Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your ASS file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert ASS to another file type
The converter easily converts your ASS file to various formats - free and online. No Word or extra software needed.
Convert a file to ASS
The converter also works in reverse, so you can convert other Text formats to ASS with high quality output.
About ASS files
The .ASS file extension represents the Advanced SubStation Alpha format, a highly sophisticated subtitle script created primarily with Aegisub. Unlike simple SRT files, .ASS files store complex metadata for karaoke effects, precise screen positioning, varying font styles, and even vector graphic drawing. While this format is the gold standard for anime fansubbing and professional typesetting, it suffers from severe compatibility limitations. Most Smart TVs, streaming boxes, and default media players (like QuickTime) cannot render the advanced styling, often failing to load the subtitles entirely. Additionally, web platforms like YouTube do not accept .ASS files for captions. To ensure your subtitles are readable on any device or web player, you should convert .ASS to SRT for universal hardware support or VTT for HTML5 web streaming. For archival or editing purposes, keep the original file or convert to SSA.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ASS file.
If you want to convert ASS file to TMP, TEMP, CACHE, LOG, BAK, OLD, NEW, PART, DOWNLOAD, CRDOWNLOAD, LOCK or PID, you can use Aegisub or similar software from the "Formatted Video Subtitles" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert DEVICE, CACHE, SOCK, SYMLINK, PID, MOUNT, FIFO, LOG, PIPE, TMP, JUNCTION or TEMP files to ASS, try Aegisub or another comparable tool in the "Formatted Video Subtitles" category.
The ASS Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ASS converter.