Accessibility

Category

Live Transcription Service

Name Description Device Free or Paid? Link
Ava Live transcription app for Deaf/HoH users, offering real-time audio transcription with AI-based accuracy. iOS, Android Freemium www.ava.me
MacWhisper Private transcription using OpenAI Whisper service, with easy interface and subtitle file creation. macOS Freemium goodsnooze.gumroad.com
mimiuchi Advanced real-time transcription using Mozilla’s Web Speech API, offering overlay for VRChat and OBS. Web, Windows Free and Open Source mimiuchi.com
Otter.ai AI-powered meeting notes with real-time transcription, audio recording, slide capture, and summaries. iOS, Android Freemium otter.ai
Scripty Discord bot privatly transcribes voice channels to text channels with Coqui AI model (server owner/admin setup required). Web Free and Open Source scripty.org
SeaVoice Discord bot transcribes voice channels to text channels (server owner/admin setup required). Discord Free wiki.seasalt.ai
TigerChat Real-time transcription using Google and Microsoft AI in your web browser for meetings (requires RIT account). Web Limited access tigerchat.app
ZipCaptions Private live captions using DeepL translate AI on web browser. Web Free and Open Source zipcaptions.app

Freemium is business model that user can download and use app/service for free. Most features are paywall as premium.

Live Captioning System-wide

OS Built-in? Where? Powered by Info Link
Android No On Android 5 or newer: Download Live Transcribe app at Google Play Google Cloud (AI) android.com
ChromeOS Yes Settings and then Accessibility Google Cloud (AI) support.google.com
iOS Yes On iOS 16 or newer: Settings > Accessibility > Live Captions (Beta) Unknown support.apple.com
iPadOS Yes On iPadOS 16 or newer: Settings > Accessibility > Live Captions (Beta) Unknown support.apple.com
Linux No On any Linux with flatpak: Download Live Captions app at Flathub Your own computer in offline! GitHub Repo
macOS Yes On macOS 13 or newer: System Settings > Accessibility > Live Captions (Beta) Unknown support.apple.com
Windows Yes On Windows 11 or newer: Settings > Accessibility > Captions Azure AI support.microsoft.com

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