UTF-8 Subtitle Converter
Garbled characters? Re-encode any subtitle file to clean UTF-8.
- In your browser
- Files never uploaded
- Free
Drop a subtitle file with any encoding
UTF-16, EUC-KR, Big5, Shift-JIS, Windows-1252, and more
Frequently asked questions
Can this fix garbled Korean drama subtitles?
Usually, yes. Older Korean subtitle files commonly use CP949 or EUC-KR; this tool re-encodes them to UTF-8.
What encodings can you handle?
UTF-8/16, Windows-1252, ISO-8859-1, EUC-KR, Big5, Shift-JIS, and GB18030.
When should I include a BOM?
Most players do not need one. Add it if an older Windows tool requires it.