# Importing .srt subtitles into Remotion
If you have an existing `.srt` subtitle file, you can import it into Remotion using `parseSrt()` from `@remotion/captions`.
## Prerequisites
First, the @remotion/captions package needs to be installed.
If it is not installed, use the following command:
```bash
npx remotion add @remotion/captions # If project uses npm
bunx remotion add @remotion/captions # If project uses bun
yarn remotion add @remotion/captions # If project uses yarn
pnpm exec remotion add @remotion/captions # If project uses pnpm
```
## Reading an .srt file
Use `staticFile()` to reference an `.srt` file in your `public` folder, then fetch and parse it:
```tsx
import {useState, useEffect, useCallback} from 'react';
import {AbsoluteFill, staticFile, useDelayRender} from 'remotion';
import {parseSrt} from '@remotion/captions';
import type {Caption} from '@remotion/captions';
export const MyComponent: React.FC = () => {
const [captions, setCaptions] = useState
(null);
const {delayRender, continueRender, cancelRender} = useDelayRender();
const [handle] = useState(() => delayRender());
const fetchCaptions = useCallback(async () => {
try {
const response = await fetch(staticFile('subtitles.srt'));
const text = await response.text();
const {captions: parsed} = parseSrt({input: text});
setCaptions(parsed);
continueRender(handle);
} catch (e) {
cancelRender(e);
}
}, [continueRender, cancelRender, handle]);
useEffect(() => {
fetchCaptions();
}, [fetchCaptions]);
if (!captions) {
return null;
}
return {/* Use captions here */};
};
```
Remote URLs are also supported - you can `fetch()` a remote file via URL instead of using `staticFile()`.
## Using imported captions
Once parsed, the captions are in the `Caption` format and can be used with all `@remotion/captions` utilities.
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