Live Captions
Provides real-time captions for microphone and system audio on Linux desktops by processing speech through a locally stored AI model. Ensures audio privacy, never sends data externally, and allows customization of font options with token-level confidence text.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Lightweight
- Easy to use
Features
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- No Tracking
- Works Offline
- Ad-free
- Voice recognition
- Speech to text
- speech transcription
Tags
Live Captions News & Activities
Recent activities
Fla added Live Captions as alternative to Line 21, Subtivals, Subtitlo and Live Caption & Translation- Fla updated Live Captions
- Nickname reviewed Live Captions
Really love the application, very easy to use and just works. However I am missing 2 things, first of all easy support of other languages and second sometimes it doesn't pick up very good at English, there is no easy way to trim or enhance that(there are some settings to filter slurs but none to enhance numbers etc). Also it could use a default "Force in foreground" mode, although one can easily add this with a single right click. Best Application I have used so far!
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Live Captions information
Developed by
FUTO Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
4 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
Audio & Music, OS & UtilitiesGitHub repository
- 1,694 Stars
- 53 Forks
- 68 Open Issues
- Updated
What is Live Captions?
Live Captions is a program that uses an AI model (that's stored locally upon download) to generate a voice transcription from your microphone or your speakers. Features:
·Simple interface ·Caption desktop/mic audio locally, audio is never sent anywhere · Does not rely on any proprietary services/libraries · Adjust font, font size, and text casing · Optional token-level confidence text fading
Comments and Reviews
Really love the application, very easy to use and just works. However I am missing 2 things, first of all easy support of other languages and second sometimes it doesn't pick up very good at English, there is no easy way to trim or enhance that(there are some settings to filter slurs but none to enhance numbers etc). Also it could use a default "Force in foreground" mode, although one can easily add this with a single right click. Best Application I have used so far!