Deafness & Difficulty Hearing
Live Captions for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
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Pick the language being spoken
Set the first language to what the other person speaks. If they speak another language than you read, set the second one to yours and you get captions and translation together.
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Press Record and allow the microphone
Place the device between you and the speaker, close to them. Captions appear line by line as they talk.
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Choose what you read
On the Web App and the Mac and Windows apps, the Both / Transcription / Translation tabs switch between the original words, the translation, or both.
Live transcription
Read what is being said, while it is being said.
Whisperr turns speech into text on your own phone as people talk, at a reception desk, a pharmacy counter or a waiting-room window. Because it is live transcription, you can follow the conversation as it happens, instead of asking for it to be repeated.
It is automatic captioning, so it does not label speakers by name and it can miss words in noise. Check names, numbers and anything important. For important appointments, ask for a qualified interpreter or CART, and keep Whisperr as the backup.
Also for translation
Travelling or living abroad? Understand the people around you.
The same screen can translate. Set the language being spoken and the language you want to read, choose Both, and Whisperr shows the live transcript with its translation underneath, so you can follow a vendor, a ticket clerk or a host in another country as they speak.
Captions on iPhone, iPad and Android
Microphone for the room, Floating Subtitles for videos.
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Microphone
Keep Microphone selected in the top menu, set your languages in the bar at the bottom and tap record. Live transcription appears with the translation alongside it. The Transcription-only tab is documented for the Web App, Mac and Windows only.
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Two people, two languages
Set the arrow between the languages to the double arrow so both are listened for. Each line appears in the language it was spoken in, with the translation underneath.
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Watching a video: Floating Subtitles
Turn on Floating Subtitles, grant the overlay permission once, then switch to the video. Captions float over it where the app allows its audio to be captured.
Captions on the Web App, Mac and Windows
Microphone setup, with the real mode names from the app.
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Microphone, then Both / Transcription / Translation
Choose Microphone as the source, set the language being spoken, and press record. Use the Both / Transcription / Translation tabs: Transcription shows the speaker’s original words, Translation shows your language, Both shows them stacked.
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Watching a video
Capture the video tab (Chrome or Edge, Share tab audio ticked) or use System audio in the desktop app.
Where people use it
Captions for the moments that are not captioned
Pick the setup that matches the situation.
One-to-one conversation
Put the phone on the table between you, with the microphone side toward the speaker. Keep the distance short and ask people to take turns.
Microphone captureMeetings
On a computer, capture the meeting tab in Chrome or Edge with Share tab audio ticked, or use System audio in the desktop app. The Meeting Bot can also join a Zoom, Teams or Google Meet call.
Translate a Zoom meetingClasses and lectures
Sit near the front and place the device close to the speaker or their microphone.
Classroom and lecture captionsVideos and streams
Turn on Floating Subtitles to read captions over a video where the app allows its audio to be captured.
Floating SubtitlesSomeone speaking another language
Pick their language and yours. Both the original words and the translation appear, so you read what was said and what it means.
Translate a live streamPhone calls
Put the call on speaker next to the device that runs Whisperr, or take the call in a browser or desktop calling app and capture its audio. Echo Cancellation must be off when the sound comes from the same device.
Translate phone callsWhat users say
Whisperr review
“I love how easy Whisperr is to use and how it accurately understands and translates text and speech across different languages. It's so effective that even in scenarios where other tools might fail, Whisperr performs perfectly. Additionally, the ability to select languages for translation directly on a phone is fantastic. This feature helps us translate church services, ensuring everyone understands without missing anything important. The initial setup was straightforward, making it smooth to start using immediately.”
Fast Translations and a Clear, Easy-to-Read Layout
“It translated really fast, and the way the text appears on the screen—with its clear layout—is very easy to read.”
Whisperr Delivers Lightning-Fast, Highly Accurate Real-Time Translation
“The translation is extremely fast and accurate; after comparing several programs, I consider Whisperr to be the fastest and most accurate real-time translation app.”
Top-Notch Speech Recognition and Flashcard-Style Translations for Fast Study
“Whisperr's speech recognition and translation quality are both top-notch, and better than similar tools I've tried so far. Beyond that, as a Japanese learner, I especially like how Whisperr displays each sentence and its translation almost like flashcards, with a text-to-speech button for each one. That setup makes studying feel fast and efficient, and it's easy to review sentence by sentence.”
Simple Real-Time Translation for Work
“I like best about Whisperr is that it feels simple and straightforward to use.”
Awesome
“This is very useful, extremely user-friendly, easy to use, and the recognition capability is very precise, with very fast speed. It should be the most accurate and fastest translation I've used so far.”
Built for everyday listening
Read the conversation as it happens
Whisperr turns speech from the room, a call tab or a video into live text. It is a captioning aid you carry on your own device, not a replacement for a qualified interpreter or CART.
Captions on your own device
Nothing to install for the other person and no booking ahead. Open Whisperr, press record, and the speech appears as text.
Works in the room
Face-to-face talk, a family table, a shop counter, a lecture hall. Whisperr listens through the microphone and captions what it hears.
Captions plus translation
When the speaker uses another language, read the original words and your own language at the same time. 60+ languages on desktop and the web.
New line when the speaker changes
A change of speaker starts a new line, which helps you follow who is talking. Whisperr does not put speaker names on the lines, so say who you are addressing.
Captions over your videos
Floating Subtitles can put live captions over a video or stream, even one with no captions of its own.
Big-screen captions
Open the Web App on a laptop between you, or cast it to a monitor or projector so a small group can read along.
Try captions on your next conversation
Test it in your own room first. Free to try, with limits that are stated up front.
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