Open srt file
Did your computer fail to open srt file? We explain what srt files are and recommend software that we know can open your srt files.
What is srt file?
A srt file extension is used for one of the main movie subtitle formats. A srt files are simple text files that contain specially format text entries with time stamps. If present in the same folder as the video file, subtitles are usually automatically loaded in media player with the video. SRT subtitles are supported by all almost video players.
srt file description
The srt file extension is used for one of the most common subtitle format - SubRip.
SubRip is a small utility, that can rip subtitles from DVD video files to a simple text format called SubRip format. This format is supported by most software video players and subtitle creation programs. The time format used is hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds, with the milliseconds field precise to three decimal places.
The srt file does not contain any video data. It is simple text file you can edit by any text editor (translate subtitles into another language). The purpose of srt file is to use it with desired movie file together to display subtitles when you play video file by any player with support for SRt subtitles.
The successor of the SubRip format is WebSRT (Web Subtitle Resource Tracks) subtitle format, that will be used for HTML5 "track" element and shares the same srt file extension
Software that will open srt file

SubRip
A subtitles creator and ripper
Subtitle Workshop
A free subtitle editor
Aegisub
A tool for creating and modifying subtitlesOther srt file extensions
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srt - WebSRT movie subtitle file format
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