Hi everyone!
So, my issue is that I used to use TextEdit to create .srt files for videos. I was using Seirra at the time. Now, I've updated to Mojave and I can't seem to find a way to convert my .txt files to .srt. I've tried renaming them in the finder window as well as in the info window. Any one else experiencing this?
Thank you for the response! But it seems that I'm still running into the same issue. Not sure what is exactly causing it though. I did a screen recording to show exactly what I'm seeing when I try to convert the file to an .srt format.
You are right
it works just fine on High Sierra
just used .jpg and made it .srt
after a warning it worked just fine and opened in VLC (default) and played it as a clip
no idea why not on Mojave
Maybe it is the Mojave SIP ?
Do you get the warning for changing the extension ?
Yeah, most of the time I do get the "are you sure you want to change" warning. I simply click yes and change it. I appreciate your help on this. If you run into a solution I would greatly appreciate it! I'll keep looking around to see if I can find some answer for this.
It seems that even when opening up the file as a plain text, I still can't change the extension without it turning into an .exe file. Check out the screen recording of what I'm looking at: https://youtu.be/41zHX8rBKBE
@Ruskes You might be onto something with Mojave's SIP. I've found a few articles discussing issues with other apps but nothing specific to TextEdit. I would be nervous to turn it off though. What are your thoughts on that?
You get that Exec black and green icon because the operating system sees no default application capable of opening the .srt file extension. It is still a plain text file, just with a different party mask for an icon. If it makes you feel better, right-click on that .srt file, and press option+command+i. In that Get Info window, change the Open With setting to TextEdit, and click through the Change All… button. Now, the operating system knows that TextEdit is the default application, and the icon has a normal text appearance.
Totally worked! Thank you so much! :) Is there a reason why it doesn't show the .srt file thumbnail (orange with a white box in the middle)? It's obviously not a big deal, but that was always a quick give-away that the request to change the file was accepted.
Here is an example using TextEdit. Don't click any of the junk.
Because no program on your new system has registered a .srt file or icon for it.
Makes sense. :) Thank you!
If you open TextEdit and it provides a toolbar with font settings, ruler, etc, then you do not have a plain text file, it is Rich Text and won't work for subtitles. You must ensure that upon opening the TextEdit document that you make it Plain Text from the Format menu, and the only thing left will be the document title bar. Now, enter your time code and sub-title text. When you attempt to save it, it will default to a .txt extension. Change that to .srt and save.
How to convert a .txt file to .srt file using TextEdit
