LiveCaptionIt / Live captions for video meetings
Live captions for any video meeting.
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Slack huddles — any meeting that runs in a browser tab. Captions float in a Picture-in-Picture window above the meeting itself, so you can switch apps and still read what's being said. Free, no signup, nothing uploads.
Free · no signup · audio processed locally
Works for any browser-based meeting
Zoom Web
free + paid plans
Google Meet
any plan
Microsoft Teams Web
any plan
Discord (browser)
voice + video
Slack huddles
browser app
Whereby / Jitsi
any meeting URL
Step-by-step
- 1
Join the meeting in a browser tab
Open the meeting in any Chrome / Edge / Brave tab — Zoom Web, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams Web, Discord browser, Slack browser.
- 2
Open LiveCaptionIt in another tab
Visit livecaptionit.com in a second tab. Click "Start captions".
- 3
Share the meeting tab + tick 'Share tab audio'
When the browser picker appears, select your meeting tab. Tick 'Share tab audio' — without it only video is shared, no audio.
- 4
Switch back to the meeting
A floating PiP caption window appears. Switch back to the meeting tab and join the call normally. Captions update in real time, visible no matter which app you switch to.
Why this beats the built-in captions
Built-in captions
- ✗ Tied to your plan (Zoom Pro, Meet workspace, Teams enterprise)
- ✗ Locked inside the meeting window
- ✗ Disappear if you switch tabs
- ✗ Some tools mark you as "using captions" in analytics
LiveCaptionIt
- ✓ Free for any plan, any tool
- ✓ Floats over any app
- ✓ Persists across tab/window switches
- ✓ Invisible to the meeting tool — no one knows
Common questions
Why use this instead of Zoom or Meet's built-in captions?
Zoom requires a paid plan for live captions on most account types. Google Meet limits captions to certain plans. Microsoft Teams ties captions to enterprise licenses. LiveCaptionIt captions any tab audio for free, with no signup, on any plan. The captions also float in a Picture-in-Picture window above the meeting itself — useful if you want to read transcripts while screen-sharing something else.
Do other meeting participants see my captions?
No. Captions are rendered locally in your own browser — they only appear on your screen. LiveCaptionIt doesn't inject anything into the meeting itself, doesn't show up as a participant, and doesn't notify anyone you're captioning. Useful for accessibility, language assistance, or recording prep without making it everyone else's concern.
Can I caption a meeting where I'm the only speaker?
Yes — use microphone mode instead of tab mode. LiveCaptionIt captions your mic input, useful for dictation, voice notes, podcast prep, or meetings where you want a real-time transcript of your own speech.
Will the meeting host know I'm using live captions?
No. Live captioning runs entirely in your own browser tab — it shares the tab's audio with itself and renders the result on your screen. The meeting tool sees no different activity from a normal viewer. There is no plugin, no extension, no bot, and no API call. The meeting host cannot tell.
Does it download a transcript after the meeting?
Yes. When you click Stop, three download buttons appear — .txt, .vtt, .srt — and the last 20 sessions are auto-saved to browser IndexedDB for re-download from the home page. Audio is never saved, only text.
Caption your next meeting
Floating window stays on top while you take notes in another app. Free forever. Nothing uploads.
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