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Live Captioning Software
Live captioning tools turn speech into on-screen text; your choice hinges on the platforms you use and the caption method. They can support web, Android, Windows, iOS, macOS or an API, depending on the product.
Compare live languages, delivery format, translation, meeting integrations and caption export formats. The board also shows a signal score out of 10, plus marks for a public API, open-source code and a free tier.
- 20 platforms
- 2 with a public API on this page
- 6 with a free tier
- Checked 7 Oct 2026
- 1 M
Maestramaestra.aiWeb, API, and extension tools transcribe and translate with speaker labels; plans start at $12.
- 2 4E
4ALL Encoder4all.live - 3 SSyncWordssyncwords.com
Video localization service is available online or by API, with paid plans starting at $1,620 a year.
- 4 GLGoogle Live Transcribeandroid.com
Android app turns speech and sounds into text in real time across over 80 languages and dialects.
- 5 CCaptionHubcaptionhub.com
Caption project software offers browser access, API use, or self-hosting, starting at $2.50.
- 6 V
Verbitverbit.aiAPI transcription service covers four languages, identifies speakers, and includes 6,000 minutes.
- 7 AAccessLOOPaccessloop.com
AccessLOOP is a multilingual captioning platform for events that combines technology with human expertise.
- 8 LCLive Caption AIlivecaptionai.com
Automated live captioning includes translation and several formats, with a free plan.
- 9 SScrybescrybe.cc
- 10 LTLEXI Textai-media.tv
LEXI Text provides AI-powered automatic live captions for TV, streaming, meetings, and events.
- 11 O
Ollangollang.comMultilingual content platform combines AI translation, speaker review, approval, and delivery.
- 12 ALAccess Live Captioningbroadnet.com
Access Live Captioning converts what hosts, moderators, and participants say into real-time text for live events.
- 13 LLiveAudioliveaudio.opencohost.com
- 14 VVerbalScribeverbalscribe.com
Web app provides automated captions, translation, and multiple formats with a free plan.
- 15 IInterScribeinterscribe.io
Live captioning service offers translation and several delivery formats for $349 per month.
- 16 SStreamTextstreamtext.net
Captioning service offers human or automated captions, translation, and multiple formats from $0.09.
- 17 IInterprefyinterprefy.com
Event interpretation service works with Teams, Zoom, Meet, Webex, and 80+ platforms in 80 languages.
- 18 WWordlywordly.ai
Conference translation service works with Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex, and Cvent.
- 19 RRecapdrecapd.com
Human captioning supports Zoom, Webex, and other meetings with translation and text or subtitle exports.
- 20 VVoxFluxvoxflux.ai
Web tool creates automated captions with translation and TXT or SRT export from $25.
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How to choose
Which platforms does it need to run on?
Pick a product that matches the devices and services in your workflow. Platform labels on this board include web, Android, Windows, iOS, macOS and API access.
Web access can suit browser meetings, while a mobile or desktop label points to a device-specific option. Check the listed platform before comparing caption features.
How should captions be delivered?
Choose based on the delivery format you need, such as captions shown during an event or sent through a connected service.
The board compares delivery format and caption method, so use those fields to match how speech should become readable text in your setup.
Does it need live translation?
Select a tool with live translation when viewers need captions in a different language during speech.
Compare the live languages field with the languages your audience needs. A captioning tool can be suitable for transcription without meeting a translation requirement.
What meeting integrations and export formats matter?
Check meeting integrations first when captions must work inside a meeting service you already use. Then check caption export formats for saving or sharing the text.
These fields are separate from the caption method, so confirm both before choosing a service for live events or recorded caption files.
Is there a free plan or trial?
Use the pricing model and pricing note to find a free plan, a trial or a paid starting point. Google Live Transcribe and LiveAudio list free plans; Live Caption AI lists a free plan, paid service from $19.99 per month and a seven-day trial.
Other published notes include 4ALL Encoder from $29 per month, Interscribe from $349 per month, and pricing on request for Access Live Captioning and Interprefy.
Questions
What does live captioning software do?
It turns spoken audio into text shown while people are speaking. Products differ in caption method, languages, delivery format and translation support.
Which platforms support live captioning tools?
The board lists web, Android, Windows, iOS, macOS and API options. Check a product’s platform label against the devices or services you use.
Can live captions be translated?
Some products list live translation. Compare the live languages field with the languages your audience needs.
Do live captioning tools offer free plans or trials?
Pricing notes identify free plans, free trials and paid starting prices. Google Live Transcribe and LiveAudio list free plans, while Live Caption AI lists a seven-day trial.
Can I export captions after an event?
Caption export formats are a comparison field on the board. Check the formats offered against the files or systems you need to use.
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