Timestamps and subtitle codes
Remove SRT and VTT timing lines, sequence numbers, cue settings, and WebVTT headers.
Free Online AI Tool
Free AI Transcript Cleaner
Paste a rough transcript or upload TXT, SRT, or VTT. Remove timestamps, filler words, repeated phrases, broken caption lines, and messy formatting without losing the original meaning.
No signup required
TXT, SRT and VTT
Local cleanup included
Editable output
Copy and download
What the AI transcript cleaner fixes
Raw transcripts usually contain structural noise and speech habits that make them difficult to publish, share, or review. The cleaner handles the repetitive cleanup first and preserves the substance.
Filler words and stutters
Reduce unnecessary “um,” “uh,” repeated starts, and accidental adjacent word repetition.
Broken caption formatting
Merge short caption fragments into readable sentences while keeping speaker changes separate.
Punctuation and capitalization
Use AI Polish to restore sentence boundaries, capitalization, punctuation, and basic grammar.
Speaker labels
Keep speaker attribution for interviews and meetings or remove labels when plain prose is required.
Paragraph structure
Turn a wall of transcript text into readable paragraphs without converting it into a summary.
Before and after transcript cleanup
The tool removes transcription clutter while retaining names, numbers, claims, and the speaker’s original point.
Before
1\n00:00:01,000 –> 00:00:05,000\nSPEAKER 1: um so today today we’re going to talk about how to how to clean transcripts\n\n2\n00:00:05,100 –> 00:00:09,000\nand make them easier to read for the team
After
SPEAKER 1: Today we’re going to talk about how to clean transcripts and make them easier to read for the team.
How to clean a transcript online
The workflow is deliberately short because a transcript utility should not require its own training seminar.
Paste or upload
Add plain text, TXT, SRT, or VTT content. The original transcript remains visible throughout the process.
Choose cleanup level
Use Quick Clean for structure, Clean Verbatim for speech noise, or AI Polish for contextual editing.
Review and export
Edit the result, compare word counts, copy it to another application, or download a TXT file.
Clean transcripts from common sources
The same cleanup engine works across captions, meetings, interviews, lectures, podcasts, and ordinary speech-to-text output.
YouTube transcript cleaner
Paste copied YouTube captions and remove timestamps, repeated caption fragments, and broken lines.
Zoom and meeting transcripts
Preserve speaker labels while removing filler words, stutters, and repetitive speech patterns.
Podcast and interview transcripts
Format long conversations into readable speaker turns and paragraphs without summarizing the discussion.
SRT and VTT transcript cleaner
Remove subtitle sequence numbers, timing cues, cue settings, and WebVTT metadata from subtitle files.
Local cleanup and AI cleanup are different
Quick Clean and Clean Verbatim use deterministic browser logic. AI Polish requires a configured secure VoiceDash endpoint because production API credentials must not be placed inside page JavaScript.
Local browser cleanup
- Fast and available without an AI request
- Ideal for timestamps, subtitle numbers, spacing, and repeated words
- Provides a fallback if the AI service is unavailable
Secure AI Polish
- Handles contextual punctuation and grammar
- Formats sentences, paragraphs, and speaker turns
- Must use a server-side endpoint with explicit privacy and retention rules
Frequently asked questions
Answers about transcript formats, cleanup behavior, privacy, and the difference between this tool and VoiceDash.
What is an AI transcript cleaner?
An AI transcript cleaner turns rough speech-to-text output into more readable text by removing transcription artifacts and correcting punctuation, capitalization, grammar, paragraph structure, and speaker formatting.
Can I remove timestamps from a transcript for free?
Yes. Quick Clean removes common SRT, VTT, and copied-caption timestamp formats locally in the browser.
Does the tool support SRT and VTT files?
Yes. Upload TXT, SRT, or VTT files. The local parser removes subtitle sequence numbers, timestamps, cue settings, and WebVTT headers.
Will the cleaner summarize or change my meaning?
The local presets do not summarize. The AI endpoint must also be instructed to preserve meaning, names, numbers, URLs, and speaker attribution while refusing to invent or summarize content.
Can I keep speaker labels?
Yes. Preserve speaker labels for meetings, podcasts, and interviews, or disable that option to produce plain continuous text.
Is my transcript private?
Local cleanup runs in the browser. AI Polish sends text to the configured secure backend endpoint. The production page must state the actual retention and logging policy of that endpoint.
How is VoiceDash different from this transcript cleaner?
This tool cleans text after transcription. VoiceDash turns natural speech into polished writing directly at the cursor, reducing the need to export, clean, and paste transcripts afterward.
