TXT vs SRT Transcript Export Formats

TXT for documents and search

TXT stores plain transcript text. Use it for notes, writing, quotation review, content analysis, and archives. It opens in almost any editor and remains useful without the source video.

SRT for timed subtitles

SRT stores numbered caption blocks with start and end times. Use it when importing subtitles into a video editor or publishing platform. The file must stay aligned with the exact version of the video that was transcribed.

Which should you export?

Choose TXT when wording and readability are the main job. Choose SRT when synchronized playback is required. Export both when a project needs a searchable record and published captions.

Before delivery, review names, figures, and speaker changes in either format. For SRT, additionally preview timing and line breaks. A syntactically valid subtitle file can still be difficult to read if captions change too quickly.

Learn more in captions vs transcripts and the video-to-SRT workflow.