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What is a .vtt file?

A .vtt file is a Web Video Text Tracks (WebVTT) Format. This is a video format.

How to open a .vtt file

  • VLC is the answer for the vast majority of video files.
  • mpv is a lightweight alternative.

The registry records this extension against Web Video Text Tracks (WebVTT) Format, so software from that family is the most likely match.

How to convert a .vtt file

  • HandBrake converts to .mp4, which plays on effectively everything.

MIME type

When a .vtt file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:

text/vtt

What's a MIME type?

The technical record

For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .vtt.

Format nameVersionMIME typePUID
Web Video Text Tracks (WebVTT) Formattext/vttfmt/1454

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