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How to export captions as an SRT from Premiere Pro

Short answer

In the Captions tab of the Text panel, open the panel menu and choose Export to SRT file. Or, in Export mode, set Captions to Create Sidecar File with the SRT format.

In Premiere Pro

  1. 01

    Open the Captions tab

    Choose Window > Text and open Captions.

  2. 02

    Export the file

    Click the panel menu (three dots) and choose Export to SRT file. Name it and save.

  3. 03

    Or export with the video

    In Export mode, open Captions, choose Create Sidecar File and set the format to SubRip Subtitle Format (.srt).

  4. 04

    Upload it

    Upload the .srt next to the video on YouTube, Vimeo or wherever it is going.

Eddie AI

Do it in Eddie

In Eddie the SRT is a free download.

Open Export > All export options > Video file and download Captions (.srt) or Captions (.vtt). Captions skip filler words such as um by default.

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From the help center

Questions

Does an SRT keep caption styling?
No. SRT holds text and timing only.
SRT or VTT for the web?
Both work on most platforms. VTT is the web standard for HTML5 players.

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