How to open a subtitle file online
Three steps, a few seconds, no software.
Open your .LRC file
Drop it on the box, choose it from your device, or paste its text straight in.
View every line
See the start, end, duration and reading speed of each line, with any problems flagged.
Preview, fix, convert
Play the lines over your video, shift the timing, then download in the format you need.
What is a .LRC file?
Timed text that appears on top of a video.
An LRC file is a plain-text file that pairs song lyrics with timestamps so a media player can scroll the words in sync with the audio, like karaoke. To use it, place the .lrc next to the matching song (same filename, same folder) and open in a player that supports synced lyrics such as MusicBee, foobar2000, or Poweramp. To read or edit the content, any text editor works.
Programs that open .LRC files
| Full name | LRC Synchronized Lyrics |
|---|---|
| Developer | Djun Kim (original LRC format, 1990s, for the Lyrics3/MiniLyrics ecosystem) |
| First released | Mid-1990s (popularized by software music players and karaoke tools) |
| Category | Text & Code |
| MIME type | text/plain |
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Frequently asked questions
Is my .LRC file uploaded?
No. The file is read by your browser. If you preview with a video, the video is also played locally.
My .LRC file is out of sync. Can I fix it?
Yes. If they're early or late by a fixed amount, enter the difference in milliseconds and click Shift. If they drift more and more over time, the frame rate is wrong: use Change FPS (for example 25 → 23.976).
Why are some characters broken (é, ł)?
Older subtitles are often saved in a regional encoding like Windows-1250. We detect it automatically and every download is saved as UTF-8, which works everywhere.
What do the warnings mean?
Overlap: two lines on screen at once. Too fast: more than 20 characters per second. Too short: under 0.83 s. Long line: over 42 characters. 3+ lines: too much text at once.
Can I convert ASS to SRT?
Yes. Italic, bold and underline are kept; positioning and karaoke effects are dropped because SRT can't store them.
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