Caption.TV

by Caption.tv

Browser overlay that captions any streaming video tab in real time.

TL;DR

Browser overlay that captions any streaming video tab in real time.

Best for captioning Netflix-style streaming videos that lack native CC tracks. Pricing: free / Pro.

Category
Products
License
—
Stars
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Last push
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Pricing
free / Pro
Platforms
Chrome, Edge

What it is

Caption.TV provides AI-generated captions overlaid on top of any video playing in the browser tab. Aimed at deaf/HOH viewers accessing streaming content without captions.

Best for: Captioning Netflix-style streaming videos that lack native CC tracks.
Watch out for: Captures tab audio; audio is sent to cloud recognizer; check streaming-service ToS before use.

Install / use

open https://chromewebstore.google.com/

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsNo
Streaming / real-timeYes
Languages supported30
HIPAA eligibleNo

Caption.TV vs Whipscribe

FeatureCaption.TVWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
Pricingfree / Profree beta
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsNoYes
StreamingYesNo
Languages3099
PlatformsChrome, EdgeWeb, API, MCP

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