Kayla.NET

The preference for subtitles has been growing among viewers in the past years. I also enjoy watching videos with subtitles on, as I want to understand the dialog and content more clearly, especially in scenes with background noises and accents.

The problem, however, is that sometimes you can have a hard time finding the right subtitle for your video. If you managed to get your hands on a subtitle file, then Kayla.NET is a tool that can help you convert it to SRT.

The app is console-based, so make sure you know your way around commands before trying it out. The idea behind the tool is to enable you to convert subtitles from a wide variety of formats - including MicroDVD, SAMI, Youtube Specific XML Format (Read-Only) and WebVTT - to SubRip or better-known as SRT.

The app helps make subtitles neat by taking out any special styles and comments from the original file. The program supports batch operations, so you can process all your files at once.

Plus, it figures out the right encoding for your subtitles, so you don't have to worry about it. It changes the encoding to UTF-8 automatically, making everything easier for you.

Kayla.NET doesn’t seem like a tool that would appeal to the average user, as I can’t imagine many going to all the trouble just to be able to create the correct subtitle file for a video they want to check out.

The app may come in handy for media creators, especially those with thousands of users from all across the globe. This category along with translators could use the tool to make their work easier and to ensure the subtitles are in the appropriate format for different languages or platforms.