EEG enCaption

by AI-Media (EEG Enterprises)

Don’t want to install EEG enCaption? Drop the file here.

The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free: a recording up to 20 minutes transcribes in full, a longer one is previewed, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, and credits never expire.

Self-contained automatic caption appliance for live linear TV — first-gen broadcast ASR.

Linux  ·  enterprise · contact sales

TL;DR

Best for uS stations that bought enCaption between 2010-2020 and want continuity on existing inventory. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.

Category
Products
Pricing
enterprise · contact sales
Platforms
Linux

What it is

enCaption was EEG's original automatic captioning appliance and one of the first commercial broadcast ASR products certified for unattended FCC-compliant captioning. Still supported but no longer the headline product.

Best for: US stations that bought enCaption between 2010-2020 and want continuity on existing inventory.
Watch out for: Now positioned as legacy; new customers steered to LEXI.

Install / use

ai-media.tv/encaption — legacy line

What people actually do with EEG enCaption-style transcription

The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.

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Features

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

EEG enCaption vs Whipscribe

FeatureEEG enCaptionWhipscribe
CategoryProductsTranscription APIs
PricingNot verified$6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free
Speaker identificationNot verifiedNamed in the summary, key quotes and chapters
Word timestampsNot verifiedYes
StreamingNot verifiedNo
Languages—99
PlatformsLinuxWeb, API, MCP

Alternatives to EEG enCaption

Frequently asked about EEG enCaption

How much does EEG enCaption cost?

EEG enCaption does not publish a self-serve price — it is quoted by the vendor on contact. Expect an enterprise-style agreement rather than a card-and-go signup.

Does EEG enCaption work on Mac, Windows and Linux?

EEG enCaption runs on Linux. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Linux.

How do I get started with EEG enCaption?

There is nothing to install — EEG enCaption is used in the browser. Create an account on the vendor's site and upload or connect your audio.

What are the limitations of EEG enCaption?

Now positioned as legacy; new customers steered to LEXI.

Who is EEG enCaption best for?

US stations that bought enCaption between 2010-2020 and want continuity on existing inventory.

Is EEG enCaption open source?

No. EEG enCaption is a proprietary product from AI-Media (EEG Enterprises). If you need source you can read and run yourself, the open-source tools in this directory are the place to look.

Can I use EEG enCaption in the browser?

No — EEG enCaption is a Linux application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.

Who makes EEG enCaption?

EEG enCaption is made by AI-Media (EEG Enterprises).

What kind of tool is EEG enCaption?

In this directory EEG enCaption is filed under live caption, broadcast as a product.

What are the alternatives to EEG enCaption?

There is a side-by-side page at /tools/eeg-encaption-alternatives comparing EEG enCaption with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.

Can I automate EEG enCaption-style transcription without running it myself?

Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.

How is Whipscribe different from EEG enCaption?

EEG enCaption is another vendor's product; Whipscribe is a per-minute transcription service. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training, and every job returns five formats plus an AI summary, quotes and topics. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export.

What does transcription cost if I use Whipscribe instead of EEG enCaption?

$0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. There is no subscription and no monthly minimum: a 3-hour recording is about $2.16, a thousand-hour archive is about $720 once. The first 20 minutes of any recording are transcribed free, and a pack from $6 (500 minutes) transcribes the rest and opens every export, so you can see what your recording holds before paying anything.

Where is the EEG enCaption category heading?

Three things are moving across the whole speech-to-text market right now: summaries, action items and speaker insights generated on top of the transcript rather than sold separately; private, secured deployment where the audio never leaves a boundary you control; and agent access — transcription exposed as a tool that Claude, Cursor or a workflow runner can call directly. Whipscribe ships all three today: per-job insights, our own servers, and an MCP server.

Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.

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Need the subtitle file itself?

Upload the recording or paste a link and download SRT or VTT: see the SRT generator, the YouTube to SRT page and the subtitle generator.

Rather have it done for you?

Free tools cost setup time. When you want a finished transcript instead: see the best transcription services side by side, cheap transcription services and the real cost per hour and transcription services from $6.