Turn lyrics into an SRT

Paste the lyrics and upload the song. Every line is timed to the vocals, ready to download as SRT lyrics.

Each line you paste becomes one subtitle. Short lines read best on screen; you can split a long one in the editor later.

50 credits per song

Free credits cover 2 songs a month. Play and edit the subtitles on the Free plan; downloading the SRT needs a paid plan.

Lyrics to SRT

Lyrics to SRT

Lyrics to SRT in one pass: paste the lyrics, upload the song, and get SRT lyrics whose lines appear exactly when they're sung. Bring the file into CapCut, Premiere Pro or YouTube Studio to add lyrics to video as a caption track: no tapping along, no dragging caption blocks around by hand.
How it works

Lyrics to SRT in three steps

1Step 1

Paste lyrics, upload the song

Paste the lyrics, one subtitle per line, and upload the audio: an MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A or OGG up to 10 MB and 10 minutes.

2Step 2

Every line timed to the vocals

The vocals are separated from the music and each line is aligned to the moment it's sung. It takes about a minute.

3Step 3

Download the SRT lyrics, import them

Check the timing against the song, nudge any line, then download the SRT and drop it into your video editor or YouTube.

Features

A song subtitle generator that listens to the song

Auto-captions are made for speech. Sung lyrics stretch, repeat and sit under a loud mix, which is where they fall apart.

Your words, not a guess

You paste the lyrics, so the SRT lyrics say exactly what you wrote, with your spelling, capitalization and punctuation. Only the timing is worked out from the song. Section labels such as [Chorus] or [Verse 2] on their own line are left out of the subtitle file, so you can paste a lyric sheet as it is and viewers never see the labels.

Lines appear when they're sung

The vocal is separated from the music and each line is placed on the moment its first word is sung, instead of spreading the lyrics evenly across the song. A subtitle leaves when its last word ends, so nothing lingers on screen through an instrumental break, and two subtitles never overlap, even in a fast verse.

Your line breaks become subtitles

One pasted line is one subtitle, and your lines are never split behind your back, so short lines stay readable on a phone screen. In the editor you can start a new subtitle before any word, merge two short lines, move a line 0.1 s earlier or later, or snap it to the playhead while the song plays. Edits save on their own.

SRT, VTT or LRC

Download SRT is the main button, ready for CapCut, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or YouTube Studio. The menu next to it has VTT for web players, LRC and word-by-word LRC for music players, and plain text, all from the same timing. Files are named after the song's title in the editor, which starts as your upload's file name.

Two-language subtitles

Add a translation under each lyric line, typed by hand or filled in with AI translation for extra credits, and every subtitle in the SRT carries both lines: the original on top, the translation below. It suits covers sung in one language and watched in another, and music channels that publish the original lyrics together with a translation.

No lyrics? Transcribe first

Switch to transcription and the lyrics are written down from the audio, then timed in the same pass for the same price. Long transcribed lines are split at natural pauses so the subtitles stay readable. Check the words against the song and fix anything misheard before you download; pasting the lyrics yourself is still the more accurate option.
Import guide

Add lyrics to video with the SRT

The SRT times count from the start of the audio you uploaded. Start the song at the beginning of your timeline, or move the caption track by the same amount.

How to add lyrics in CapCut

  1. Open your project in CapCut on desktop or on the web and put the song on the timeline.
  2. Open the Captions panel and choose to import local captions, then pick the .srt file.
  3. The lyrics land on a caption track. Style them, and drag the track if the song doesn't start at 0:00.

Premiere Pro

  1. Choose File > Import and select the .srt. It appears in the Project panel as a captions file.
  2. Drag it onto the timeline above the video to create a caption track.
  3. Style the captions in the Properties or Essential Graphics panel.

YouTube Studio

  1. Open the video in YouTube Studio and go to Subtitles.
  2. Pick the language, choose Add, then Upload file and With timing.
  3. Select the .srt, review the lines and publish.
Who it's for

Made for videos with music in them

If people should read along while they listen, the lyrics need to land on the beat.

01

Cover singers

Put SRT lyrics under your YouTube cover so viewers can sing along, without timing every line by hand.

02

Music channels

Upload lyric subtitles with the track, in the original language and a translation.

03

Short-form editors

Make CapCut lyrics for a TikTok, Reel or Short: import the SRT and the sung captions are already on the beat.

04

Independent artists

Give music video subtitles, visualizers and promo clips readable lyrics that match the final mix.

FAQ

Lyrics to SRT, answered

Sign in, upload the song and paste the lyrics, one subtitle per line. Every line is aligned to the vocals in about a minute. Check it against the song in the editor, then choose Download SRT.

Make the SRT here, then open CapCut on desktop or on the web, open the Captions panel and import local captions from the .srt file. Your CapCut lyrics arrive as a caption track you can style, already timed to the vocal. If your phone version doesn't offer caption import, use CapCut on desktop or the web.

In YouTube Studio, open the video, go to Subtitles, pick the language, then choose Add, Upload file and With timing, and select the SRT. Viewers can then turn the lyrics on with the CC button.

Yes. Your line breaks decide the subtitles. To split a long line, use New line before this word in the editor; to join two short ones, merge them. Section labels like [Chorus] on their own line are left out of the subtitles.

The SRT times count from the start of the audio you uploaded. Either start the song at 0:00 on your timeline, or move the whole caption track by the same amount once it's imported.

No. Switch to transcription and the lyrics are written down from the audio first, then timed. Pasting the lyrics is more accurate, because the subtitles then say exactly what you wrote.

Each song costs 50 credits. The Free plan includes 120 credits a month, shared across Lacuna, which covers 2 songs if you spend them here. On the Free plan you can play the result and edit the timing; downloading the SRT, VTT or LRC is part of the paid plans.

MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A and OGG, up to 10 MB and 10 minutes. Lyrics in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

Yes. The export menu next to Download SRT has VTT, LRC, word-by-word LRC and plain text, all from the same timing. Already have an LRC file? Convert it to SRT for free with the LRC to SRT converter.

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Lyrics to SRT in about a minute: paste the lyrics, upload the song, download the SRT.