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SRT to ASS converter, without the upload.

Turn SRT subtitles into ASS so you can style them. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Drop SRT files here

or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert SRT to ASS

  1. Add your SRT subtitles

    Drop SRT (SubRip) files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. ASS is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the ASS, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The SRT to ASS converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your subtitles are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

SRT to ASS: what to expect

SRT can only say what to show and when. ASS lets a subtitle editor such as Aegisub give each line its own font, colour, outline, position and animation, which is why fan-subbers and karaoke makers work in it. Converting an SRT to ASS is the usual first step before restyling a plain subtitle track.

The text is read as UTF-8 or UTF-16, whichever the file is. An older file in another code page is read using the charset it declares, or as Windows-1252 if it declares none, so accented letters in an unlabelled legacy file can come out wrong. A file that is not text, such as the picture-based subtitles of a DVD, is refused instead of being converted to nonsense. Of the styling, only italic, bold, underline and the position on screen (top, middle or bottom, left, centre or right) travel between formats; fonts, colours, outlines and effects do not. The file is written with a single Default style (Arial, white with a black outline) that the player or Aegisub can restyle, and times are rounded to hundredths of a second, the precision ASS has.

SRT vs ASS

SRT

SubRip subtitles

SRT is the plain subtitle format nearly every player accepts: a number, a time range such as 00:01:02,500 --> 00:01:04,000 and one or two lines of text. It has no official specification and only basic styling, which is why it travels so well.

Opens in VLC, YouTube, Plex, most players and video editors

SRT converter
ASS

ASS/SSA subtitles

ASS adds styles to subtitles: fonts, colours, outlines, shadows, exact screen positions and animation effects. Fan-subbed anime and karaoke use it heavily. SSA is the earlier version, and the .ssa extension is read as the same format.

Opens in VLC, mpv, Aegisub and most fan-subtitling and media-server software; not browsers

ASS converter
SRT compared with ASS
SRTSubRip subtitlesASSASS/SSA subtitles
Stands forSubRip subtitleAdvanced SubStation Alpha
TypeSubtitlesStyled subtitles
CompressionNoneNone
IntroducedAround 2000, by the SubRip program (no formal standard)The 2000s, by the SubStation Alpha program and the Aegisub community
Opens inVLC, YouTube, Plex, most players and video editorsVLC, mpv, Aegisub and most fan-subtitling and media-server software; not browsers
Best forSubtitles that must work almost everywhereAnime and karaoke subtitles with fonts, colours and positioning
File extension.srt.ass, .ssa

Questions

Are my subtitles uploaded anywhere?

No. The SRT to ASS conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting SRT to ASS?

No further quality is lost: ASS stores the decoded audio exactly. The result is identical in content.

Can I convert several SRT files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert SRT to ASS on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the SRT file, press Convert and save the ASS. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes, but a subtitle file is small. Files up to 50 MB are accepted, far more than any real subtitle file. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.