Free Subtitle Tool

Subtitle encoding converter — fix garbled subtitles

When subtitles show squares or scrambled letters, the file was saved in a legacy encoding your player can't read. Re-decode it here and save clean UTF-8 — instantly, in your browser, with nothing uploaded.

Fix your subtitle file's encoding

Upload a subtitle file (.srt, .vtt, .ass, .smi…) to repair its encoding.

Why use Picute's encoding converter?

✓ Works entirely in your browser — your subtitle file is never uploaded to a server
✓ Reads the raw bytes and re-decodes them as EUC-KR / CP949, Shift-JIS, GB18030 / GBK, Big5, Windows-1252 or Windows-1251
✓ Live preview for every encoding, so you can pick the one that actually reads correctly
✓ Saves clean UTF-8 with no BOM — the portable encoding every modern player and platform expects

How it works

Upload the garbled subtitle file (.srt, .vtt, .ass, .smi and more)
Picute checks whether it is already UTF-8 or an older regional encoding
Pick the source encoding until the live preview reads correctly
Download the repaired file as clean UTF-8

Amazingly simple to use

Share your content with the world in just three simple steps.

Upload

Upload your video or paste a YouTube link.

Generate

Our AI processes your video for transcription and translation.