SRT subtitle time shift
Fix out-of-sync subtitles by shifting every timestamp in an SRT file by the same offset. Paste the subtitles, enter a positive offset to delay them or a negative one to move them earlier, in seconds or milliseconds, and copy or download the corrected file. Times are clamped so they never go negative.
Related tools
All Audio & video tools →SRT subtitle time shift is free to use as often as you like, directly from this page. It sits under Audio & video in our catalogue, alongside SRT subtitle merger and CSV to SRT converter.
How to use it
- Open the tool — no signup or install needed.
- Enter your input or adjust the available options.
- Get your result instantly, then copy or download it.
Frequently asked questions
What is SRT subtitle time shift?
Fix out-of-sync subtitles by shifting every timestamp in an SRT file by the same offset. Paste the subtitles, enter a positive offset to delay them or a negative one to move them earlier, in seconds or milliseconds, and copy or download the corrected file. Times are clamped so they never go negative.
What does a concrete case look like?
+2 s : 00:01:23,456 → 00:01:25,456 — the tool shows every step in between, not just the final figure.
When would I actually use this?
Trimming a clip to the part that matters, pulling the audio out of a video, and converting to the format a platform will actually accept.
What is the most common mistake?
Re-encoding when a copy would do. Every lossy pass loses quality that no later step recovers, so trimming without re-encoding is always the better route when the format is already right.
How is SRT subtitle time shift different from SRT subtitle merger?
They sit next to each other but answer different questions: SRT subtitle merger is the one to open when you need it to combine two SRT subtitle files into one, cleanly renumbered. Append mode shifts the second file to start after the first one ends, plus an optional gap — ideal for joining subtitles of two video parts. Overlay mode keeps both original timings and sorts every cue chronologically, for merging two subtitle tracks. Pick whichever matches what you're starting from — both are free.
Is there a tool for the next step?
CSV to SRT converter is the closest one after this: Rebuild a valid SRT subtitle file from a CSV of index, start, end and text. Times accept either the hh:mm:ss,mmm format or a plain number of seconds, a header row is skipped automatically, and cues are renumbered in order. Perfect for turning a translated or edited spreadsheet back into subtitles.
What else is worth having open alongside it?
SRT to CSV converter and SRT to TXT converter — they come up in the same task often enough to be worth a second tab.
Where do the figures come from?
Processing runs in the browser through a WebAssembly build of the same encoders desktop tools use, on a single thread. That keeps the file private and off any server, and makes long clips slower than a native application.