Add to Chrome
Desktop Companion

Private captions,
on your computer.

The Companion runs English speech recognition locally and sends captions to the Chrome extension over a private loopback connection.

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Requires the Live Caption extension and an active one-day trial or Pro plan. Downloading the app alone does not unlock paid captions.
Choose a platform

The right app for your computer.

The page recommends your operating system automatically. You can still choose another platform below.

macOS

Local English captions for Mac. Public releases are code-signed and notarized.

Download for macOS

Linux or ChromeOS

No Companion build yet. Use Cloud performance in the Chrome extension instead.

Use cloud captions
Setup

Three steps, then press play.

01

Add the extension

Install Live Caption in Chrome and sign in to start the free trial.

02

Install the Companion

Open the signed application and leave it running while you caption.

03

Choose Automatic

The extension uses the private Companion first and cloud speech when needed.