Word to SRT Converter: How to Convert DOCX to SRT

Subtitle files can be stored in many formats, but one of the most common file types is SRT, also known as SubRip Text. How to convert Word to SRT and add subtitles to a video? We will share with you some useful tools here that allow you to easily add subtitles to your videos without being restricted by the subtitle file format.

Part 1: Why You Need to Convert Word to SRT

The subtitle content of an SRT file is timed, which means it can be perfectly synchronized with your video. Word files or DOCX files do not have this feature and therefore cannot be used to add subtitles to your video. That is why, to add subtitles to your video, you need to have the subtitles in the SRT file format. To do this, you can use a Word subtitle converter to create an SRT file from Word.

Part 2: How to Convert Word to SRT with Edimakor

The first tool on our list can convert a Word document to SRT subtitles. HitPaw Edimakor is not only a subtitling tool, rather a complete video editing platform that also has the subtitling feature. It’s AI powered, meaning that it can provide us with various features that reduce manual labour. Some of the AI features that are offered by HitPaw Edimakor include:

• AI audio editor
• Text to speech
• Speech to Text
• AI cutout
• AI Script Generator
• AI Subtitle Generator

We’ll now see how we can use Edimakor to convert Word to SRT. Follow the directions given below and you’re good to go.

• Step 1: Install Edimakor on your computer, either a Mac or Windows PC and run the software. Click on Subtitle Maker.



• Step 2: Then click on Subtitles on the horizontal menu. Go to Manual Subtitles and choose the option “Past words and split to subtitle”. Paste all of the content from the DOCX file and click on Generate Subtitles.

• Step 3: If you want to add subtitles to a video from a docx file, just import the video first.



• Step 4: In Subtitles section, click on the Export button to save the subtitles in a separate SRT file. Click on the Export button at the top right to export the video with subtitles.

Part 3: How to Convert DOCX to SRT Online

There are multiple online tools that can convert DOCX to SRT or DOC to SRT. The tools below are suitable for converting Word or DOCX documents into SRT subtitle files. We have listed 3 popular online tools and introduced them below:

• 1. Converts Me

Converts Me is an online, free to use converter that’s perfect for changing the format of subtitle files from DOCX to SRT. In order to use this tool, open any browser and go to their website. Then click on Select File and choose the DOCX file from your computer. Finally, click on Convert to change the file from DOCX format to SRT format.



• 2. GoTranscript

GoTranscript is also an online tool that not just houses a subtitle format converter, but also has transcription and translation services. While other services can only be used by paying for them, the subtitle file converter is free to use and is very straightforward. Just upload the Word file and choose the output file format. Then hit Convert to download the SRT file. GoTranscript is a proper Word to SRT converter.



• 3. Subtitle Tools

Subtitle Tools is last on our list as a free Doc to SRT converter. This is an ad-free tool and can convert subtitle files in various formats to SRT. Go to their website and click on the Choose Files button. Find the file on your computer and upload it. Then click on Convert to SRT.

Part 4: FAQs About Word to SRT Conversion

This section answers common questions about converting Word documents into SRT subtitle files and using them in video editing software.

• Q1. Can I convert a Word document to SRT?

  A1. Yes. You can convert a Word document into an SRT subtitle file by copying the text from a DOC or DOCX file into a subtitle-making tool such as HitPaw Edimakor. The tool can split the text into subtitles, add timing, and export the result as an SRT file.

• Q2. What is the difference between DOC, DOCX, and SRT?

  A2. DOC and DOCX are Word document formats that are mainly used to store text and other document content. SRT is a subtitle format that includes subtitle text together with start and end timecodes. A Word document does not normally contain the timing information required for video subtitles.

• Q3. Does Word automatically create subtitle timestamps?

  A3. No. Microsoft Word stores text, but it does not automatically create the timecodes required for an SRT subtitle file. After copying the text from Word, you need to use a subtitle tool such as HitPaw Edimakor to split the text and generate synchronized subtitle timestamps.

• Q4. How do I import an SRT file into a video editor?

  A4. Most video editors allow you to import an SRT file from the Subtitles, Captions, or Text menu. In HitPaw Edimakor, you can import an existing SRT file, or create subtitles from Word text and export them as an SRT file for use in your video project. After importing the file, check that the subtitle timing is synchronized with the video.

Conclusion

Usually subtitle files are stored in SRT format. However, you might have made a video and written all of the subtitles in a DOC format. What can you do then? Using HitPaw Edimakor, you can create SRT subtitles from Word text. There are online tools as well, that can convert DOCX to SRT. GoTranscript, Converts Me and Subtitle Tools are very common and perform DOC to SRT conversion seamlessly.

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