ENCO enCaption
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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.
Automatic caption appliance for radio and TV — a different enCaption from EEG's.
Best for mid-market US stations that already run ENCO playout and want a same-vendor captioning appliance. Pricing: enterprise · contact sales.
What it is
ENCO enCaption is an on-prem automatic captioning system from ENCO Systems, the long-time radio automation vendor. Pitched at stations already using ENCO DAD as a single-vendor captioning add-on; supports CEA-608/708 and IP delivery.
Watch out for: Distinct product from EEG enCaption (name collision); fewer integration partners than AI-Media's stack.
Install / use
Go to ENCO enCaption enco.comWhat people actually do with ENCO 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.
Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | Yes |
| Languages supported | None |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
ENCO enCaption vs Whipscribe
| Feature | ENCO enCaption | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Products | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | Not verified | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | Not verified | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | Not verified | Yes |
| Streaming | Not verified | No |
| Languages | — | 99 |
| Platforms | Linux | Web, API, MCP |
Alternatives to ENCO enCaption
Frequently asked about ENCO enCaption
How much does ENCO enCaption cost?
ENCO 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 ENCO enCaption work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
ENCO enCaption runs on Linux. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond Linux.
How do I get started with ENCO enCaption?
There is nothing to install — ENCO 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 ENCO enCaption?
Distinct product from EEG enCaption (name collision); fewer integration partners than AI-Media's stack.
Who is ENCO enCaption best for?
Mid-market US stations that already run ENCO playout and want a same-vendor captioning appliance.
Is ENCO enCaption open source?
No. ENCO enCaption is a proprietary product from ENCO Systems. 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 ENCO enCaption in the browser?
No — ENCO enCaption is a Linux application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Who makes ENCO enCaption?
ENCO enCaption is made by ENCO Systems.
What kind of tool is ENCO enCaption?
In this directory ENCO enCaption is filed under live caption, broadcast as a product.
What are the alternatives to ENCO enCaption?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/enco-encaption-alternatives comparing ENCO enCaption with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate ENCO 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 ENCO enCaption?
ENCO 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 ENCO 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 ENCO 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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