- Runs entirely in your browser. Your subtitles are never uploaded.
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