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==Formats==
Formats include:
* Plain-text:
** Various, but most importantly:
** SRT (SubRip [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubRip] [http://www.malakith.net/aegiwiki/SRT]) - very simple (but not too well standardized, and some advanced features are not well handled by some players/editors)

* Subtitle editors' internal formats (text, binary, xml, other), some of which became more widely used:
** SSA (SubStation Alpha, software of the same name) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SubStation_Alpha] [https://fileformats.fandom.com/wiki/SubStation_Alpha]
** ASS (Advanced Substation Alpha, aegisub) - an extension of SSA
** AS5 (ASS version 5) [http://asa.diac24.net/AS5] [https://sources.debian.org/data/main/a/aegisub/3.2.2%2Bdfsg-6/docs/specs/as5/as5.pdf]
** AQTitle{{verify}} [http://trac.annodex.net/wiki/AQTitle] 
** JacoSub [http://unicorn.us.com/jacosub/]
** XombieSub (old?)
** Turbotitler (old)

* Image-based: (avoids font problems, larger)
** VOBsub (.sub and .idx) are subtitle streams as used by DVD {{verify}}
** MicroDVD (.sub), specific to the MicroDVD player [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/MicroDVD]
** PRS (Pre-rendered subtitles) stores (PNG) images [http://www.malakith.net/aegiwiki/PRS]
 
* XML-based
** USF (Universal Subtitle Format) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Subtitle_Format] [http://www.malakith.net/aegiwiki/USF], and XML format that is not very common outside of Matroska containers
** SSF (Structured Subtitles Format) is a newer XML-based format (apparently with no current major interest or support [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/SSF])

* Other/unsorted (and other internal formats):
** VTT, a.k.a. WebVTT[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebVTT][https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVTT_API]
** SAMI (.smi) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAMI], often used in Korea
** DVD-based/derived (CC, SPU, VobSub)
** Karaoke formats (.lrc, .vkt, )
** MPSub (.sub), a format internal to mplayer [http://trac.annodex.net/wiki/MPSub]
** MPEG-4 Timed Text [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_17]
** Power DivX (.psb) [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/Power_DivX]
** ViPlay Subtitle File (.vsf)
** Phoenix Japanimation Society (.pjs) [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/Phoenix_Japanimation_Society] (old{{verify}})
** Subsonic (.sub) [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/Subsonic]
** ZeroG (.zeg)  [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/ZeroG]
** Adove Encore (.txt) [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/Adobe_Encore]
** MPL2 [http://napisy.ussbrowarek.org/mpl2-eng.html]
** VPlayer [http://trac.annodex.net/wiki/VPlayer]
** Sasami Script (.s2k)
** SubViewer {{verify}}
** RT {{verify}}
** DVB {{verify}}
** Teletext {{verify}}
** LRC[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LRC_(file_format)] (Lyrics, meant for lyrics/karaoke on audio)
** TTML [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timed_Text_Markup_Language]
** ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses)



==Software==

Editors and other utilities:
* [http://malakith.net/aegiwiki/Main_Page Aegisub] (ASS, SRT, SSA, exports to them and PRS)
* [http://kitone.free.fr/subtitleeditor/ Subtitle Editor] (linux)
* [http://visualsubsync.coreforge.org/ VisualSubSync] (SRT, ASS, SSA)
* [http://ksubtile.sourceforge.net/ KSubtile] (linux, SRT)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbu Sabbu]
* [http://www.urusoft.net/products.php?cat=sw Subtitle workshop]
* [http://mba.us.com/jacosub/ JacoSub]
* [http://xombie.soldats.net/ XombieSub]
* [http://www.jubler.org/ Jubler]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/subtitleproc/ Subtitle Processor]
* [http://zuggy.wz.cz/ SubRip] rips subtitles from DVD format (into SRT{{verify}})
* [http://www.subedit.prv.pl/ SubEdit (player)]